Spending Less after (Seemingly) Bad News

ABSTRACT Using high‐frequency spending data, we show that household consumption displays excess sensitivity to salient macroeconomic news, even when the news is not real. When the announced local unemployment rate reaches a 12‐month maximum, local news coverage of unemployment increases and local co...

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Published in:The Journal of finance (New York) 2024-08, Vol.79 (4), p.2429-2471
Main Authors: GARMAISE, MARK J., LEVI, YARON, LUSTIG, HANNO
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Unemployment
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