Credit, housing collateral, and consumption: Evidence from Japan, the U.K., and the U.S.

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 397-423

  Aron, Janine ^a   Duca, John V ^b   Muellbauer, John ^c   Murata, Keiko ^d   Murphy, Anthony ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Credit conditions; Housing collateral; Housing wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864767505     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: 14754991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2011.00466.x     Document Type: Article

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