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Literature on residential water demand is rich, however, there are few estimates of price and income elasticities for …, our estimates of price and income elasticity indicate low responsiveness of households. The estimate of income elasticity … is about +0.16 and robust across all model specifications, and the effect of income is decreasing with household wealth …
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alternative approach is to use the accounting identity that total household spending is equal to income plus capital gains minus … on income and wealth to other administrative data with information on financial and real estate transactions. Using this … second is a study of the transmission of income shocks to household consumption. …
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This paper empirically examines the relationship between income risk and mortgage instrument choice among Japanese … households. Since theoretical predictions about the impact of income risks on mortgage choice are mixed, it is important to … measures of income variability and unemployment risk that capture the income risk of the specific household. Our empirical …
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- relative to older borrowers has played a major role in easing the debt repayment burden in the presence of large income shocks …. Notwithstanding historically low interest rates, we show that income shocks are the main factor contributing to mortgage repayment …
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with similar tenants. Granular data on demographics, income, housing and financial wealth, and debt allow us to construct … consumption in the wake of an adverse income shock. We also find a positive but short-lived effect on labor supply …
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This paper empirically investigates the effects of changes in the interest rate as well as transitory income … significant effects of precautionary savings on the consumption-savings decision. As a result of a doubling of transitory income …
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separation on measures reflecting the adequacy of food consumption in addition to more commonly studied income and expenditure … measures. Using panel data from France, I examine changes in disposable income, food expenditure and food quantities purchased …
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Vor dem Hintergrund der wachsenden Bedeutung der privaten Altersvorsorge gewinnt die private Vermögensbildung im Lebenszyklus in Deutschland seit einigen Jahren auch an wirtschaftspolitischer Relevanz. Eine neue Studie des DIW Berlin zeigt erhebliche Unterschiede in den Vermögensstrukturen...
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Does the general public know what central banks do? Is this kind of knowledge relevant? Using a survey of Dutch households, we investigate these questions for the case of the European Central Bank (ECB). Our findings suggest that knowledge on the ECB’s objectives is far from perfect. Both a...
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