Is housing wealth an "ATM"? : the relationship between household wealth, home equity withdrawal, and saving rates

Is housing wealth an "ATM"? : the relationship between household wealth, home equity withdrawal, and saving rates / Vladimir Klyuev and Paul Mills.

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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Main Authors: Klyuev, Vladimir (Author), Mills, Paul S. (Author)
Corporate Authors: International Monetary Fund. International Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Department
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, Western Hemisphere Dept. and International Capital Markets Dept., ©2006.
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/06/162.
Subjects:
Home equity conversion > United States.
Saving and investment > United States.
Home equity conversion
Saving and investment
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • I. INTRODUCTION
  • II. HAVE SAVING RATES REALLY FALLEN?
  • III. LIKELY IMPACT OF FINANCIAL INNOVATION AND LIBERALIZATION ON HOME EQUITY WITHDRAWAL (HEW) AND SAVING
  • IV. TRENDS IN HEWAND HOUSEHOLD SAVING ACROSS COUNTRIES
  • V. HOW DOES HEW AFFECT HOUSEHOLD SAVING?
  • VI. ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
  • VII. RECENT EXPERIENCE OF HEW IN AUSTRALIA AND UNITED KINGDOM: IMPLICATIONS FOR UNITED STATES?
  • VIII. CONCLUSIONS
  • APPENDIX
  • I. FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION AND MORTGAGE PRODUCT INNOVATION
  • II. DATA ISSUES
  • References

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