DP8934 Household Finance: An Emerging Field

Author(s):	Luigi Guiso, Paolo Sodini
Publication Date:	April 2012
Keyword(s):	Consumer financial protection, Financial advice, Household financial decisions, Individual portfolio choice
JEL(s):	d1, d3
Programme Areas:	Financial Economics
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Household finance - the normative and positive study of how households use financial markets to achieve their objectives - has gained a lot of attention over the past decade and has become a field with its own identity, style and agenda. In this paper we review its evolution and most recent developments.