Replication data for: Understanding Consumption Behavior: Evidence from Consumers' Reaction to Shopping Vouchers

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Kamhon Kan; Shin-Kun Peng; Ping Wang

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Project Citation:

Kan, Kamhon, Peng, Shin-Kun, and Wang, Ping. Replication data for: Understanding Consumption Behavior: Evidence from Consumers’ Reaction to Shopping Vouchers. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2017. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114597V1

Project Description

Summary: This paper advances our understanding of consumption behavior using the 2009 Taiwan Shopping Voucher Program. This program was universal and well publicized, and its payment to each individual was medium-sized. Based on survey data, it is found that the marginal propensity to consume is about one quarter, which is comparable to findings obtained by previous studies on consumers'response to fiscal stimulus payments. Further, vendors' discounts for voucher users played a significant role in boosting the effectiveness of the program.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: MPC; consumption behavior; stimulus; shopping vouchers

JEL Classification:
      D12 Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
      E21 Macroeconomics: Consumption; Saving; Wealth
      E62 Fiscal Policy

Geographic Coverage: Taiwan

Time Period(s): 2009 – 2009

Data Type(s): survey data; observational data

Collection Notes: Telephone interviews

Methodology

Data Source: Survey

Unit(s) of Observation: individual,

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V1 [2019-10-13]

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