This paper describes a randomized field experiment testing the impact of a savings competition on the behavior of … rates within a particular month, average savings increased by $80 (a 30% increase in savings rate) while income and … effect because responsive savers selected out of the shelter after the first month. In summary, while a savings competition …

This chapter explores the relationship between poverty and aging, in terms of its measurement and trends, as well as … measurement addresses both the definition of poverty and its aggregation over various age groups. The trends highlight a … significant reduction in poverty among the elderly and a gradual increase in poverty among children and working age individuals …

In this paper we study income polarization by first comparing the efficiency of two statistical models to identify the … number of poles in the income distribution empirically. The statistical models used are a multi-resolution analysis (MRA) and … a log-normal approach (LNA). We then apply the methodology to Israeli income data over the years 1997-2008 in order to …

participation and poverty status. Second, using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the period 1982–2003, we study the … below the poverty line, and they face a reduction in total family income. The results using NHIS confirm a negative impact … welfare programs. Third, consistent with an increase in welfare participation, families (mothers) are more likely to fall …

In this paper we study income polarization by first comparing the efficiency of two statistical models to identify the … number of poles in the income distribution empirically. The statistical models used are a multi-resolution analysis (MRA) and … a log-normal approach (LNA). We then apply the methodology to Israeli income data over the years 1997-2008 in order to …

. Consistent with this, there were relatively few differences two years later in savings, income, expenditures, and employment …-positive or negative should predict changes in consumption, investment and savings behavior with important micro and macro …