, whereas debt declined most (so saving rose most) for unconstrained consumers. More generally, the results suggest that there …

, whereas debt declined most (so saving rose most) for unconstrained consumers. More generally, the results suggest that there …

The paper deals with the effects of cohabitation of grown children with their parents on household saving, using data … by the consumption loss induced by the move (consumption is a public good while the child lives in the parental home). We … show that the child's income share affects the household saving decision, in contrast with predictions of the standard …

savings are low and below individually pre-stated saving intentions, even though this group has generally no occupational … pension. We also study the relation between the importance of a broad spectrum of saving motives, such as saving for … retirement, and saving behavior. We show that finding the retirement motive important does not directly translate in additional …

We quantify the relative importance of the precautionary saving motive in determining wealth accumulation. Puzzling …

We use a confirmatory factor analysis to study the relation between the importance of a broad spectrum of saving … motives, such as saving for retirement, and saving behavior. Survey data show that many respondents save for retirement in …