Government Investment Stimulus and Household Balance Sheet Externalities
研究发现政府促进资本投资的加速折旧政策增加了常规工人的失业风险,并导致他们减少股票持有,这损害了其投资回报和财富积累。
Abstract We document spillover effects of government policies promoting capital investment on household financial choices and wealth accumulation. Using individual-level data on employment outcomes and household balance sheets, we find that increase in accelerated depreciation limits increases the layoff probability of routine workers and reduces their stock share of liquid wealth relative to non-routine workers. Background risk due to the policy is mitigated when workers have access to generous unemployment insurance benefits. Finally, we show that such portfolio rebalancing adversely impacts investment returns and the wealth accumulation of routine workers.