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The Cross-Border Household Finance and Consumption Survey: Results from the fourth wave in 2021

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  • Thomas Y. Mathä
  • Ana Montes-Viñas
  • Giuseppe Pulina
  • Michael Ziegelmeyer

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This report presents the methodology and main descriptive results of the fourth wave of the Cross-border Household Finance and Consumption Survey (XB-HFCS) conducted in 2021. This is a household survey of employees in Luxembourg who live abroad and regularly commute across the border. We analyse the composition and level of their assets and liabilities, net wealth and income, and compare them to similar households (including at least one employee) that live and work in Luxembourg, Belgium, France or Germany. Compared to households who were employed in their country of residence, cross-border commuters were more likely to be homeowners and tended to enjoy higher gross income and net wealth.

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  • Thomas Y. Mathä & Ana Montes-Viñas & Giuseppe Pulina & Michael Ziegelmeyer, 2024. "The Cross-Border Household Finance and Consumption Survey: Results from the fourth wave in 2021," BCL working papers 188, Central Bank of Luxembourg.
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    Keywords

    Cross-border commuters; households; survey; assets; liabilities; wealth; income.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G51 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Household Savings, Borrowing, Debt, and Wealth
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
    • C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
    • C83 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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