The impact of changes in asset prices on real economic activity : a cointegration analysis for Germany

This paper reviews theoretical and empirical evidence of asset price movements impact on the real economic activity. A key channel is the wealth effect on consumption. Fluctuations in stock prices and housing prices influence the households wealth and could have important impacts on households consu...

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Main Authors: Nastansky, Andreas, Strohe, Hans Gerhard
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Universität Potsdam 2010
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-43762
http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2010/4376/