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This paper develops a new combined-wealth measure by augmenting data on net worth from the Survey of Consumer Finances with estimates of defined benefit (DB) pension and expected Social Security wealth. We use this concept to explore retirement preparation among two groups of households in...
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three topics: Social Security overhaul, 401(k) enrollment and accumulations, and health savings accounts. Before the forum …
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The overlapping generations model pioneered by Paul Samuelson is used to address an issue in Social Security. In the 1983 Social Security reform, Congress chose to build a substantial trust fund, with principal and interest both to be used for later benefits. That is, Congress chose payroll tax...
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There are two stylised facts, namely weak demand for life-annuities and flat age-wealth profile that contradict the life-cycle hypothesis. In this paper we design a theoretical framework, which combines plausible arguments, which have been put forward in the literature to reconcile theory with...
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decline of defined-benefit schemes and the multiplication of tax-sponsored personal savings accounts in the private sector …
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I investigate the importance of personal savings rate in the cross-sectional pricing of individual stocks. I estimate … each stock's monthly-varying sensitivity to the personal savings rate and show that stocks in the lowest savings rate beta … quintile generate 6% more annualized risk-adjusted return compared to stocks in the highest savings beta quintile. I find that …
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behavior. We find that a one percentage point increase in job loss risk increases liquid savings by roughly 1.2 - 2.0 percent …
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We characterize the solution to a model of consumption smoothing using financing under non-commitment and savings. We … preference is equal to the interest rate on savings, perfect smoothing can be achieved in finite time. We also show that, when …
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The study investigated the dynamic interaction between savings, investment and economic growth in Nigeria within the …, should ensure that the savings with deposit money banks are properly channelled to long-term investment. The study further … attention to the dynamic interaction between GDS, and GDI by ensuring that the savings generated are properly channelled to …
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rest of the world is that the rising aggregate saving has reflected high savings rates in all three sectors - corporate …
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