Sumit Agarwal

Dr. Sumit Agarwal

Finance, Economics and Real Estate, National University of Singapore and ABFER, Singapore 119245, Singapore

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Academic Career Length

23Years (2004-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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10 April 2020 in Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies
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Sumit Agarwal
JZJian Zhang
Jian Zhang

17 May 2013 in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking
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Sumit Agarwal
JDJohn C. Driscoll
John C. Driscoll
DLDavid I. Laibson
David I. Laibson

1 June 2018 in Journal of Monetary Economics
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Sumit Agarwal
SCSouphala Chomsisengphet
Souphala Chomsisengphet
CLChunlin Liu
Chunlin Liu
CSChangcheng Song
Changcheng Song
NSNicholas S. Souleles
Nicholas S. Souleles

18 May 2011 in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking
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Sumit Agarwal
BABrent W. Ambrose
Brent W. Ambrose
SCSouphala Chomsisengphet
Souphala Chomsisengphet
CLChunlin Liu
Chunlin Liu

17 May 2023 in Journal of Public Economics
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Sumit Agarwal
YHYajie Han
Yajie Han
YQYu Qin
Yu Qin
HZHongjia Zhu
Hongjia Zhu

1 January 2020 in Management Science
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Sumit Agarwal
JPJessica Pan
Jessica Pan
WQWenlan Qian
Wenlan Qian
This paper exploits an administrative regulation in Singapore that allows individuals to withdraw between 10% and 30% of their pension savings at age 55. We find a large and highly significant increase in individuals’ bank account balances within the first month of turning 55, which declines by about a third by the end of 12 months. Consumers use the increase in disposable income to pay down credit card debt. Liquidity constrained individuals are significantly more likely to increase their spending upon turning 55 than unconstrained individuals—nonetheless, the spending response of constrained individuals is concentrated on nondurable and nonvisible goods rather than visible goods. We also provide evidence that withdrawal behavior is responsive to the prices of durable goods such as cars. Consumers appear willing to forego much higher interest rates in their retirement accounts by leaving a sizeable portion of their withdrawn savings in a low-interest accruing bank account for at least a year after withdrawal. We show that, for some consumers, part of this behavior may be due to the desire to invest in the property market when housing returns are high. This paper was accepted by Gustavo Manso, finance.