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Working Papers

2025

1. Imagine your life at 25: gender conformity and later-life outcomes
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024)
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2024)
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024)

2024

2. The Intergenerational Elasticity of Earnings: Exploring the Mechanisms *
   Bristol Economics Discussion Papers, School of Economics, University of Bristol, UK View citations (2)
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2021) View citations (8)
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2021) View citations (11)
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (11)
3. Who Benefits from Retirement Saving Incentives in the U.S.? Evidence on Gaps in Retirement Wealth Accumulation by Race and Parental Income
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2023

4. Efficiency in Household Decision Making: Evidence from the Retirement Savings of U.S. Couples
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Efficiency in Household Decision-Making: Evidence from the Retirement Savings of US Couples, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2025) (2025)
5. Intergenerational Altruism and Transfers of Time and Money: A Life Cycle Perspective
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2018) View citations (2)
   2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2019)
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2023) View citations (2)
   Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2023) View citations (2)

2022

6. Expectations Data in Structural Microeconomic Models
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   Also in Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2022) View citations (1)
7. Labor Supply and the Pension Contribution-Benefit Link
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (8)
8. Labor Supply and the Pension-Contribution Link
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2021

9. Survival Pessimism and the Demand for Annuities
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (3)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (6)
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2019) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Survival Pessimism and the Demand for Annuities, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2023) View citations (9) (2023)

2020

10. Household Portfolios and Financial Preparedness for Retirement
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Household portfolios and financial preparedness for retirement, Quantitative Economics, Econometric Society (2020) View citations (8) (2020)
11. Recursive Preferences, the Value of Life, and Household Finance
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (3)
    Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2020) View citations (13)

2018

12. Insurance, Efficiency and the Design of Public Pensions
    2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
13. Subjective expectations of survival and economic behaviour
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (7)

2017

14. Discount rate heterogeneity among older households: a puzzle?
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (8)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2013)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2017) View citations (9)
    SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2017) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Discount rate heterogeneity among older households: a puzzle?, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2017) View citations (10) (2017)
15. Do the rich save more? Evidence from linked survey and administrative data
    Institut des Politiques Publiques, HAL View citations (9)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2017) View citations (22)
    Post-Print, HAL (2017) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Do the rich save more? Evidence from linked survey and administrative data, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2017) View citations (24) (2017)

2016

16. Financial Incentives to Work: Comparing Ireland and the UK
    Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (7)

2014

17. Cash and Pensions: Have the elderly in England saved optimally for retirement?
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (7)
18. Retirement sorted? The adequacy and optimality of wealth among the near-retired
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (2)

2013

19. Savings and wealth of the lifetime rich: evidence from the UK and US
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (9)
20. Why are households that report the lowest incomes so well-off
    Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Why are Households that Report the Lowest Incomes So Well‐off?, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2017) View citations (31) (2017)

2012

21. Cash by Any Other Name? Evidence on Labelling from the UK Winter Fuel Payment
    Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers, Koc University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum View citations (4)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2011) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Cash by any other name? Evidence on labeling from the UK Winter Fuel Payment, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (36) (2014)
22. Measuring living standards with income and consumption: evidence from the UK
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (62)
23. The distributional impact of public spending in the UK
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (6)
24. Measuring living standards with income and consumption: evidence from the UK
    ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations (24)

2011

25. Household Consumption Through Recent Recessions
    Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers, Koc University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum View citations (1)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2011) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Household Consumption through Recent Recessions, Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2013) View citations (21) (2013)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Efficiency in Household Decision-Making: Evidence from the Retirement Savings of US Couples
   American Economic Review, 2025, 115, (5), 1485-1519
   See also Working Paper Efficiency in Household Decision Making: Evidence from the Retirement Savings of U.S. Couples, NBER Working Papers (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2023

2. Survival Pessimism and the Demand for Annuities
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2023, 105, (2), 442-457 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Survival Pessimism and the Demand for Annuities, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2020

3. Household portfolios and financial preparedness for retirement
   Quantitative Economics, 2020, 11, (2), 637-670 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Household Portfolios and Financial Preparedness for Retirement, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (9) (2020)

2017

4. Discount rate heterogeneity among older households: a puzzle?
   Journal of Population Economics, 2017, 30, (2), 647-680 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Discount rate heterogeneity among older households: a puzzle?, Post-Print (2017) View citations (8) (2017)
5. Do the rich save more? Evidence from linked survey and administrative data
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2017, 69, (4), 1101-1119 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper Do the rich save more? Evidence from linked survey and administrative data, Institut des Politiques Publiques (2017) View citations (9) (2017)
6. Why are Households that Report the Lowest Incomes So Well‐off?
   Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (605), F24-F49 View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper Why are households that report the lowest incomes so well-off, Economics Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (12) (2013)

2016

7. Household Wealth Data and Public Policy
   Fiscal Studies, 2016, 37, 5-11 View citations (1)
8. Household Wealth in Great Britain: Distribution, Composition and Changes 2006–12
   Fiscal Studies, 2016, 37, 35-54 View citations (8)

2014

9. Cash by any other name? Evidence on labeling from the UK Winter Fuel Payment
   Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 118, (C), 86-96 View citations (36)
   See also Working Paper Cash by Any Other Name? Evidence on Labelling from the UK Winter Fuel Payment, Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

2013

10. Household Consumption through Recent Recessions
    Fiscal Studies, 2013, 34, (2), 203-229 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Household Consumption Through Recent Recessions, Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2010

11. Cognitive Function, Numeracy and Retirement Saving Trajectories
    Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (548), F381-F410 View citations (93)