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Job expectations and financial fragility: evidence from pre-COVID Spain

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  • Marcos Álvarez-Espiño

    (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)

  • Sara Fernández-López

    (ECOBAS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)

  • Lucía Rey-Ares

    (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)

Abstract

Previous research has related household financial fragility (FF) and the employment status of the household members by focusing only on the labour income channel. In contrast, the literature has scarcely addressed the study of this relationship from a psychological perspective that could be related to the theory of bounded rationality. This article aims to analyse how job expectations relate to the level of household FF. Using a sample of 8554 Spanish individuals in the period 2016–2017, we construct a multidimensional index of household FF. The results indicate that households with unemployed, self-employed, or part-time workers have higher levels of FF, but the job expectations of the household and the individual play an even more important role in the level of the FF. These findings suggest that the perception of labour market uncertainty may influence the level of household FF to a greater extent than the objective employment situations of the individuals.

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  • Marcos Álvarez-Espiño & Sara Fernández-López & Lucía Rey-Ares, 2024. "Job expectations and financial fragility: evidence from pre-COVID Spain," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 66(4), pages 1709-1733, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:66:y:2024:i:4:d:10.1007_s00181-023-02499-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s00181-023-02499-3
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