Housing Wealth and Consumption: A Micro Panel Study

Martin Browning; Mette Gørtz; Søren Leth-Petersen

doi:10.1111/ecoj.12017

Housing Wealth and Consumption: A Micro Panel Study

Martin Browning, Mette Gørtz, Søren Leth-Petersen

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Abstract

There is strong evidence that house prices and consumption are synchronised. There is, however, disagreement over the causes of this link. This study examines if there is a wealth effect of house prices on consumption. Using a household-level panel data set with information about house ownership, income, wealth and demographics for a large sample of the Danish population in the period 1987-96, we model the dependence of the growth rate of total household expenditure with unanticipated innovations to house prices. Controlling for factors related to competing explanations, we find little evidence of a housing wealth effect.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Economic Journal
Vol/bind	123
Udgave nummer	568
Sider (fra-til)	401-428
Antal sider	27
ISSN	0013-0133
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12017
Status	Udgivet - maj 2013

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