• Title of article

    Changesinriskandthedemandforsaving$

  • Author/Authors

    Louis Eeckhoudt، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    1329
  • To page
    1336
  • Abstract
    How doesriskaffectsaving?Empiricalworktypicallyexaminestheeffectsofdetectible differences inriskwithinthedata.Howthesedifferencesaffectsavingintheoretical modelsdependsonthemetriconeusesforrisk.Forlabor-incomerisk,second-degree increases inriskrequireprudencetoinduceincreasedsavingdemand.However, prudenceisnotnecessaryforfirst-degreeriskincreasesandnotsufficientforhigher- degreeriskincreases.Forincreasesininterest-raterisk,aprecautionaryeffectanda substitutioneffectneedtobecompared.Thispaperprovidesnecessaryandsufficient conditionsonpreferencesforan Nth-degreechangeinrisktoincreasesaving
  • Keywords
    Precautionary savingPrudenceStochasticdominanceTemperance
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Record number

    846252