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Old Folks and Spoiled Brats : Why the baby Boomers' Saving Crisis Need Not be that Bad

Butler, M.; Harms, P. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2001

We study the impact of an anticipated "baby boom" in an overlapping generations economy.The rise of the working population lowers the wage, and the high demand for assets causes a rise in the price of capital which will be reversed when the baby boomers leave the work-force.However, the swings...

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Entrepreneurial Saving Practices and Reinvestment : Theory and Evidence

Beck, Thorsten; Uras, Burak R.; Pamuk, H. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2014

reinvestment. While most informal savings practices do not imply a lower likelihood of entrepreneurial reinvestment when compared … with formal savings practices, we find a significantly negative effect of saving within the household on the likelihood of …

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Saving and wealth holdings of the elderly

Alessie, R.J.M.; Lusardi, A.; Kapteyn, A.J. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1995

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Non-take-up of Tax-favored Savings Plans : Are Household Portfolios Optimal?

van soest, arthur; Alessie, R.J.M.; Hochgürtel, S. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2001

Since the early nineties, the Dutch tax system allows for a tax-favored form of risk free savings through employer …-sponsored savings plans (ESSPs).Under some conditions and up to a certain amount, the contributions to this plan are tax-deductible, and ….It suggests that those who have access to this type of savings should participate in them, provided they have some financial …

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Mandatory pensions and personal savings in The Netherlands

Alessie, R.J.M.; Kapteyn, A.; Klijn, F.E. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1997

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The will to save money : An essay on economic psychology

Wärneryd, K.E. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1993

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Optimal Annuitization with Incomplete Annuity Markets and Background Risk During Retirement

Nijman, Theo; Werker, Bas J.M.; Peijnenburg, J.M.J. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2010

We examine incomplete annuity menus and background risk as possible drivers of divergence from full annuitization. Contrary to what is often suggested in the literature, we find that full annuitization remains optimal if saving is possible after retirement. This holds irrespective of whether...

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Strategic and Tactical Allocation to Commodities for Retirement Savings Schemes

Nijman, Theo; Swinkels, L.A.P. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2003

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Household portfolio allocation in the Netherlands : Saving accounts versus stocks and bonds

van soest, arthur; Hochgürtel, S.; Alessie, R.J.M. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1995

This paper analyzes the portfolio structure of households in the Netherlands. It considers the allocation of financial wealth to two major asset categories, namely saving accounts on the one hand and stocks and bonds on the other hand. The latter category is considered to be more risky than the...

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Estimating the effect of unearned income on labor supply, earnings, savings and consumption : Evidence from a survey of lottery players

Imbens, G.W.; Rubin, D.; Sacerdote, B. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1999

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