Journal Article

Your house just doubled in value? Don't uncork the champagne just yet!


Abstract: Wenli Li and Rui Yao present their recent research, which tries to quantify the effects of house-price changes on both consumption and the well-being of American households. Their study looks at the economy as a whole, as well as different demographic groups.

Keywords: Housing - Prices; Consumption (Economics);

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Part of Series: Business Review

Publication Date: 2006

Issue: Q1

Pages: 25-34