HOUSEHOLD BEHAVIOUR UNDER RATIONING

John Fitzgerald (), Seán Kenny and Alexandra L. Cermeño

National Institute Economic Review, 2023, vol. 263, 6-26

Abstract: The pandemic-induced economic crisis has seen a massive increase in savings as households could not spend their income. The last time that consumers were seriously rationed was during the Second World War. This article models the behaviour of households during the War years and its immediate aftermath in Ireland, Sweden, the US and UK. Savings were held in liquid form and, once the War was over and rationing eased, a consumption boom transpired. However, significant excess savings were converted into physical assets in the housing market. There is evidence that this pattern is being repeated as the Covid-19 crisis eases.

Date: 2023
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