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The wealth effect of housing on aggregate consumption

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This study measures the effect of changes in net housing and financial wealth on household consumption using Australian data over the period Q2:1988-Q1:2003. It is found a permanent one dollar rise in housing wealth leads to a six cent increase in consumption, three times the effect of financial wealth. The result speaks strongly against the notion of assets fungibility, and suggests that a sharp movement in house prices is potentially more disruptive than a corresponding movement in financial asset prices.

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  • Kam-Ki Tang, 2006. "The wealth effect of housing on aggregate consumption," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(3), pages 189-193.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:13:y:2006:i:3:p:189-193
    DOI: 10.1080/13504850500391075
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