Riksbank paper measures impact of debt-to-income limits

Limits seem to be a useful measure

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Sveriges Riksbank. Photo courtesy of the Riksbank
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Debt-to-income limits seem to be an effective measure for limiting household indebtedness, although no macro models currently capture their full effects, according to a study published today (June 2) by Sveriges Riksbank.

Analysis by Gustav Alfelt, Björn Lagerwall and Dilan Ölcer tests two calibrations of a debt-to-income limit: one at 400% of income and the other at 600%. The tougher 400% would bind on 39% of the population, compared with 12% for the 600% limit.

The authors note the limits only

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