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Macroeconomic effects of a decline in housing prices in Sweden
Sveriges riksbank, Stockholm, Sweden.
National Institute of Economic Research, Stockholm, Sweden.
National Institute of Economic Research, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4840-7649
2016 (English)In: Journal of Policy Modeling, ISSN 0161-8938, E-ISSN 1873-8060, Vol. 38, no 2, p. 242-255Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Real housing prices in Sweden have roughly doubled the last 15 years. The rise in housing prices has coincided with a rise in household debt, sparking debate about both the presence of financial imbalances in the Swedish economy and the macroeconomic effects that a correction of these imbalances would have. In this paper, we conduct a quantitative assessment of the macroeconomic effects of a considerable decline inhousing prices using a Bayesian VAR model. Results show that a 20% drop in housing prices would lead to a recession-like impact on household consumption and unemployment. The impact would be even greater if falling housing prices coincided with a global economic downturn. This information should be useful to policymakers. If a fall in housing prices were to materialize, more expansionary stabilization policies would be motivated in order to dampen the effects on the real economy.

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Elsevier, 2016. Vol. 38, no 2, p. 242-255
Keywords [en]
Bayesian VAR, House prices, Private consumption, Unemployment, Small open economy
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Economics
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Economics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-58290DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2016.02.011ISI: 000377228100003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84961262543OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-58290DiVA, id: diva2:1115479
Available from: 2017-06-26 Created: 2017-06-26 Last updated: 2017-10-18Bibliographically approved

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