Social Indicators Research
Volume 123, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 771-797

Effects of the Great Recession on Immigrants’ Household Consumption in Spain (Article)

Ballester R.* , Velazco J. , Rigall-I-Torrent R.
  • a Departament d’Economia, Facultat de Ciències Econòmiques i Empresarials, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, Girona, Catalonia 17071, Spain
  • b Departamento de Economía, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Av. Universitaria No 1801, San Miguel, Lima, Peru
  • c Departament d’Economia, Facultat de Ciències Econòmiques i Empresarials, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, Girona, Catalonia 17071, Spain

Abstract

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. © 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

Author Keywords

consumption Great recession immigrants Spain

Index Keywords

Spain household expenditure financial crisis consumption behavior socioeconomic impact household income immigrant population
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84939646359&doi=10.1007%2fs11205-014-0760-1&partnerID=40&md5=72c9189642276d5524b715ecedb288dd
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-014-0760-1
ISSN: 03038300
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English