Heterogeneity in money holdings across euro area countries: the role of housing

Ralph Setzer, Paul Van den Noord and Guntram Wolff

No 407, European Economy - Economic Papers 2008 - 2015 from Directorate General Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission

Abstract: In this paper we examine why monetary aggregates of euro area Member States have developed differently since the inception of the euro. We derive a money demand equation that incorporates housing wealth and collateral as well as substitution effects on real money holdings. Empirically, we show that cross-country differences in real balances are determined not only by income differences, a standard determinant of money demand, but also by house price developments.Higher house prices and higher user costs of housing are both associated with larger money holdings. Country-specific money holdings are also connected with structural features of the housing market.

Keywords: european; union; eu; setzer; wolff; van; den; Noord; euro; area; money; heterogeneity; money; holdings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E41 E51 E52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2010-02
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cba, nep-eec, nep-mac, nep-mon and nep-ure
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Journal Article: Heterogeneity in money holdings across euro area countries: The role of housing (2011)
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