-only loans do not fully use the lower instalments to increase their savings or to amortise more expensive debt. This is in … type in Denmark, and the largest difference is found for those families who have the lowest savings propensity, and those …

savings. Is saving behaviour in EU-accession countries now driven by the same forces as it is in market economies? We use a …

's preferences. Thus, households heighten self-insurance by increasing precautionary savings for smoothing consumption and, in turn …, this higher level of savings tends to reduce wealth inequality. Also, regardless of income, women's preferences increase …

provides elderly assistance and is a source of savings for long-term investment. The pension systems in SSA, however, are …

This paper examines the national savings behaviour in the process of economic growth through a comparative analysis of … considerable differences in the savings behaviour among countries and over time within individual countries, notwithstanding the … 'model saver' image based on the average savings rate. The empirical analysis distinguishes between private and government …

remittances to savings. On average, an increase in inward remittances by 1% leads to about 0.10% increase in savings ceteris … case. Quite outstanding here is the observation of the detrimental role of remittances on savings in the long-run once … direct investment (FDI), and foreign aid were found to be important moderators of the remittances-savings linkage. For the …

savings and insurance valuation. The estimated marginal utility differences imply a significant increase in the incentives to …Marginal utility of financial resources when needing long-term care, and the related incentives for precautionary … savings and insurance, may vary significantly by whether one receives care at home or in a nursing home. In this paper, we …

to evaluate the adequacy of retirement savings. We find first that the specification of the model's asset structure …