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Your house just doubled in value? Don't uncork the champagne just yet!

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  • Wenli Li
  • Rui Yao

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Wenli Li and Rui Yao present their recent research, which tries to quantify the effects of house-price changes on both consumption and the well-being of American households. Their study looks at the economy as a whole, as well as different demographic groups.

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  • Wenli Li & Rui Yao, 2006. "Your house just doubled in value? Don't uncork the champagne just yet!," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Q1, pages 25-34.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedpbr:y:2006:i:q1:p:25-34
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    2. Joshua H. Gallin, 2004. "The long-run relationship between house prices and rents," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2004-50, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
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