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Working Papers
2025
- Imagine your life at 25: gender conformity and later-life outcomes
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies 
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024)  IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024)  Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2024)  IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024)
2024
- 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 (2024)  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) CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (11)
- 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
2023
- 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)
- Intergenerational Altruism and Transfers of Time and Money: A Life Cycle Perspective
Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge 
Also in Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2018) View citations (2) IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2023) View citations (1) Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2023) View citations (1) 2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2019)
2022
- 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)
- Labor Supply and the Pension Contribution-Benefit Link
Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (8)
- Labor Supply and the Pension-Contribution Link
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
2021
- Survival Pessimism and the Demand for Annuities
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (3)
Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2019) View citations (5) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (6)
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
- 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)
- 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
- Insurance, Efficiency and the Design of Public Pensions
2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
- Subjective expectations of survival and economic behaviour
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (7)
2017
- Discount rate heterogeneity among older households: a puzzle?
SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL 
Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2017) View citations (8) Post-Print, HAL (2017) View citations (7) IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2013) 
See also Journal Article Discount rate heterogeneity among older households: a puzzle?, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2017) View citations (9) (2017)
- Do the rich save more? Evidence from linked survey and administrative data
PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (22)
Also in Institut des Politiques Publiques, HAL (2017) View citations (9) 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
- Financial Incentives to Work: Comparing Ireland and the UK
Papers, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (7)
2014
- Cash and Pensions: Have the elderly in England saved optimally for retirement?
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (7)
- Retirement sorted? The adequacy and optimality of wealth among the near-retired
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (2)
2013
- Savings and wealth of the lifetime rich: evidence from the UK and US
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (9)
- 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 (30) (2017)
2012
- 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 (35) (2014)
- Measuring living standards with income and consumption: evidence from the UK
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (61)
- The distributional impact of public spending in the UK
IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (5)
- Measuring living standards with income and consumption: evidence from the UK
ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations (23)
2011
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Discount rate heterogeneity among older households: a puzzle?
Journal of Population Economics, 2017, 30, (2), 647-680 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Discount rate heterogeneity among older households: a puzzle?, SciencePo Working papers Main (2017) (2017)
- 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, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2017) View citations (22) (2017)
- Why are Households that Report the Lowest Incomes So Well‐off?
Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (605), F24-F49 View citations (30)
See also Working Paper Why are households that report the lowest incomes so well-off, Economics Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (12) (2013)
2016
- Household Wealth Data and Public Policy
Fiscal Studies, 2016, 37, 5-11 View citations (1)
- Household Wealth in Great Britain: Distribution, Composition and Changes 2006–12
Fiscal Studies, 2016, 37, 35-54 View citations (8)
2014
- 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 (35)
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
- 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
- Cognitive Function, Numeracy and Retirement Saving Trajectories
Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (548), F381-F410 View citations (92)
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