Arbeitspapier

Household savings decision and income uncertainty

This paper empirically investigates the effects of changes in the interest rate as well as transitory income uncertainty on households' consumption-savings decision. Applying a structural demand model to German survey data, we estimate the uncompensated interest rate elasticity for savings, in line with the literature, to around zero. Accordingly, any policy-induced variation of net returns to savings is expected to have no significant effects on the level of savings. Moreover, we find significant effects of precautionary savings on the consumption-savings decision. As a result of a doubling of transitory income uncertainty, an average household increases savings by 4:4%. These effects vary by household composition and social status.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: DIW Discussion Papers ; No. 1046

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making‡
Macroeconomics: Consumption; Saving; Wealth
Thema
Consumption-savings decision
interest rate elasticity of savings
income uncertainty
Sparen
Zeitpräferenz
Einkommen
Risiko
Zins
Elastizität
Schätzung
Deutschland

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Beznoska, Martin
Ochmann, Richard
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
(wo)
Berlin
(wann)
2010

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Beznoska, Martin
  • Ochmann, Richard
  • Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Entstanden

  • 2010

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