Consumption smoothing and housing capital gains: evidence from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand

Faruk Balli, Thi Thu Ha Nguyen, Hatice Balli and Iqbal Syed ()

Applied Economics, 2020, vol. 52, issue 56, 6145-6161

Abstract: Using regional level panel data of three developed countries, comprising Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, the study investigates the response of consumption smoothing to housing capital gains. The consumption smoothing model first revisits the theory of perfect risk sharing. After rejecting a full consumption smoothing hypothesis, the results strongly indicate that the appreciation of house values smooths consumption further. For the sake of comparison, analysing three developed economies reveals the diversification in the response of consumption to long-run output shocks. Canadian residents appear to be more sensitive to permanent domestic output shocks while Australian’s consumption pattern remains unchanged.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2020.1784390

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