household contract choice: the attributes of the bank that makes the loan should play no role. If households rely on banks …-specific supply characteristics will play a role in the household's choice above any role they play through relative prices. Testing …

We investigate the relationship between social interaction and household finances using data from the British Household … household finances and social interaction, rather than focusing one particular facet of household finances, such as the holding … the household balance sheet, i.e. liabilities and assets. Additionally, we allow the influence of social interaction on …

represent the most notable unprofitable use. We use the 2002-2012 Bank of Italy Survey on Household Income and Wealth which also … frequent among male; no association with household's economic characteristics; and, a strong association with the real estate …

number of children and marital status were associated with women's household retirement savings at young and mid …-adulthood. Several household-level indicators of retirement preparation were considered: desire to save for retirement, retirement … retirement account wealth. Results from regression analyses revealed variation in women's household financial preparation for …

how intra-household gender differences in perceptions of costs and benefits of sanitation impact investment decisions. We … show that – as long as the wife is involved in household decision-making – the intra-household differences in perceptions …. The estimated effects are consistent with the predictions of a model of intra-household decision-making. …

This paper explores the importance of the household's financial position for an individual's level of well … household's monetary financial position on overall life satisfaction and financial well-being, with the latter being measured by … indicate that the household's level of net wealth, assets and debt are important determinants of overall life satisfaction and …

Using micro household survey data from China, this study finds that women are less likely to participate in the stock … market than men. This gender pattern in market participation rates holds when we control for household features … study’s findings suggest the crucial role of gender and gender-related cultural norms in shaping household financial …

household is subject to debt payment dues with limited wealth. However, an unconstrained family has cash reserves. Since cash …

Guided by a model of intra-household decision making in presence of social conformism, we estimate a novel measure of … “domestic” gender norms that leverages variation across cohorts and regions in the gender of the household head, as reported by … Italian couples surveyed over the last 30 years. We use these estimates to identify the effects of gender parity on household …

pension contributions and expected standard of living in retirement, using microdata from the German Panel on Household … sharing. The empirical results suggest that household bargaining is significantly correlated with individual retirement … household resources amongst each other in retirement. Finally, our data indicate that intracouple information sharing and …