The Mortgage Cash-Flow Channel: How Rising Interest Rates Impact Household Consumption
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| author | Caspi, Itamar Eshel, Nadav Segev, Nimrod |
| author_facet | Caspi, Itamar Eshel, Nadav Segev, Nimrod |
| contents | This study investigates the impact of increased debt servicing costs on household consumption resulting from monetary policy tightening. It utilizes observational panel microdata on all mortgage holders in Israel and leverages quasi-exogenous variation in exposure to adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) due to a regulatory shift. Our analysis indicates that when monetary policy became more restrictive, consumers with a higher ratio of ARMs experienced a more marked reduction in their consumption patterns. This effect is predominantly observed in mid- to lower-income households and those with a higher ratio of mortgage payments to total spending. These findings highlight the substantial role of the mortgage cash-flow channel in monetary policy transmission, emphasizing its implications for economic stability and inequality. |
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| spellingShingle | The Mortgage Cash-Flow Channel: How Rising Interest Rates Impact Household Consumption Caspi, Itamar Eshel, Nadav Segev, Nimrod General Economics Economics This study investigates the impact of increased debt servicing costs on household consumption resulting from monetary policy tightening. It utilizes observational panel microdata on all mortgage holders in Israel and leverages quasi-exogenous variation in exposure to adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) due to a regulatory shift. Our analysis indicates that when monetary policy became more restrictive, consumers with a higher ratio of ARMs experienced a more marked reduction in their consumption patterns. This effect is predominantly observed in mid- to lower-income households and those with a higher ratio of mortgage payments to total spending. These findings highlight the substantial role of the mortgage cash-flow channel in monetary policy transmission, emphasizing its implications for economic stability and inequality. |
| title | The Mortgage Cash-Flow Channel: How Rising Interest Rates Impact Household Consumption |
| topic | General Economics Economics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.02445 |