The global economic and financial crisis (2008-2009) showed that growing sectoral imbalances (for example, too much housing investment) and financial risks (for instance,excessively leveraged financial institutions, excess household indebtedness, excess maturity mismatches in the banking system,...

Uncertainty associated with the future and the lack of full protection against the financial consequences of adverse events are the most important reasons of research on economic security of households. Literature distinguishes between two basic concepts: economic insecurity and economic...