Is Housing Wealth An 'ATM'? : The Relationship Between Household Wealth, Home Equity withdrawal, and Saving Rates /

This paper examines the role increasing personal wealth and home equity withdrawal (HEW) have had in the decline in the personal saving rate in the United States. It does so by comparing the U.S. experience with those of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Mortgage market liberalization and i...

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Auteur principal: Klyuev, Vladimir
Autres auteurs: Mills, Paul
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/162
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF