Household debt and household spending behavior: evidence from Malaysia

• Main Authors: Cai, Yunchao, Selamah Abdullah Yusof,, Ruzita Mohd Amin,, Mohd Nahar Mohd Arshad,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15593/1/jeko_54%281%29-8.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15593/; https://www.ukm.my/fep/jem/content/2020.html

Using data collected from urban households in the Klang Valley, Malaysia, this study examined the impact of household debt on urban household consumption decisions. The findings revealed that household debt does not generally affect consumption decisions, except in the case of expenditure on vacat...