Research Article

INTERACTION BETWEEN CREDIT LENDING AND HOUSE PRICES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: AN ASSESSMENT OF SOVEREIGN DEBT CRISIS COUNTRIES

Volume: 20 Number: 1 September 24, 2021
  • S. Belgin Akçay
  • Tina Beale
TR EN

INTERACTION BETWEEN CREDIT LENDING AND HOUSE PRICES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: AN ASSESSMENT OF SOVEREIGN DEBT CRISIS COUNTRIES

Abstract

The existing literature indicates developments in either the housing markets or the credit markets can influence the whole financial sector or even the economy due to the close relationship between both markets. With an increasing dependency on the domestic financial markets to international financial markets caused by an increasing financial liberalisation degree, this relationship has strengthened significantly in many countries. This study aims at examining the interaction between credit lending and house prices for the Eurozone and the sovereign debt crisis countries of the EU (the GIIPS) at the cross-country and country levels, respectively. To do this, the vector autoregressibe (VAR) approach is followed. The findings show credit lending, not house prices are decisive in the interaction between credit and house prices for all samples.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Economics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

S. Belgin Akçay This is me
0000-0003-1985-0585
Türkiye

Publication Date

September 24, 2021

Submission Date

February 1, 2021

Acceptance Date

May 6, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 20 Number: 1

APA
Akçay, S. B., & Beale, T. (2021). INTERACTION BETWEEN CREDIT LENDING AND HOUSE PRICES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: AN ASSESSMENT OF SOVEREIGN DEBT CRISIS COUNTRIES. Ankara Avrupa Çalışmaları Dergisi, 20(1), 1-47. https://doi.org/10.32450/aacd.995582

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