Does inequality matter for the consumption-wealth channel? Empirical evidence

Luc Arrondel, Pierre Lamarche and Frédérique Savignac
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Pierre Lamarche: CREST - Center for Research in Extreme Scale Technologies [Bloomington] - Indiana University [Bloomington] - Indiana University System

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Abstract: This paper studies the heterogeneity of the marginal propensity to consume out of wealth based on French household surveys. This heterogeneity is driven by differences in both wealth composition and wealth levels. We find a decreasing marginal propensity to consume out of wealth across the wealth distribution for all net wealth components. The marginal propensity to consume out of financial assets tends to be higher compared with the effect of housing assets, except at the top of the wealth distribution. The marginal propensity to consume out of housing wealth increases with debt pressure and depends on debt composition.

Keywords: Consumption; Marginal propensity to consume out of wealth; Policy distributive effects; Household survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-01
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Published in European Economic Review, 2019, 111, pp.139-165. ⟨10.1016/j.euroecorev.2018.09.002⟩

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Journal Article: Does inequality matter for the consumption-wealth channel? Empirical evidence (2019)
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Working Paper: Does Inequality Matter for the Consumption-Wealth Channel? Empirical Evidence (2017)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2018.09.002

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