Nicholas S. Souleles

University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department

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The Wharton School

3620 Locust Walk

Philadelphia, PA 19104

United States

http://finance.wharton.upenn.edu/~souleles

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Special Purpose Vehicles and Securitization

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Special Purpose Vehicles and Securitization

FRB Philadelphia Working Paper No. 05-21
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 04 May 2005 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2019
Gary B. Gorton and Nicholas S. Souleles
Yale School of Management and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Securitization, Special Purpose Vehicles, Bankruptcy, Consumer Credit, Credit Cards

Special Purpose Vehicles and Securitization

NBER Working Paper No. w11190
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 08 Apr 2005 Last Revised: 31 Jul 2022
Gary B. Gorton and Nicholas S. Souleles
Yale School of Management and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Do Liquidity Constraints and Interest Rates Matter for Consumer Behavior? Evidence from Credit Card Data

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Do Liquidity Constraints and Interest Rates Matter for Consumer Behavior? Evidence from Credit Card Data

Wharton FIC Working Paper No. 00-04
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 26 Apr 2000
David B. Gross and Nicholas S. Souleles
Compass Lexecon and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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permanent-income hypothesis, liquidity constraints, precautionary saving; marginal propensity to consume, interest-rate elasticity; credit supply, consumer credit, credit cards.

Do Liquidity Constraints and Interest Rates Matter for Consumer Behavior? Evidence from Credit Card Data

NBER Working Paper No. w8314
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 31 May 2001 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2022
David B. Gross and Nicholas S. Souleles
Compass Lexecon and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Do Liquidity Constraints and Interest Rates Matter for Consumer Behavior? Evidence from Credit Card Data

Posted: 19 Aug 2001
David B. Gross and Nicholas S. Souleles
Compass Lexecon and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department

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permanent-income hypothesis, liquidity constraints, precautionary saving; marginal propensity to consume, interest-rate elasticity; credit supply, consumer credit, credit cards.

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Do Consumers Choose the Right Credit Contracts?

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Do Consumers Choose the Right Credit Contracts?

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 13 Nov 2005 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2015
Sumit Agarwal, Souphala Chomsisengphet, Chunlin Liu and Nicholas S. Souleles
National University of Singapore, Government of the United States of America - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), University of Nevada, Reno - College of Business and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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consumption, borrowing, debt, balance sheets, consumer credit, credit cards, banking

Do Consumers Choose the Right Credit Contracts?

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 05 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2015
Sumit Agarwal, Souphala Chomsisengphet, Chunlin Liu and Nicholas S. Souleles
National University of Singapore, Government of the United States of America - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), University of Nevada, Reno - College of Business and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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consumption, borrowing, debt, balance sheets, consumer credit, credit cards, banking

Do Consumers Choose the Right Credit Contracts?

The Review of Corporate Finance Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 11 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 19 Mar 2015
Sumit Agarwal, Souphala Chomsisengphet, Chunlin Liu and Nicholas S. Souleles
National University of Singapore, Government of the United States of America - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), University of Nevada, Reno - College of Business and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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consumption, borrowing, debt, balance sheets, consumer credit, credit cards, banking

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Household Expenditure and the Income Tax Rebates of 2001

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Household Expenditure and the Income Tax Rebates of 2001

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 03 Jan 2005 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2011
David Johnson, Jonathan A. Parker and Nicholas S. Souleles
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
Downloads 1,099 (39,682)
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Consumption, saving, Life-Cycle model, Permanent-Income Hypothesis, liquidity constraints; fiscal policy, tax cuts, tax rebates, windfalls

Household Expenditure and the Income Tax Rebates of 2001

NBER Working Paper No. w10784
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Sep 2004 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2022
David Johnson, Jonathan A. Parker and Nicholas S. Souleles
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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An Empirical Analysis of Personal Bankruptcy and Delinquency

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An Empirical Analysis of Personal Bankruptcy and Delinquency

Wharton FIC Working Paper No. 98-28-B
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 11 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2011
David B. Gross and Nicholas S. Souleles
Compass Lexecon and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Personal bankruptcy, Forecasting default, Credit risk management, Consumer credit, Credit cards

An Empirical Analysis of Personal Bankruptcy and Delinquency

NBER Working Paper No. w8409
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 06 Aug 2001 Last Revised: 25 Dec 2022
David B. Gross and Nicholas S. Souleles
Compass Lexecon and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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An Empirical Analysis of Personal Bankruptcy and Delinquency

Posted: 06 Nov 2001
David B. Gross and Nicholas S. Souleles
Compass Lexecon and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department

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Personal bankruptcy; Forecasting default; Credit risk management; Consumer credit; Credit cards

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The Reaction of Consumer Spending and Debt to Tax Rebates - Evidence from Consumer Credit Data

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The Reaction of Consumer Spending and Debt to Tax Rebates - Evidence from Consumer Credit Data

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2011
Sumit Agarwal, Chunlin Liu and Nicholas S. Souleles
National University of Singapore, University of Nevada, Reno - College of Business and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
Downloads 736 (68,792)
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consumption, saving, Life-Cycle model, Permanent-Income Hypothesis, liquidity constraints, fiscal policy, tax cuts, tax rebates, windfalls, credit cards, consumer credit, consumer balance sheets, household finance

The Reaction of Consumer Spending and Debt to Tax Rebates -- Evidence from Consumer Credit Data

NBER Working Paper No. w13694
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 21 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 04 Dec 2022
Sumit Agarwal, Chunlin Liu and Nicholas S. Souleles
National University of Singapore, University of Nevada, Reno - College of Business and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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What 'Triggers' Mortgage Default?

FRB of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 10-13
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 29 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2011
Ronel Elul, Nicholas S. Souleles, Souphala Chomsisengphet, Dennis Glennon and Robert M. Hunt
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department, Government of the United States of America - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Government of the United States of America - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Consumer Finance Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
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Mortgages, Mortgage Default, Negative Equity, Illiquidity, Double Trigger, Consumer Credit, Household Finance

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A Portfolio View of Consumer Credit

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A Portfolio View of Consumer Credit

FRB of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 05-25
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 28 Oct 2005 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2011
David K. Musto and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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credit supply, consumer credit; default risk, credit scores, loan portfolio analysis

A Portfolio View of Consumer Credit

NBER Working Paper No. w11735
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 27 Jan 2006 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2022
David K. Musto and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Owner-Occupied Housing as a Hedge Against Rent Risk

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Owner-Occupied Housing as a Hedge Against Rent Risk

University of Pennsylvania, Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Paper No. 01-03, FRB Philadelphia Working Paper No. 05-10
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Apr 2003
Todd M. Sinai and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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rent risk, house price risk, housing tenure choice, house prices, household risk management, aging and housing wealth

Owner-Occupied Housing as a Hedge Against Rent Risk

NBER Working Paper No. w9462
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 Jan 2003 Last Revised: 10 Nov 2022
Todd M. Sinai and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Benefits of Relationship Banking: Evidence from Consumer Credit Markets

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Citation 63

Benefits of Relationship Banking: Evidence from Consumer Credit Markets

FRB of Chicago Working Paper No. 2010-05
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 24 Jul 2010
Sumit Agarwal, Souphala Chomsisengphet, Chunlin Liu and Nicholas S. Souleles
National University of Singapore, Government of the United States of America - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), University of Nevada, Reno - College of Business and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Relationship Banking; Credit Cards, Consumer Credit, Deposits, Investments

Benefits of Relationship Banking: Evidence from Consumer Credit Markets

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 19 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2017
Sumit Agarwal, Souphala Chomsisengphet, Chunlin Liu, Changcheng Song and Nicholas S. Souleles
National University of Singapore, Government of the United States of America - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), University of Nevada, Reno - College of Business, Singapore Management University and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Relationship Banking, Credit Cards, Consumer Credit, Deposits, Investments, Household Finance

Benefits of Relationship Banking: Evidence from Consumer Credit Markets

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2017
Sumit Agarwal, Souphala Chomsisengphet, Chunlin Liu and Nicholas S. Souleles
National University of Singapore, Government of the United States of America - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), University of Nevada, Reno - College of Business and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department

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Relationship Banking, Credit Cards, Consumer Credit, Deposits, Investments, Household Finance

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Net Worth and Housing Equity in Retirement

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Net Worth and Housing Equity in Retirement

FRB of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 07-33
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 12 Dec 2007
Todd M. Sinai and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Net Worth and Housing Equity in Retirement

NBER Working Paper No. w13693
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2022
Todd M. Sinai and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Household Securities Purchases, Transactions Costs, and Hedging Motives

Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Paper No. 24-99
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 04 Feb 2000
Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Reported Preference vs. Revealed Preference: Evidence from the Propensity to Spend Tax Rebates

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Reported Preference vs. Revealed Preference: Evidence from the Propensity to Spend Tax Rebates

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2017
Jonathan A. Parker and Nicholas S. Souleles
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Revealed preference, survey methods, treatment effects, consumption, marginal propensity to consume, fiscal policy

Reported Effects vs. Revealed-Preference Estimates: Evidence from the Propensity to Spend Tax Rebates

NBER Working Paper No. w23920
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 16 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 12 May 2023
Jonathan A. Parker and Nicholas S. Souleles
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Can Owning a Home Hedge the Risk of Moving?

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Can Owning a Home Hedge the Risk of Moving?

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Nov 2009
Todd M. Sinai and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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housing demand, house price risk, mobility, tenure choice

Can Owning a Home Hedge the Risk of Moving?

NBER Working Paper No. w15462
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 03 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2023
Todd M. Sinai and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Consumer Sentiment: Its Rationality and Usefulness in Forecasting Expenditure - Evidence from the Michigan Micro Data

NBER Working Paper No. w8410
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 06 Aug 2001 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2022
Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Physician Income Expectations and Specialty Choice

NBER Working Paper No. w8536
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Oct 2001 Last Revised: 30 Oct 2022
Sean Nicholson and Nicholas S. Souleles
Cornell University - Department of Policy Analysis & Management (PAM) and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Reported Effects vs. Revealed-Preference Estimates: Evidence From the Propensity to Spend Tax Rebates

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 29 Jan 2019
Jonathan A. Parker and Nicholas S. Souleles
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Consumption, Tax Rebates, Survey Methodology, Revealed Preference

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Consumer Spending and the Economic Stimulus Payments of 2008

NBER Working Paper No. w16684
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 18 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2023
Jonathan A. Parker, Nicholas S. Souleles, David Johnson, David S. Johnson and Robert McClelland
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Government of the United States of America - Bureau of the Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Physician Income Prediction Errors: Sources and Implications for Behavior

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 Apr 2002
Sean Nicholson and Nicholas S. Souleles
Cornell University - Department of Policy Analysis & Management (PAM) and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department
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Consumer Response to the Reagan Tax Cuts

Posted: 27 Apr 2001
Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department

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Life-Cycle Model, Permanent-Income Hypothesis, Excess sensitivity; Fiscal Policy, Tax cuts

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Testing for Liquidity Constraints in Euler Equations with Complementary Data Sources

Rodney L. White Center Working Paper No. 10-97
Posted: 20 Jul 1998
Tullio Jappelli, Jörn-Steffen Pischke and Nicholas S. Souleles
University of Naples Federico II - Department of Economics and Statistics, London School of Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Finance Department

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