The Wealth Effect In Equity And Fixed Income

Authors

Jason K. Boldt, Centre CollegeFollow

Abstract

Individual consumption and saving decisions are integral to aggregate economic growth, demonstrated in economic theories such as the exogenous growth model. Behavioral economists have posited that a “wealth effect” plays a factor in individual consumption patterns. In this paper, I use the 1999-2007 cohorts of the Panel Survey of Income Dynamics to explore evidence of a wealth effect in stock equity and fixed income. Using panel data estimation techniques, I find no evidence of a wealth effect stemming from equity or fixed income gains among individuals with concentrated financial wealth.

Recommended Citation

Boldt, Jason K. (2011) "The Wealth Effect In Equity And Fixed Income," Undergraduate Economic Review: Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 18.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/uer/vol7/iss1/18