IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6927

Savings and Prize-Linked Savings Accounts

Kadir Atalay, Fayzan Bakhtiar, Stephen L. Cheung, Robert Slonim

revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2014, 107 (A), 86-106

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6774

How General Are Time Preferences? Eliciting Good-Specific Discount Rates

Diego Ubfal

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 118: 150-170.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6567

Do Wealthier Households Save More? The Impact of the Demographic Factor

Ansgar H. Belke, Christian Dreger, Richard Ochmann

published in: International Economics and Economic Policy, 2015, 12, 163-173

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6311

Under-Savers Anonymous: Evidence on Self-Help Groups and Peer Pressure as a Savings Commitment Device

Felipe Kast, Stephan Meier, Dina Pomeranz

revised version published as 'Saving More in Groups: Field Experimental Evidence from Chile' in: Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 133, 275-294.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6298

Insurance versus Savings for the Poor: Why One Should Offer Either Both or None

Andreas Landmann, Björn Vollan, Markus Frölich

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5876

Severance Pay Mandates: Firing Costs, Hiring Costs, and Firm Avoidance Behaviors

Donald O. Parsons

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5404

Impatience and Uncertainty: Experimental Decisions Predict Adolescents' Field Behavior

Matthias Sutter, Martin G. Kocher, Daniela Glätzle-Rützler, Stefan T. Trautmann

extended version published in: American Economic Review, 2013, 103 (1), 510-531

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5331

Income Uncertainty and Household Savings in China

Marcos Chamon, Kai Liu, Eswar Prasad

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 105, 164-177

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5331

Income Uncertainty and Household Savings in China

Marcos Chamon, Kai Liu, Eswar Prasad

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 105, 164-177

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4961

Sexual Orientation and Household Savings: Do Homosexual Couples Save More?

Brighita Negrusa, Sonia Oreffice

published as 'Sexual orientation and household financial decisions: evidence from couples in the United States' in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2011, 9 (4), 445-463

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4681

Incentive Effects of Unemployment Insurance Savings Accounts: Evidence from Chile

Gonzalo Reyes Hartley, Jan C. van Ours, Milan Vodopivec

published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (6), 798-809

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4541

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Migration, Entrepreneurship and Social Capital

Jackline Wahba, Yves Zenou

published in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2012, 42 (5), 890–903

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4516

Savings for Unemployment in Good or Bad Times: Options for Developing Countries

David A. Robalino, Milan Vodopivec, András Bodor

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4298