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L’épargne de précaution et les changements de risque

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  • Eeckhoudt, Louis

    (Facultés catholiques de Mons)

  • Sneessens, Henri

    (Université catholique de Louvain)

  • Calcoen, Francis

    (Chercheur CNRS au CRESGE, Lille)

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In this paper, we examine how precautionary saving reacts to increases in future income risks when the return on savings itself is random. We show that results obtained with a sure rate of return on assets carry over to the uncertainty case under a set of not too restrictive assumptions. Dans ce papier, nous examinons comment l’épargne de précaution réagit à des accroissements de risque sur les revenus futurs quand le rendement retiré de l’épargne est lui aussi soumis à un aléa. Nous montrons que, sous un ensemble d’hypothèses plausibles, les résultats obtenus lorsque l’épargne rapporte un rendement certain sont transposables au cas du rendement aléatoire.

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  • Eeckhoudt, Louis & Sneessens, Henri & Calcoen, Francis, 1987. "L’épargne de précaution et les changements de risque," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 63(2), pages 213-224, juin et s.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:actuec:v:63:y:1987:i:2:p:213-224
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    1. Éric Langlais, 1995. "Aversion au risque et prudence : le cas d'un risque de taux d'intérêt," Revue Économique, Programme National Persée, vol. 46(4), pages 1099-1119.

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