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Job Loss Expectations, Durable Consumption and Household Finances: Evidence from Linked Survey Data
(2019-03-01)
Job security is important for durable consumption and household savings. Using surveys, workers express a probability that they will lose their job in the next 12 months. In order to assess the empirical content of these ...
Implications of Money-Back Guarantees for Individual Retirement Accounts: Protection Then and Now
(2019-10-21)
In the wake of the financial crisis and continued volatility in international capital markets, there is growing interest in mechanisms that can protect people against retirement account volatility. This paper explores the ...
When Should Retirees Tap Their Home Equity?
(2020-10-28)
This paper studies a household’s optimal demand for a reverse mortgage. These contracts allow homeowners to tap their home equity to finance consumption needs. In stylized frameworks, we show that the decision to enter a ...
Risk Taking, Preferences, and Beliefs: Evidence from Wuhan
(2020-03-24)
We study risk taking in a panel of subjects in Wuhan, China - before, during the COVID-19 crisis, and after the country reopened. Subjects in our sample traveled for semester break in January, generating variation in ...
DHS
The DNB Household Survey (DHS) offers a unique collection of data that allows the study of both psychological and economic aspects of financial behavior; a panel study among 2000 households that has been active since 1993. ...
PSID
The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) is the longest running longitudinal household survey in the world. The study began in 1968 with a nationally representative sample of over 18,000 individuals living in 5,000 families ...
ACS
The American Community Survey (ACS) helps local officials, community leaders, and businesses understand the changes taking place in their communities. It is the premier source for detailed population and housing information ...
CE(X)
The Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CE or CEX) program provides data on expenditures, income, and demographic characteristics of consumers in the United States. The CE program provides these data in tables, LABSTAT database, ...
LISS
The LISS panel (Longitudinal Internet Studies for the Social sciences) is the principal component of the MESS project. It consists of 5,000 households, comprising approximately 7,500 individuals. The panel is based on a ...
BEA NIPA
BEA's national economic accounts provide a comprehensive picture of the U.S. economy and feature many macroeconomic statistics.