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The early bird catches the retirement savings

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  • Lucía Rey-Ares
  • Sara Fernández-López
  • María Milagros Vivel-Búa
  • Rubén Lado-Sestayo

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Purpose - This paper aims to investigate whether individuals’ planning horizon influences their decision to save privately for their retirement. Design/methodology/approach - Focussing on Spain, this empirical research uses the fifth wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)[1]. Logit models are estimated considering variables related to demographic characteristics, economic situation, education and cognitive abilities and psychological and social factors. Findings - The results confirm that the planning horizon significantly influences the decision to save for retirement. Long-term planners are more likely to save for retirement than short-term planners. Originality/value - Although previous literature has identified the planning horizon as a relevant variable in the decision to save for retirement, few empirical studies have evaluated their impact. This paper shows that it is important to develop habits of financial planning in societies, especially in societies with a prominent orientation towards the present.

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  • Lucía Rey-Ares & Sara Fernández-López & María Milagros Vivel-Búa & Rubén Lado-Sestayo, 2019. "The early bird catches the retirement savings," Qualitative Research in Financial Markets, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 14(2), pages 289-305, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:qrfmpp:qrfm-03-2018-0030
    DOI: 10.1108/QRFM-03-2018-0030
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