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Does Social Pension Insurance Increase the Efficiency of Household Financial Portfolios?

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  • Liu, Xueying

    (Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing)

  • Zhao, Zhong

    (Renmin University of China)

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This study investigates the impact of social pension insurance on the efficiency of household financial portfolios, utilizing data from the 2019 wave of the China Household Finance Survey. Our findings indicate that social pension insurance significantly enhances the efficiency of household financial portfolios, partly through the channels of risk attitude and precautionary savings.

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  • Liu, Xueying & Zhao, Zhong, 2024. "Does Social Pension Insurance Increase the Efficiency of Household Financial Portfolios?," IZA Discussion Papers 17492, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    • G59 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Other
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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