We document that the explanatory power of different factors on consumption varies by subperiods, implying that a successful modeling of this decade needs to allow for multiple causal determinants of consumption.
Using individual-level credit reports merged with loan-level data on mortgages, we estimate how mobility relates to home equity and labor market conditions.
Using individual-level credit reports merged with loan-level data on mortgages, we estimate how mobility relates to home equity and labor market conditions.
We describe research that quantifies the relative impact of nine significant determinants of consumption growth and find that the explanatory power of these factors varies by period.