The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men and women are analyzed today. Beyond the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews research on gender inequality in access to...

In this paper we measure the probability of a household to fall into one of the groups of households categorized by the subjective perception of income from which households save at different rates. The multinomial logit regression function is used to analyze the degree of satisfaction from...

This paper analyzes the existence of 'wealth effects' derived from net equity (in the form of housing, financial assets, and total net worth) on consumption. The study uses longitudinal household-level data -- from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) -- covering about 7,000-9,000...

During the Polish economy transformation process a lot of reforms have been implemented, including those connected with pension system. But future pensioners should not, unfortunately, trust in high rate of future pensions received from pensioner system, much earlier, individually should take...

During the Polish economy transformation process a lot of reforms have been implemented, including those connected with pension system. Th e pension system was based on two obligatory pillars. So-called the second pillar of pension security was supposed to guarantee future humane pension (at an...

Financial literacy is the knowledge and skills required to manage one's financial resources effectively. Financial literacy is more important than ever in today’s fast-paced world, especially for the younger generation. The younger generation in India is a crucial demographic group that is...

American public administration as a whole is based on the United States Constitution and historical founding eras. As for public administration, it is based on constitutional, democratic, political, and administrative values. “The American founders gave us a constitutional system that embraces...

This study investigates the financial self-assessments and households' well-being using a national survey of 2,567 households in Turkey. We use Maslow's hierarchy of needs framework through households' views for their ability to meet current living expenses in the short-term as well as their...

The paper presents a model of retirement plan enrollment, under the presence of a default asset portfolio, in which consumers have a propensity to procrastinate and risk preferences are heterogeneous. The model is based on Caroll et al (2005), but instead of the savings rate, the agent optimally...

In this piece of research, we inspect the influence of individual financial knowledge and financial behavior on the probability of experiencing financial distress. Using the 2015 National Financial Capability Study, we examine three measures of financial distress related to bill payment,...