The Origins of Savings Behavior

Analyzing the savings behavior of a large sample of identical and fraternal twins, we find that genetic differences explain about 33 percent of the variation in savings propensities across individuals. Individuals are born with a persistent genetic predisposition to a specific savings behavior. Pare...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of political economy 2015-02, Vol.123 (1), p.123-169
Hauptverfasser:	Cronqvist, Henrik, Siegel, Stephan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Behavioral genetics Biological variation Consumer behavior Economic theory Fraternal twins Genetic variation Genetics Identical twins Income Investment analysis Net worth Parenting Parents Personal finance Political economy Savings Savings rates Studies Twins
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