VoxEU Column by Fernando Cirelli, Arna Olafsson The sharp rise in interest rates since 2021 has not been matched by equal increases in household savings rates in advanced economies. This column uses transaction-level data from Iceland to study how changes in interest rates affect household deposit holdings. It shows that for the average household, low-yield[…]
CfP Deadline: February 15, 2026 Conference Event: June 29 – July 1, 2026 Event Location: Athens, Greece Organizer(s): Audencia Business SchoolBank of GreeceDurham University Business SchoolEssex Business SchoolGabelli School of BusinessCEPR Description: The organizing and program committees, along with the organizing institutions, invite submissions of high quality theoretical or empirical research papers on financial intermediation,[…]
CfP Deadline: February 15, 2026 Conference Event: June 29 – July 1, 2026 Event Location: Athens, Greece Organizer(s): Audencia Business SchoolBank of GreeceDurham University Business SchoolEssex Business SchoolGabelli School of BusinessCEPR Description: The organizing and program committees, along with the organizing institutions, invite submissions of high quality theoretical or empirical research papers on financial intermediation,[…]