Financial markets and household consumption

Important results from the project

This project studied the interaction between financial markets and household consumption. To do this, we used microdata on Swedish households from Statistics Sweden, which we matched with housing transaction data from Svensk Mäklarstatistik, data from Lantmäteriet and from Fordonsregistret. The project analyzed how household consumption expenditure and housing choices are affected by changes in house prices and macroprudential regulations of mortgage contracts.

Expected long term effects

The studies in the project are expected to be published in scientific journals and thereby contribute to our understanding of macroprudential regulations and their effects.

Approach and implementation

The project began with data acquisitions, followed by an extensive phase of data cleaning and management. The project has been central for one doctoral dissertation.