This paper studies the effect of changes in expected college costs on household savings, asset allocation, and stock … market participation. Using household-level data for households with children, I first find that a $1,000 increase in in …-state college tuition leads to a 1.7% higher probability of stock market participation and larger savings but does not affect the …

countries, but understanding of more advanced financial concepts is lower. Similarly, savings accounts are held by most people …

We explore the link between child gender and household financial decisions within a cultural environment that strongly … favours having a son. Using data from the China Household Finance Survey (CHFS), we find that the presence of a daughter is …

affects the saving behavior of the subjects. Savings are higher when they are incentivized with matching contributions than …

Much empirical research in economics is based on data from household surveys. Panel surveys are particularly valuable … may alter subsequent behavior. We provide novel evidence of survey effects on household financial behavior in a developed … increasing in the education level of the household. One interpretation is that the survey acted as a salience shock. …

correct for some parts of household savings, we question the correctness of the unitary model with respect to non …-mandatory retirement savings. Therefore we analyze the intra-household allocation of retirement savings between partners in Germany taking … "peer effect". The unitary model of household decision making can thus be rejected with respect to retirement savings. …

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