A life-cycle consumption model is developed and calibrated using French data. We focus on several assumptions regarding the saving decision which allow the model to display wealth statistics close to the empirical French distribution of wealth. To do so, six income classes are included, which...

In this study, we ask whether the presence of precautionary savings substantially reduces the optimal replacement rate in an European economy type characterized by high unemployment benefits and moral hazard. We build a simple job search model calibrated on French data and, in line with previous...