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The Relationship between Consumption and Wealth: A Quantile Regression Approach
- Source :
- Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP), instacron:RCAAP
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- This paper examines the wealth effects on consumption for the US, the UK and the Euro area using linear models and quantile regression approaches. We find that the elasticity of consumption with respect to aggregate wealth is largest for the UK, but housing wealth effects do not seem to be relevant in the Euro area. In addition, the sensitivity of consumption to changes in wealth is stronger when consumption growth is abnormally high. Overall, our results suggest that the link between consumption and wealth is significantly different across the distribution of consumption growth.<br />Ce papier se focalise sur l‟étude de l‟effet de richesse sur la consommation aux EtatsUnis, au Royaume-Uni et dans la zone euro, en utilisant des régressions linéaires et l‟approche de régression quantile. Nos résultats montrent une élasticité élevée de la consommation par rapport à la richesse agrégée au Royaume-Uni, tandis que l‟élasticité par rapport à la richesse immobilière est non significative dans la zone euro. En outre, la sensibilité de la consommation aux changements de l‟effet richesse s‟accroît pour des niveaux élevés du taux de croissance de la consommation. Au total, nos résultats suggèrent des relations entre la consommation et la richesse significativement différentes selon la distribution du taux de croissance de la consommation.<br />COMPETE, QREN, FEDER, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
- Subjects :
- Consumption (economics)
050208 finance
Consumption
Welfare economics
05 social sciences
1. No poverty
Social Sciences
Quantile regression
Dynamic OLS
Economy
consumption, wealth
8. Economic growth
0502 economics and business
Political Science and International Relations
Economics
050207 economics
Consommation
Wealth
Subjects
Details
- Volume :
- 124
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Revue d'économie politique
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8d98abf81d98472ed343195a930e8054