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Efficient Markets and the Law: A Predictable Past and an Uncertain Future

Hu, Henry T.C. - In: Annual Review of Financial Economics 4 (2012) 1, pp. 179-214

This article analyzes the manifold situations in which the efficient-market hypothesis (EMH) has influenced—or has failed to influence—federal securities regulation and state corporate law, and the prospective roles for the EMH in these contexts. In federal securities regulation, the EMH has...

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Einkommens- und Vermögenssituation der Babyboomer

Coppola, Michela - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly … 80 (2011) 4, pp. 31-50

experienced rather discontinuous employment histories, the household's incomes of the baby-boomers are comparable to those of … hingegen wurde die Frage, wie es den Babyboomern finanziell geht, bisher nur selten behandelt. Auf Grundlage der Studie "Sparen …

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Inequalities in the Financial Inclusion in Sri Lanka: An Assessment of the Functional Financial Literacy

Heenkkenda, Shirantha - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

This paper explores the existing pattern and the levels of disparity of the functional financial literacy in the Sri Lankan context. The study, mainly using quantitative data, selected the sample representing the three main settlement types: urban, rural and estate sector using multi-stage...

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FINANCIAL LITERACY AND RETIREMENT PLANNING: EVIDENCE FROM PUERTO RICO

Castro-González, Karen C. - In: Global Journal of Business Research 8 (2014) 1, pp. 87-98

unfamiliar with even the most basic economic concepts needed to make savings and investment decisions. This study uses a … prepare a household budget but results suggest they do not use them appropriately. Many respondents are unfamiliar with even … the most basic economic concepts needed to make savings and investment decisions. When asked about retirement, near 60 …

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Backing out of private pension provision - Lessons from Germany

Ziegelmeyer, Michael; Nick, Julius - Central Bank of Luxembourg - 2012

paper investigates for the first time terminated and dormant Riester contracts on a household level. Respectively 14.5% and …

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The Persistence of Employee 401(k) Contributions Over a Major Stock Market Cycle: Evidence on the Limited Power of Inertia on Savings Behavior

Muller, Leslie A.; Turner, John A. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2011

balances of older workers may indicate that these vehicles are not sufficient to insure adequate retirement savings. In …. Descriptive data show that of the sample of household heads aged 21-65 in 2005 who were employed in every time period, only about …

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Annual DC Pension Statements and the Communications Challenge

Antolín, Pablo; Harrison, Debbie - Directorate for Financial, Fiscal and Enterprises … - 2012

This paper examines and evaluates the content and design of the annual pension statement sent to members of funded defined contribution (DC) pension schemes in a selection of OECD and non-OECD countries. The aims of the research are to identify the potential shortcomings in statement planning...

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Lessons from National Pensions Communication Campaigns

Atkinson, Adele; Harrison, Debbie; Messy, Flore-Anne; … - Directorate for Financial, Fiscal and Enterprises … - 2012

The present report focuses on the pre-campaign planning, the design, the delivery, and the monitoring and evaluation of National Pension Communication Campaigns in a range of OECD and non-OECD countries. The research identifies barriers to effective communications and highlights models of good...

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Wealth decumulation, portfolio composition and financial literacy among European elderly

Romiti, Agnese; Rossi, Mariacristina - Collegio Carlo Alberto, Università degli Studi di Torino - 2014

This paper analyses the role played by financial literacy in savings decisions and wealth decumulation. The broad …-cycle perspective. We look at the impact of financial literacy on three different dimensions of savings decisions: an unbalanced …

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Endogenous financial literacy, saving and stock market participation

Spataro, Luca; Corsini, Lorenzo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

, savings and stock market participation are interconnected decisions. However, to the best of our knowledge, a theoretical …

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