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Irish Households: Assessing the Impact of the Economic Crisis

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  • Cussen, Mary

    (Central Bank of Ireland)

  • Phelan, Gillian

    (Central Bank of Ireland)

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The impact of the changing economic environment on Irish households has been significant, with net worth falling 30 per cent since 2006. This article uses Quarterly Financial Accounts data to investigate how they have adjusted to the vastly different economic climate with which they are now faced. It finds that households’ portfolio composition has shifted considerably, due largely to falling asset values. Results also suggest that households are now entering a long period of debt reduction. The consequence of deleveraging is a reduction in household consumption; a process that cannot proceed without an increase in the household savings rate. In the wake of the economic slowdown, there is a risk that increased savings could be a drag on consumption and bank lending in the future, with negative implications for the speed of economic recovery.

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  • Cussen, Mary & Phelan, Gillian, 2010. "Irish Households: Assessing the Impact of the Economic Crisis," Quarterly Bulletin Articles, Central Bank of Ireland, pages 62-76, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cbi:qtbart:y:2010:m:10:p:62-76
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    1. David Duffy, 2010. "Negative Equity in the Irish Housing Market," The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies, vol. 41(1), pages 109-132.
    2. Cussen, Mary & Kelly, John & Phelan, Gillian, 2008. "The Impact of Asset Price Trends on Irish Households," Quarterly Bulletin Articles, Central Bank of Ireland, pages 70-84, July.
    3. Berry, Stuart & Williams, Richard & Waldron, Matthew, 2009. "Household saving," Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, Bank of England, vol. 49(3), pages 191-201.
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