Consumption Effects of Mortgage Payment Holidays : Evidence during the COVID-19 Pandemic /
We use UK transaction-level data during the Covid-19 pandemic to study whether mortgage payment holidays (PH) can act as a mechanism for smoothing household consumption following negative aggregate shocks. Our results suggest that mortgage PH were accessed by both households with pre-existing financ...
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| Format: | Žurnal |
| Jezik: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2022.
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| Serija: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2022/044 |
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| Online pristup: | Full text available on IMF |
| Sažetak: | We use UK transaction-level data during the Covid-19 pandemic to study whether mortgage payment holidays (PH) can act as a mechanism for smoothing household consumption following negative aggregate shocks. Our results suggest that mortgage PH were accessed by both households with pre-existing financial vulnerabilities and by those with stronger balance sheets, including buy-to-let investors. We also find that the temporary liquidity relief provided by PH allowed liquidity-constrained households to maintain higher annual consumption growth compared to those non-eligible for the policy. Finally, we find that mortgage PH led to higher saving rates for more financially-stable households. |
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| Opis: | 1 online resource (58 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
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