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Las interacciones sociales, la religiosidad y el endeudamiento de los hogares europeos
O endebedamento desempeña un papel importante no benestar financeiro
das economías domésticas. Por iso, o estudo dos factores que poden estar detrás do nivel de endebedamento dos
fogares pódese xustificar tanto desde unha perspectiva macroeconómica como microeconómica. Boa parte da
literatura analizou o endebedamento desde un prisma económico tradicional, enfocándose sobre variables
convencionais de natureza económica e demográfica. En cambio, esta investigación ten como obxectivo principal a
análise da relación entre a relixiosidade e as interaccións sociais dous factores conductuales- coas tres tipos de
débedas - débedas ao consumo, débedas hipotecarias e débedas informais- sendo a unidade de análise os
fogares europeos cuxa cabeza de familia é unha persoa con 50 ou máis anos en 2015
The influence of sociability over non-mortgage debt
In recent years, especially after the recent economic downturn, household debt has increased in importance, due to its influence on the economy in general and on households’ wellbeing in particular. Therefore, the study of household debt turns out to be necessary in order to know what leads to its demand, and thus to avoid situations of over-indebtedness. In this regard, previous research has analysed debt decisions from different approaches, however, the effect of individuals’ sociability has been neglected in literature.
To this end, the aim of this paper is to analyse the effect of sociability on the Europeans’ decision to incur non-mortgage debt. The study sample, taken from the sixth wave (year 2015) of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, consists of 68,231 people from 18 European countries and also Israel. After applying probit binomial models, empirical evidence confirms the non-negligible effect of sociability on households’ non-mortgage debts. However, this effect depends on the underlying mechanisms through which sociability operates. Thus, when the sociability variable reflects learning based on the transmission of information (or 'word of mouth'), its influence over non-mortgage debt is positive, whereas when sociability reflects learning based on observation, the effect is negativeS
The effect of self-control upon participation in voluntary pension schemes
Population ageing, together with the recent
economic downturn and its aftermath, are giving
considerable cause for concern as regards the future
sustainability of public pension systems. Voluntary
pension schemes emerge here as an alternative to
supplement the public pension pillar, and therefore,
understanding how individuals make their financial
decisions when participating in voluntary pension
schemes becomes a question of key importance. There is
a growing literature aimed at analysing this issue, but few
studies to date have analysed the effect of behavioural
traits on participation in voluntary pension schemes.
Particularly, an analysis of the effect of self-control on this
financial decision will be the aim of this paper. Based on
data from the International Survey of Adult Financial Literacy,
this paper analyses, through probit regression models, the
effect of financial self-control, besides other control
variables, e.g., gender, on the holding of financial assets
for retirement savings. Empirical evidence reveals that
higher levels of financial self-control are positively
associated with saving for retirement. Moreover, when
this variable is considered, the statistically significant
effect of other driving forces traditionally highlighted by
previous literature disappears. Therefore, our empirical
evidence supports the need to consider behavioural issues
in explaining individuals’ financial decisionsS
Abstracts of 1st International Conference on Computational & Applied Physics
This book contains the abstracts of the papers presented at the International Conference on Computational & Applied Physics (ICCAP’2021) Organized by the Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films Laboratory (LASICOM), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Saad Dahleb Blida 1, Algeria, held on 26–28 September 2021. The Conference had a variety of Plenary Lectures, Oral sessions, and E-Poster Presentations.
Conference Title: 1st International Conference on Computational & Applied PhysicsConference Acronym: ICCAP’2021Conference Date: 26–28 September 2021Conference Location: Online (Virtual Conference)Conference Organizer: Surfaces, Interfaces, and Thin Films Laboratory (LASICOM), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Saad Dahleb Blida 1, Algeria