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Household consumption in Colombia: a nonlinear cointegrating approach

Arango Thomas, Luis Eduardo; Flórez, Luz A.; Posada, … - 2026

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Public savings banks as transformative agents for an eco-social future? : towards a sustainable savings and investment union

Klüh, Ulrich; Naji, Ilia; Ötsch, Silke - 2026 - This version: June 9, 2026

The paper explores whether and how public savings banks can be transformed into meaningful agents of change for a more sustainable financial system. It outlines concrete elements of an ambitious transition program. We take as context the efforts to further integrate European financial markets...

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A model of consumption with mental accounting and heterogeneous agents

Gimeno-Ribes, Jaime - 2026

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The impact of population aging on the household saving rate : the case of Japan

Horioka, Charles - 2026

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The impact of population aging on the household saving rate : the case of Japan

Horioka, Charles - 2026

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The impact of population aging on the household saving rate : the case of Japan

Horioka, Charles - 2026

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Overconfidence, knowledge of the retirement income system, and retirement planning

D'Astous, Philippe; Glenzer, Franca - 2026

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Intertemporal self-insurance and excess sensitivity of affluent households

Savoia, Ettore - 2026

This paper studies household consumption behavior when saving motives differ due to preference or income risk heterogeneity. I show that self-insurance operates along two margins: a standard liquidity margin determined by the level of current resources and an intertemporal margin governed by...

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Who Captures Export Windfalls? Exchange Rates, Export Profitability, and National Saving under Dominant-Currency Pricing

Bakker, Bas - 2026

Under dominant-currency pricing—where many export prices are set in dollars—the real exchange rate allocates export windfalls between producers and consumers. When the real exchange rate is stable, rising dollar export revenues pass through nearly one-for-one into higher real local-currency...

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Formalizing Savings

Melecky, Martin; Singer, Dorothe - 2026

This paper investigates the determinants of saving behavior—both formal and informal—using individual-level data from the 2021 Global Findex database, covering more than 139,000 adults across 138 countries. The analysis employs a Heckman selection model to distinguish between the decision to...

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Social protection in Chile : between growth and redistribution

Zapata-Román, Gabriela; Barrientos, Armando - 2026

Chile combines high income levels and strong human development outcomes with persistent inequality. This paper examines the country's social protection matrix, focusing on its institutional configuration, financial structure, and main outcomes. The analysis distinguishes three core components-...

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Pension saving in a gendered lifecourse

James, Hayley - 2026

Despite automatic enrolment in work pension schemes, private saving for pensions in the UK is relatively low, with most people under-pensioned in later life and reliant on the state pension. In this book, Hayley James shows that equally significant is that women save far less for old age than...

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Pension wealth and the timing of retirement

Andersen, Torben M.; Borgbjerg, Anne Katrine; Maibom, Jonas - 2026

We analyze how pension wealth influences retirement timing using 25 years of Danish administrative panel data on wealth and labor market status. Exploiting early-career variation in firm-specific mandatory pension contribution rates, we study labor supply decisions from age 55 onward. Greater...

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Pension wealth and the timing of retirement

Andersen, Torben M.; Borgbjerg, Anne Katrine; Maibom, Jonas - 2026

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Pension wealth and the timing of retirement

Andersen, Torben M.; Borgbjerg, Anne Katrine; Maibom, Jonas - 2026

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Financial literacy and saving behavior : global cross-sectional evidence

Afonso, António; Rodrigues, Eduardo de Sá Fortes Leitão - 2026

Savings play a critical role in both individual financial well-being and economic development. This article examines the impact of financial literacy, income, educational level, and age on saving decisions across 136 countries, using data from the Global Financial Inclusion Database (2021) and...

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Risk aversion, self-control, commitment savings device and benchmark-defined undersaving among nano enterprises in urban slums : a logistic regression approach

Osifodunrin, Edward A.; Lopes, José Dias - 2026

Low-income individuals are unlikely to save relatively large sums on a regular basis; however, many still fall short of even the modest threshold required for long-term financial security. This study examines the determinants of benchmark-defined undersaving among retail e-payment agents (REAs)...

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Windfall income shocks with finite planning horizons

Boutros, Michael - 2026

I study how the cognitive demands of financial planning shape household decisionmaking with respect to consumption out of windfall income shocks. I build a quantitative model of bounded rationality in which reoptimization is costly. Households respond to windfall income shocks by choosing a...

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Money demand by non-financial corporations

Nocciola, Luca - 2026

We document empirically the money demand by European non-financial corporations by exploiting a unique and brand-new survey on their cash usage in a stress period. We also assess: (i) the relation between cash held and firm size; and (ii) estimate point values of cash holdings and carry out...

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Do local fuel prices affect remote working behaviors and carbon emission savings? : evidence from German panel data

Schmiedeberg, Claudia; Schober, Dominik - 2026

Given the importance of the transport sector for greenhouse gas emissions, both behavioral change will be needed to mitigate climate change in addition to technological innovation. We focus on the case of remote working as a less carbon-intensive substitute to commuting and analyze whether...

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Inequality in comprehensive wealth

Landel, Hannah; Love, David A.; Smith, Paul A. - 2026

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The gold channel : how regional gold saving behavior shapes house price dynamics in Türkiye

Çolak, Mehmet Selman; Şamcı, Mehmet Emre - 2026

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The investing-saving relationship debate between opposing views : a panel analysis across main economic regions

Focacci, Antonio - 2026

This paper focuses on an empirical analysis of the relationship between investing and saving, taking into account various economic regions. The economic aggregates are selected following the International Monetary Fund (IMF) standard classification. The investigation is developed within the...

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Revisiting the consumption puzzle at retirement

Labeaga, José M.; Sánchez-Robles Rute, Blanca - 2026

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Unlocking financial inclusion through solar technology adoption in Malawi

Dai, Congyi; McCord, Ryan; Beach, Katerina B.; Mahieu, … - 2026

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PFR Fundamentals : Estimating Potential Fiscal Savings

Herrera, Santiago; Isaka, Hironobu - 2026

This Note describes methods for estimating potential fiscal savings across five spending categories—the wage bill, pension payments, capital spending, purchases of goods and services, and social protection spending. The primary methodology compares a country’s spending levels to specific...

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Impact of demographic and macroeconomic variables on gross saving : evidence from Jordan

Alzoubi, Omar Mohammad; Saqfalhait, Nahil Ismail - 2026

This study analyzes the determinants of gross saving in Jordan over the period 1991-2023, with particular attention paid to the role of macroeconomic and demographic factors in shaping saving behavior. The empirical analysis employs the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds testing...

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Financial literacy and the retirement gender gap : the role of cultural schemas

Green, Li-Noy; Herbst-Debby, Anat - 2026

This qualitative study explores the construction of financial literacy in the context of retirement among young women in Israel, in light of available cultural schemas. The research challenges economic models that rely solely on assumptions of rationality and self-interest, offering a...

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Optimizing state aid processes during COVID-19 in the Slovak Republic : model, simulation, and savings

Šindleryová, Ivana Butoracová; Cíbik, Lukáš; … - 2026

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant vulnerabilities in public-sector administrative capacity, particularly in the implementation of crisis-related state aid schemes. Under conditions of extreme workload, time pressure, and legal constraints, administrative processes became critical...

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One market, one supervision : rethinking the supervisory landscape for a truly integrated capital market in Europe

Carmassi, Jacopo; Dumora Lemair, Olivier; Evrard, Johanne; … - 2026

This paper provides an evidence-based assessment of the EU supervisory landscape by combining a comprehensive mapping of supervisory models and authorities with an analysis of capital market players across key sectors, including market infrastructures, asset management, and crypto-asset service...

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Who Smooths the Shock? Government and Private Saving in International Risk Sharing

Bokhua, Giorgi; Islamaj, Ergys - 2026

This paper examines the channels through which countries smooth income volatility, emphasizing the distinct roles of public and private saving across levels of development and macroeconomic characteristics. Using a panel of 134 countries over 1990–2023 and an accounting-based decomposition of...

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Demographics and international capital flows : an empirical assessment

Zélity, Balázs - 2026

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Haushalte setzen vermehrt auf Wertpapiere im Vermögensaufbau : Wertpapierinvestitionen übertreffen 2025 den Aufbau von Einlagen

Reitbrecht, Lisa - 2026

Die weiterhin hohe Sparquote (9,9 %), geringe realwirtschaftliche Investitionen (7,3 Mrd EUR) und ein geringes Konsumwachstum (3,2 %) führten 2025 ähnlich wie im Vorjahr dazu, dass Haushalte viel Geld übrighatten (27,8 Mrd EUR), um am Kapitalmarkt anzulegen. Den Großteil dieses Geldes (13,6...

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Optimal investment in annuities and life insurance for retired couples : the role of side bequest motives

Werd, Martijn de; Achou, Bertrand; Chau, Ki Wai - 2026

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When loss strikes twice : severe health shocks and financial well-being

Majlesi, Kaveh; Molin, Elin; Roth, Paula - 2026

We study how fatal and nonfatal health shocks affect households' ability to meet their financial obligations. We find that fatal shocks substantially increase the likelihood of default and that housing wealth plays a key role as a self-insurance mechanism. Surviving spouses who experience the...

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When loss strikes twice : severe health shocks and financial well-being

Majlesi, Kaveh; Molin, Elin; Roth, Paula - 2026

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Consumption responses to rising mortgage rates : unpacking the cashflow channel of monetary policy

Andersen, Asger Lau; Jakobsen, Andreas; Jørgensen, … - 2026

We study the transmission of rising interest rates to consumption using granular customer data from a major bank in Denmark. We show that households with adjustable-rate mortgages gradually reduced spending and increased deposits as market rates soared in 2022 but made no further spending cuts...

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Consumption responses to rising mortgage rates : unpacking the cash-flow channel of monetary policy

Andersen, Asger Lau; Jakobsen, Andreas; Jørgensen, … - 2026

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Mandatory pension contributions, household consumption, and savings

Larsen, Linda Sandris; Nielsson, Ulf; Nutu, Mara; … - 2026

Using Danish register data, we study whether individuals save enough to maintain almost all (90%) of their pre-retirement consumption. We find that 85 percent do, largely due to mandatory labour market pension contributions. The remaining 15 percent are less likely to have mandatory pension...

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Household savings and shocks to occupational pension funds

Caloia, Francesco; Mastrogiacomo, Mauro; Simonetti, Irene - 2026

Using household survey data linked to supervisory data of Dutch pension funds, we provide evidence of the increase in household savings caused by shocks to the financial position of pension funds. Our identification strategy exploits cross-sectional and time variations in pension funds' funding...

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Are women preparing for old age? : evidence from Japan

Niimi, Yoko - 2026

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Defaulting 401(k) assets into payout annuities for "pretty good" lifetime incomes

Horneff, Vanya; Maurer, Raimond; Mitchell, Olivia S. - 2026

Some US defined contribution plans offer retirees access to an annuity or lifetime income stream as payout options from their 401(k) accounts. Nevertheless, for behavioral reasons, some retirees may hesitate to elect lifetime income streams as a drawdown vehicle. To counter this, plan sponsors...

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Supply shocks in the fog : the role of endogenous uncertainty

Antonova, Anastasiia; Matvieiev, Mykhailo; Poilly, Céline - 2026 - Last updated: April 10, 2026

Recessions are often accompanied by heightened uncertainty. We build an imperfect-information New Keynesian model in which procyclical information quality generates endogenous countercyclical uncertainty, and the nonlinear structure allows for a precautionary saving motive. We show theoretically...

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Supply shocks in the fog : the role of endogenous uncertainty

Antonova, Anastasiia; Matvieiev, Mykhailo; Poilly, Céline - 2026

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Explaining the global decline in the relative price of investment goods : the role of demographic shifts

Li, Yingcan - 2026

The persistent decline in the relative price of investment goods has emerged as a global stylized fact. This paper develops a three-period Overlapping Generations model to delineate the theoretical mechanism through which population age structure affects the relative price of investment goods...

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Decomposing the welfare consequences of population aging in Thailand : labor, saving, and fiscal channels in a multi-household CGE model

Pinitjitsamut, Montchai - 2026

Population aging in middle-income economies produces macroeconomic and distributional consequences that aggregate frameworks cannot detect. This paper develops a multi-household CGE model calibrated to a 26-sector Social Accounting Matrix for Thailand (2024) and traces the labor, saving, and...

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How is wealth distributed across British households? : reassessing the valuation of pensions

Delestre, Isaac; O'Brien, Laurence - 2026

Reliable statistics on the distribution of wealth - and how this has changed over time - are essential for informing a range of policy debates. Unfortunately, current official statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) do not provide a coherent or consistent guide to how wealth is...

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Public policy and inequalities : lessons for policymakers from the IFS Deaton Review

Adam, Stuart; Cribb, Jonathan; Delestre, Isaac; … - 2026

The IFS Deaton Review has been a major interdisciplinary project studying the causes and consequences of inequalities. The Review has studied inequalities related to education, health, income, wealth, political power, geography, gender, ethnicity and social mobility. This report draws lessons...

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Gambling for retirement : the economics of savings lotteries

Gars, Jared; Holz, Justin; Rodemeier, Matthias; Villa, … - 2026

Governments frequently use lottery-like incentives to encourage socially desirable behavior ("Pigouvian lotteries"). We study lotteries that encourage retirement savings in a nationwide field experiment with over 380,000 participants in Colombia's public pension system. Lotteries increase...

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Essays on global regionalism : II, Will regions save the world?

2026

Chapter 1. Introduction to Essays on Global Regionalism (Vol. II): Will Regions Save the World? -- Part I: Global Perspectives -- Chapter 2. Are you NUTS? A United Nations of Regions -- Chapter 3. United Nations Law and Global Regionalism -- Chapter 4. United Regions: Exploring the Impact of...

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Investigating spillovers of education policy : the impact on household saving behavior

Akyol, Şaziye Pelin; Leka, Marie - 2026

Exploiting a legislative change that increased mandatory schooling from five to eight years in Türkiye, we investigate the impact of the reform on household saving decisions. We find that while the reform increased the education level of both men and women, its impact on household saving...

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Parenthood and pension wealth : the long-term impact of children on retirement savings

Landovská, Petra; Votápková, Jana - 2026

Population ageing and declining fertility challenge public pension systems and raise concerns about financial preparedness for retirement. While wealth accumulation depends on socioeconomic characteristics such as income, education, and health, family size may also shape long-term saving...

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Saving the midnight oil? : The impact of working time reductions on the environment, well-being, and gender equality

Neubert, Sebastian - 2026

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How does private pension saving change for workers moving from employee jobs into self-employment?

Cribb, Jonathan; O'Brien, Laurence - 2026

Persistently low rates of private pension participation among the self-employed have led to increased policy focus on how to boost pension saving among this group. In this report, we use newly linked administrative data to evaluate how private pension saving changes for employees who move into...

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Assessing the government's reform to the National Insurance treatment of salary sacrifice pension contributions

O'Brien, Laurence; Oulton, Matthew - 2026

In November 2025, the Chancellor announced that salary sacrifice pension contributions - whereby employees agree to a reduction in their salary in return for additional employer pension contributions - above £2,000 per year will no longer be exempt from employer and employee National Insurance...

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Self-control and early withdrawal from retirement accounts

Moran, Patrick; Schneider, Patrick - 2026

Using a survey-elicited measure of psychological self-control and a policy change in Australia during COVID-19, we find that self-control issues significantly predict early withdrawals from retirement accounts. Individuals in the top quintile of self-control issues are 60% more likely to...

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Households with insufficient liquid assets : consumption responses to income changes

Belloc, Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto - 2026

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