Emmanuel Thibault, Hippolyte d'Albis, Giuseppe Attanasi, « An experimental test of the under-annuitization puzzle with smooth ambiguity and charitable giving », Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Elsevier, 2020
Emmanuel Thibault, Hippolyte d'Albis, « Ambiguous life expectancy and the demand for annuities », Theory and Decision, Springer Verlag, 2018, n°34
Emmanuel Thibault, Hippolyte D'Albis, « Ambiguous Life Expectancy and the Demand for Annuities », Theory and Decision, Springer, 2018, n°34, pp. 303-319
In this paper, ambiguity aversion to uncertain survival probabilities is
introduced in a life-cycle model with a bequest motive to study the optimal demand
for annuities. Provided that annuities return is sufficiently large, and notably when
it is fair, positive annuitization is known to be the optimal strategy of ambiguity
neutral individuals. Conversely, we show that the demand for annuities decreases with
ambiguity aversion and that there exists a finite degree of aversion above which the
demand is non positive: the optimal strategy is then to either sell annuities short or
to hold zero annuities if the former option is not available. To conclude, ambiguity
aversion appears as a relevant candidate for explaining the annuity puzzle.
Emmanuel Thibault, Arianna Degan, « Dynastic Accumulation of Wealth », Mathematical Social Sciences, , 2016, pp. 66-78
Why do some dynasties maintain the fortune of their founders while others
completely squander it in few generations? To address this question, we use a simple deterministic
microfounded model based on two main elements: the “hunger for accumulation”
and the “willingness to exert effort”. Contrary to models with capital market imperfections,
our setting points to the crucial role of our two key ingredients, rather than of initial wealth
or transitory shocks to wealth or inflation, on the long-run process of wealth accumulation
within a family lineage. In addition, in a context with heterogeneous dynasties, we show
that our model can provide a novel interpretation for some macroeconomics issues such as
the demise of the rich bourgeoisie, class structure, social mobility, and wealthy inequalities.
For example it predicts that those who take the effort to innovate and take advantage of
new profitable opportunities are agents who are neither too poor nor too rich. Obviously,
this simple framework is a great starting point for further empirical analysis.
Emmanuel Thibault, Hippolyte d'Albis, « Optimal annuitization, uncertain survival probabilities, and maxmin preferences », Economics Letters, Elsevier, 2012, n°2
Emmanuel Thibault, Hippolyte d'Albis, « Annuities, Bequests, and Portfolio Diversification », Journal of Public Economic Theory, Wiley, 2010, n°1, pp. 75-91
Emmanuel Thibault, « Des Cigales et des Fourmis : un Fabliau Economique », Revue Économique, , 2003, pp. 531-540
Emmanuel Thibault, « L’Equivalence Ricardienne dans les Modèles de Croissance avec Accumulation du Capital », Revue d'Économie Politique, , 2003, pp. 171-197
Emmanuel Thibault, « Les Déterminants Economiques de l’Emergence d’une Classe de Rentiers », Louvain Economic Review - Recherches Economiques de Louvain, , 2002, pp. 457-480
Emmanuel Thibault, Hippolyte d'Albis, Giuseppe Attanasi, An Experimental Test of the Under-Annuitization Puzzle with Smooth Ambiguity and Charitable Giving, 2019
Emmanuel Thibault, Réflexions sur l’efficacité économique de la sanction en matière de pratiques anticoncurrentielles, TSE Working Paper, 2017
Emmanuel Thibault, Arianna Degan, Dynastic Accumulation of Wealth, IDEI Working Paper, 2012
Why do some dynasties maintain the fortune of their founders while others
completely squander it in few generations? To address this question, we use a simple deterministic
microfounded model based on two main elements: the “hunger for accumulation”
and the “willingness to exert effort”. Contrary to models with capital market imperfections,
our setting points to the crucial role of our two key ingredients, rather than of initial wealth
or transitory shocks to wealth or inflation, on the long-run process of wealth accumulation
within a family lineage. In addition, in a context with heterogeneous dynasties, we show
that our model can provide a novel interpretation for some macroeconomics issues such as
the demise of the rich bourgeoisie, class structure, social mobility, and wealthy inequalities.
For example it predicts that those who take the effort to innovate and take advantage of
new profitable opportunities are agents who are neither too poor nor too rich. Obviously,
this simple framework is a great starting point for further empirical analysis.
Emmanuel Thibault, Hippolyte d'Albis, Ambiguous Life Expectancy and the Demand for Annuities, TSE Working Paper, 2012
In this paper, ambiguity aversion to uncertain survival probabilities is
introduced in a life-cycle model with a bequest motive to study the optimal demand
for annuities. Provided that annuities return is sufficiently large, and notably when
it is fair, positive annuitization is known to be the optimal strategy of ambiguity
neutral individuals. Conversely, we show that the demand for annuities decreases with
ambiguity aversion and that there exists a finite degree of aversion above which the
demand is non positive: the optimal strategy is then to either sell annuities short or
to hold zero annuities if the former option is not available. To conclude, ambiguity
aversion appears as a relevant candidate for explaining the annuity puzzle.
Emmanuel Thibault, Hippolyte D'Albis, Annuities, Bequests and Portfolio Diversification, TSE Working Paper, 2009
In this article, the diversification motives of the demand for annuities
is analyzed. Using a model allowing for the uncertainty of both the human life length and the interest rate, the Decision Maker is supposed to choose an optimal portfolio to maximize a bequest. Conditions under which an increase in the risk of bond returns increase the demand for annuities are proposed and discussed. Moreover, it is shown that, contrary to previous claims, more risk adversion is associated with a lower demand for annuities.