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We use data from the 2009 Internet Survey of the Health and Retirement Study to examine the consumption impact of …
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lifetime resources, on the current consumption and wealth accumulation of employees affected by the reform. In line with …
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This paper quantifies the extent of heterogeneity in consumption responses to changes in real interest rates and house …, observed in the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) for these countries. We then show that the heterogeneity in … household finances implies that responses of consumption to changes in the real interest rate and in house prices differ …
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We use a new panel dataset of credit card accounts to analyze how consumer responded to the 2001 Federal income tax rebates. We estimate the monthly response of credit card payments, spending, and debt, exploiting the unique, randomized timing of the rebate disbursement. We find that, on...
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We show theoretically that income redistribution benefits borrowingconstrained individuals more than is implied by standard relative-income and uninsurable-risk considerations. Empirically, we find in international opinion-survey data that younger and lower-income individuals express stronger...
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recent substantial rise (2008-2011) can be interpreted using a parsimonious buffer stock model of consumption in the presence …
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We use data from the 2009 Internet Survey of the Health and Retirement Study to examine the consumption impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010958788
The budget constraint requires that, eventually, consumption must adjust fully to any permanent shock to income …
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.6 percentage points in Switzerland. The response of non-housing consumption in Switzerland is less heterogeneous across renters and …
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wealth. These changes causally affect actual consumption and hypothetical debt decisions. Our findings suggest real wealth … mediates the sensitivity of consumption to inflation once households are aware of the wealth effects of inflation. …
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