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This paper focuses on the role of habit formation in individual preferencesover consumption and saving. We closely relate to Alessie and Lusardi's(1997) model as we estimate a model which is based on their closed-formsolution, where saving is expressed as a function of lagged saving and...
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paper we study the effect of this developmenton the demand for second mortgages and on the savings of Dutch households. We …) the savings of renters that may be considered as would-beowners. We find a significant effect of home equity on the demand … for second mortgages.Savings of homeowners decrease when house prices accelerate. We find no evidence that inc …
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Stylized facts show that the average growth rates of US per capitaconsumption and income differ in recession and expansion periods.Since a linear combination of such series does not have to be a constant meanprocess, standard cointegration analysis between the variables, toexamine the permanent...
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Youth unemployment is an issue of primary concern in WesternEuropean countries. In this paper we analyze dynamics in unemployment foryouths, adults (prime-aged individuals), and elderly. We use quarterly Frenchunemployment data, stratified by gender, age group, and duration, over theperiod...
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