Monetary Policy and Birth Rates: The Effect of Mortgage Rate Pass-Through on Fertility

被引:1
作者
Cumming, Fergus [1 ]
Dettling, Lisa [2 ]
机构
[1] Bank Of England, London, England
[2] Fed Reserve Board Governors, Washington, DC USA
关键词
Mortgages; Monetary policy; Birth rates; Fertility; Natality; Interest rates; BUSINESS CYCLES; MARRIAGE; CHILDREN; IMPACT; SHOCKS; MARKET; MODEL; BOOMS; BUSTS; DEBT;
D O I
10.1093/restud/rdad034
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper examines whether monetary policy pass-through to mortgage interest rates affects household fertility decisions. Our empirical strategy exploits variation in households' eligibility for a rate adjustment, coupled with the large reductions in the monetary policy rate that occurred during the Great Recession in the U.K. and U.S. We estimate that each one percentage point drop in the policy rate increased birth rates amongst households eligible for a rate adjustment by 3%. Our results provide new evidence on the nature of monetary policy transmission to households and suggest a new mechanism via which mortgage contract structures can affect both aggregate demand and supply.
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页码:229 / 258
页数:30
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