Savings motives and the effectiveness of tax incentives – an analysis based on the demand for life insurance in Germany
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JEL classification:
- D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
- G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
- G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EEC-2007-08-18 (European Economics)
- NEP-IAS-2007-08-18 (Insurance Economics)
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