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Housing, Mortgages, and Self-Control
[Measuring self-control problems]

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  • Kathrin Schlafmann

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Using a quantitative theoretical framework this paper analyzes how problems of self-control influence housing and mortgage decisions. The results show that people with stronger problems of self-control are less likely to become homeowners, even though houses serve as commitment for saving. The paper then investigates the welfare effects of regulating mortgage products if people differ in their degree of self-control. Holding house prices fixed, higher down payment requirements and restrictions on refinancing turn out to be beneficial to people with sufficiently strong problems of self-control, even though these policies restrict access to the commitment device.

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  • Kathrin Schlafmann, 2021. "Housing, Mortgages, and Self-Control [Measuring self-control problems]," The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 34(5), pages 2648-2687.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:rfinst:v:34:y:2021:i:5:p:2648-2687.
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    JEL classification:

    • D15 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Intertemporal Household Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth

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