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Did the financial crisis spread from distressed banks to households through a contraction of the credit supply? We study this question with a dataset that contains observations on all accounts in Danish banks as well as comprehensive information about individual account holders and banks. We...
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In public good games, voluntary contributions tend to start off high and decline as the game is repeated. If high contributors are matched, however, contributions tend to stay high. We propose a formalization predicting that high contributors will self-select into groups committed to charitable...
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We test the interest rate sensitivity of subprime credit card borrowers using a unique panel data set from a UK credit card company. We were given details of a randomized interest rate experiment conducted by the lender between October 2006 and January 2007. Access to such information is rare....
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to consume (MPCs). Our main contribution is to document how MPCs vary with household characteristics and prize size, and …
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Evaluating a new survey dataset of German consumers, we test whether individual consumption plans are formed according to an Euler equation derived from consumption life-cycle models. Estimating several consumption Euler equations, the results are mostly in line with the theory: We find evidence...
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This paper studies the heterogeneity of the marginal propensity to consume out of wealth based on French household …
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Unconventional fiscal policy uses announcements of future increases in consumption taxes to generate inflation expectations and accelerate consumption expenditure. It is budget neutral and time consistent. We exploit a unique natural experiment for an empirical test of the effectiveness of...
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children and spousal specialization in home production of public goods and child care. We then study how child care provision …
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What happens to children's long-run cognitive development when introducing universal high-quality childcare for 3-year … difference-in-difference approach. We find sizable improvements in children's reading and math skills at age 15, as well as in … grade progression during primary and secondary school. Effects are driven by girls and disadvantaged children …
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Using birth certificates matched to schooling records for Florida children born 1992 – 2002, we assess whether family … gap in neonatal health. We conclude that the gender gap among black children is larger than among white children in … substantial part because black children are raised in more disadvantaged families …
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