Investing Household Savings: The Influence of Subjective Beliefs
Channel: Latest Thinking
Date: 2021-06-01

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Different factors influence how households invest their savings. In this video, CHRISTIAN ZIMPELMANN explores the role that subjective beliefs about the stock market play in household investment decisions. 
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Gathering data on stock holdings in the Netherlands from administrative data, Zimpelmann brings this into dialogue with Dutch households’ expectations about the stock market gleaned from surveys. Optimistic beliefs about stock market performance are shown to give rise to more risky investment decisions. 
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Future research will explore the relevance of additional variables in such decisions as well as focusing on how beliefs affect other household choices relating to, for example, education and the labor market. 
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More information about the researcher: https://lt.org/publication/how-do-households-invest-their-savings

This LT Publication is divided into the following chapters:

0:00 Question
2:23 Method
3:49 Findings
5:03 Relevance
6:40 Outlook