This paper investigates the potentially non-linear relation between households' indebtedness and their consumption … between 2010 and 2014 in Belgium, using panel data from the two waves of the Household Finance and Consumption Survey. Unlike … previous studies, we find a negative effect of households' indebtedness on their consumption, even in the absence of negative …

This paper studies the direct impact of households' debt on consumption over the business cycle. We use household … leverage, consumption, and asset prices. We find that debt levels exert a negative impact on consumption, which is particularly …' debt in past periods are not relevant in determining consumption; (ii) households adjust faster their consumption to debt …

.6 percentage points in Switzerland. The response of non-housing consumption in Switzerland is less heterogeneous across renters and …

-income households increased their demand for credit to finance higher consumption expenditures in order to "keep up" with higherincome …

We study the link between homeownership and entrepreneurship using a model of occupational choice and housing tenure … amplifying risk aversion, diminish the likelihood that homeowners start a business; (ii) the negative link between homeownership …

This paper quantifies the extent of heterogeneity in consumption responses to changes in real interest rates and house …, observed in the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) for these countries. We then show that the heterogeneity in … household finances implies that responses of consumption to changes in the real interest rate and in house prices differ …