Household Leverage and the Recession

Thomas Philippon () and Virgiliu Midrigan

No 261, 2011 Meeting Papers from Society for Economic Dynamics

Abstract: We study a model where households use home equity to finance consumption expenditures and we analyze the macroeconomic consequences of a credit crunch triggered by tightening lending standards.

Date: 2011
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