experiment, these spouses randomly received either only a joint savings device (control) or, additionally, a device for … individual usage (treatment). Combining data from both experiments, we examine how the impact of the strategically usable savings … individual device reported significantly higher savings only when spouses' decisions in the trust game were aligned. When …

This paper presents evidence on household savings in urban regions of the Chinese provinces Sichuan and Liaoning based … and 1989. The high inflation rates gave the households strong motives to switch from financial savings to purchase of … on the relative importance of savings by lower, middle and upper income groups for single-child families and for all …

We study the impact of a portable "soft" commitment device on the financial behavior of low-income slum dwellers in …, we document an 81% increase in total savings in the treatment group. We do not find significant reductions in temptation … spending, thus suggesting that increases in savings were not primarily realized through improvements in self-control. Instead …

, spend more on welfare enhancing goods such as education and nutrition, but are less likely to have savings left at the end …

enhancing goods, such as food, but are less likely to have savings left at the end of the month. Our paper contributes to the …

households' ability to smooth consumption ex post via savings in the form of livestock. Exploiting two comprehensive panel …