Beznoska, Martin; Ochmann, Richard - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
This paper empirically investigates the effects of changes in the interest rate as well as transitory income … uncertainty on households' consumption-savings decision. Applying a structural demand model to German survey data, we estimate the … significant effects of precautionary savings on the consumption-savings decision. As a result of a doubling of transitory income …