Discussion Paper

Wealth Heterogeneity and Consumer Spending


Abstract: Economists have become increasingly interested in the effects of household heterogeneity on macroeconomic dynamics. Changes in the distribution of income and wealth, coupled with advances in data and computation, have brought questions about how heterogeneity affects macroeconomic dynamics to the forefront of the discipline.

https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.3838

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Provider: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Part of Series: FEDS Notes

Publication Date: 2025-08-05

Number: 2025-08-05-2