Effects of the Great Recession on Immigrants' Household Consumption in Spain

The massive influx of immigrants has played an essential role in the high growth of the Spanish economy during the period 1997–2007. The severe economic crisis that began in 2008 is characterized by high unemployment and reductions in consumption by households. This article uses the Household Budget...

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Published inSocial indicators research Vol. 123; no. 3; pp. 771 - 797
Main Authors Ballester, Ramon, Velazco, Jackeline, Rigall-I-Torrent, Ricard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer 01.09.2015
Springer Netherlands
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Consumption
Consumption patterns
Economic crisis
Economic development
Households
Human Geography
Immigrants
Inequality
Microeconomics
Noncitizens
Public Health
Quality of Life Research
Recessions
Social research
Social Sciences
Sociology
Unemployment
ANE, Spain
Consumption
Great Recession
Immigrants
Spain
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Summary:The massive influx of immigrants has played an essential role in the high growth of the Spanish economy during the period 1997–2007. The severe economic crisis that began in 2008 is characterized by high unemployment and reductions in consumption by households. This article uses the Household Budget Survey to empirically estimate changes in the consumption patterns of households as a result of the economic crisis, analyzing whether differential impacts exist according to the nationality of the household's main breadwinner. Our results show that households with non-Spanish main breadwinners have lower levels of pre-crisis consumption, greater decrease in consumption because of the crisis and greater inequality in consumption levels.
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ISSN:0303-8300
1573-0921
DOI:10.1007/s11205-014-0760-1