D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics

• The Impact of Bankruptcy Reform on Insolvency Choice and Consumer Credit

  Staff Working Paper 2016-26 Jason Allen, Kiana Basiri

  We examine the impact of the 2009 amendments to the Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act on insolvency decisions. Rule changes steered debtors out of division I proposals and into the more cost-effective division II proposals.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Credit and credit aggregates, Financial institutions, Financial system regulation and policies JEL Code(s): D, D1, D14, G, G2, K, K3, K35

• Housing and Tax-Deferred Retirement Accounts

  Staff Working Paper 2016-24 Anson T. Y. Ho, Jie Zhou

  Assets in tax-deferred retirement accounts (TDA) and housing are two major components of household portfolios. In this paper, we develop a life-cycle model to examine the interaction between households’ use of TDA and their housing decisions.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Economic models, Housing JEL Code(s): C, C6, C61, D, D1, D14, D9, D91, E, E2, E21, H, H2, H24, R, R2, R21