Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/158513 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Citation: 
[Journal:] SERIEs - Journal of the Spanish Economic Association [ISSN:] 1869-4195 [Volume:] 4 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2013 [Pages:] 393-413
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
This article examines the potential risks on consumption behavior of lumpsum payments. As a pension, lump-sum payments could be consumed too fast and generate an increase of poverty rates. We experimentally investigate consumption behavior in an inter-temporal decision-making setting. Subjects make consumption and saving decisions in an environment with two central features: first, there exists a decreasing probability of survival; and second, in addition to the regular income they get while active, they receive a unique lump-sum payment when retired. The results of this experiment show that rather than consuming too much during their income periods, subjects show a persistent precautionary saving behavior and over-save in the vast majority of periods. This result seems to be mainly driven by the risk averse individuals.
Subjects: 
Experimental test
Consumption
Savings
Lump-sum payment
JEL: 
C91
H55
J26
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Document Type: 
Article

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