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April 2013

Where did we indulge? Consumer spending during the asset boom

Michael L. Walden

An analysis of where additional consumption occurred as household consumption rose substantially as a share of the economy over the three-decade period from 1980 to 2007, and especially during the "housing boom" of 1997–2007, reveals that wealth effects were particularly strong for spending on vehicles, vehicle services, and appliances.

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