Household Debt Revaluation and the Real Economy: Evidence from a Foreign Currency Debt Crisis

<jats:p> We examine the consequences of a sudden increase in household debt burdens by exploiting variation in exposure to household foreign currency debt during Hungary’s late-2008 currency crisis. The revaluation of debt burdens causes higher default rates and a collapse in spending. These r...

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Main Authors: Verner, Emil, Gyöngyösi, Győző
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/135262

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