Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/65978 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
ISER Working Paper Series No. 2010-42
Publisher: 
University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), Colchester
Abstract: 
This paper builds on the existing literature about the distribution of financial resources within the household between couple members. Using data from the British Household Panel Study (BHPS) we examine the ownership of, and amounts held in savings, investments and debts by couple members, and how these vary by individual and household characteristics. A particular focus is the extent to which financial resources derived from paid employment are allocated within the household through the ownership of assets and debts by couple members. We also examine the relationship between the ownership of assets and liabilities with individual psychological well-being.
Subjects: 
savings
investments
debts
marriage
cohabitation
gender
intra-household allocations
psychological well-being
JEL: 
D3
D13
J12
J16
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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