Household Finance

The department Household Finance conducts research on the financial decisions of private households and the interplay between the supply of and the demand for financial services. The research projects in this area are united by the overarching goal of developing solutions that lead to better financial decisions by households. In addition to the microeconomic perspective, the department also follows a macroeconomic perspective, for example concerning the design of pension systems as a determinant of both the depth and width of capital markets and long-term wealth formation in the household sector of an economy.

Publications

Author/s Title Area Type Published
Markku Kaustia, Samuli Knüpfer, Sami Torstila Stock Ownership and Political Behavior: Evidence from Demutualization
Management Science 		Household Finance Published Paper 2015
Axel Börsch-Supan, Alexander Ludwig, Edgar Vogel Aging and Pension Reform: Extending the Retirement Age and Human Capital Formation
SAFE Working Paper No. 82 		Household Finance, Macro Finance SAFE Working Paper 2015
Raimond Maurer, Olivia S. Mitchell, Ralph Rogalla, Tatjana Schimetschek Will They Take the Money and Work? An Empirical Analysis of People’s Willingness to Delay Claiming Social Security Benefits for a Lump Sum
SAFE Working Paper No. 84 		Household Finance SAFE Working Paper 2015
Holger Kraft, Claus Munk, Sebastian Wagner Housing Habits and Their Implications for Life-Cycle Consumption and Investment
SAFE Working Paper No. 85 		Household Finance SAFE Working Paper 2015
Agar Brugiavini, Danilo Cavapozzi, Mario Padula, Yuri Pettinicchi Financial Education, Literacy and Investment Attitudes
SAFE Working Paper No. 86 		Household Finance SAFE Working Paper 2015
Financial Advice
E. Faia, A. Hackethal, M. Haliassos, K. Langenbucher (Eds.), Financial Regulation: A Transatlantic Perspective (Cambridge University Press), pp. 245-270 		Household Finance Published Paper 2015
Andreas Fagereng, Charles Gottlieb, Luigi Guiso Asset Market Participation and Portfolio Choice Over the Life-Cycle
SAFE Working Paper No. 115 		Household Finance SAFE Working Paper 2015
Charles Gottlieb On the Distributive Effects of Inflation
SAFE Working Paper No. 116 		Household Finance SAFE Working Paper 2015
Andreas Hackethal, Thomas Schäfer Anlegerschutz braucht mehr Eigenverantwortung
Press Article, 2014 		Household Finance Policy Paper 2014
Christian Ehm, Christine Laudenbach, Martin Weber Volatility Inadaptability: Investors Care About Risk, but Cannot Cope with Volatility
Review of Finance 		Household Finance Published Paper 2014

Current Research Team

Researcher Position
Bäckman, Claes Postdoctoral Researcher
Balakina, Olga Postdoctoral Researcher
Chen, Jasmine Research Assistant
Duraj, Kamila Research Assistant
Eyting, Markus Postdoctoral Researcher
Famulok, Jakob Research Assistant
Gill, Andrej SAFE Fellow
Hackethal, Andreas Bridge Professor
Hett, Florian SAFE Fellow
Huang, Zhuowei Postdoctoral Researcher
Jürß, Anika Research Assistant
Laudenbach, Christine Professor
Maurer, Raimond SAFE Fellow
Mitchell, Olivia S. SAFE Fellow
Schirmer, Philipp Research Assistant
Wies, Simone SAFE Fellow
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