This paper presents a simple new method for estimating the size of ‘wealth effects?on aggregate consumption. The method exploits the well-documented sluggishness of consumption growth (often interpreted as ‘habits?in the asset pricing literature) to distinguish between short-run and long-run...

This paper presents a simple new method for estimating the size of 'wealth effects' on aggregate consumption. The method exploits the well-documented sluggishness of consumption growth (often interpreted as 'habits' in the asset pricing literature) to distinguish between short-run and long-run...

Marianna Filandri e Emanuela Struffolino esaminano gli effetti sulla disuguaglianza delle misure sulla casa contenute nella Legge di Stabilità del 2016. Dopo aver ricordato che in Italia la proprietà della casa è molto diffusa e, quindi, ad essa non è sempre associato uno stato di elevata...

Die Besteuerung von selbstgenutztem und vermietetem Wohneigentum folgt in Deutschland sehr unterschiedlichen Regeln. Während selbstgenutzte Immobilien wie ein Konsumgut behandelt werden, gelten vermietete Immobilien als Investitionsgut. Bedingt durch diese Ungleichbehandlung variiert die...

We study an industry in which an upstream monopolist supplies an essential input at a regulated price to several downstream firms. Legal unbundling means that a downstream firm owns the upstream firm but this upstream firm is legally independent and maximizes its own upstream profits. We allow...