Tag: International
![Senior couple and tecnologies](https://crr.bc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/financing_retirement_2-1536x1024.jpg)
Abstract The “retirement saving puzzle” is a phenomenon in which many U.S. households have significant wealth late in life, contrary to the predictions of a simple life-cycle model. In this project, we examine cross-country differences in the saving behavior of retirees in order to weigh in on the discussion of the puzzle. First, we find…
![Graphic: Insurance](https://crr.bc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/insurance.jpg)
Prior research has established that agents tend to sell the financial product that will pay them the highest commission. A new study on India’s life insurance market advances the ball by focusing on the quality of one high-commission product agents recommend and concludes that it’s wrong for the client. The researchers sent trained auditors into…