International Comparative Household Finance

Cristian Badarinza, John Campbell and Tarun Ramadorai

No 22066, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This paper reviews the literature on international comparative household finance. The paper presents summary statistics on household balance sheets for 13 developed countries, and uses these statistics to discuss common features and contrasts across countries. The paper then discusses retirement savings, investments in risky assets, unsecured debt, and mortgages.

JEL-codes: D14 G11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-03
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Published as Cristian Badarinza & John Y. Campbell & Tarun Ramadorai, 2016. "International Comparative Household Finance," Annual Review of Economics, vol 8(1), pages 111-144.

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