Participation Following Sudden Access
Michael Haliassos and
Fuchs-Schündeln, Nicola
No 13596, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Abstract:
The German reunification experiment provided sudden access to previously unavailable financial products, supported by knowledgeable practitioners. This setting offers new perspectives on participation, inertia, and product diffusion. Controlling for characteristics, East Germans experienced a jump in securities participation to a level comparable to West Germans’ participation immediately following reunification, and to an even higher level for consumer debt, while exhibiting inertia in previously accessible products. They showed no signs of subsequent retreat. Lower financial resources are the most important characteristic explaining lower East German participation in all asset classes, while expectations and peer effects drive the higher East German debt participation.
Keywords: Household finance; Financial market participation; Inertia; German reunification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E21 G11 G5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-03
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