The effect of wealth on consumption is an issue of longstanding interest to economists. Analysts believe that … fluctuations in household wealth have driven major swings in economic activity. This paper considers so-called wealth effects - the … impact of changes in wealth on household consumption and the overall macroeconomy. There is an extensive existing literature …

We use the Italian Survey of Household Income and Wealth, a rather unique dataset with a long time dimension of panel … information on consumption, income and wealth, to structurally estimate a buffer-stock saving model. We exploit the information … contained in the joint dynamics of income, consumption and wealth to quantify the degree of insurance against income risk. The …

permanent component of the terms of trade may lead to higher rates of private savings. Agénor and Aizenman examine the extent to … which permanent terms-of-trade shocks have an asymmetric effect on private savings. Using a simple three-period model, they … long trough rather than a sharp peak), savings rates will respond asymmetrically to favorable movements in the permanent …