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Even imprudent risk lovers may engage in precautionary saving.
- Source :
- Journal of Economics; Sep2024, Vol. 143 Issue 1, p101-109, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Recent developments in dynamic consumption theory have shown that risk-loving agents, much like their risk-averse analogues, can exhibit downside risk aversion (prudence) and thus demand precautionary savings. I complement this finding by showing that risk-seeking preferences also magnify the role of natural borrowing limits in shaping consumers' behavior, causing risk lovers to increase savings against income uncertainty in cases where risk averters would not: even imprudent risk lovers may engage in precautionary saving. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CONSUMER behavior
PRUDENCE
RISK aversion
INCOME
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09318658
- Volume :
- 143
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178954477
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00712-024-00865-y