Precautionary saving: A taxonomy of prudence

被引:6
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作者
Vergara, Marcos [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Desarrollo, Sch Business & Econ, Avda Plaza 680, San Carlos De Apoquindo, Las Condes, Chile
关键词
Precautionary saving; General prudence index; Utility premium; RISK;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2016.10.029
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We extend Gunning (2010) by analyzing the effect of risk on saving. We derive a general prudence index that determines the threshold for the future risk that makes saving increase. We relate our results to the utility premium of Friedman-Savage. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:3
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