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Abstract: We elicit the intertemporal Marginal Propensity to Consume (iMPC) based on hypothetical different size lottery winnings through questions in the 2023-24 Italian Survey of Consumer Expectations (ISCE). Survey respondents were asked to allocate three hypothetical lottery winning amounts (€1,000, €10,000. and €50,000) between consumption and saving in both the year following the survey and over the longer term. The iMPC for a €1,000 win declines from 26% in the first year to about 1% five years after the shock. Larger win amounts have a smaller impact in the first year and a larger impact in the long run. The iMPC for a €10,000 (€50,000) prize declines from 19% (15%) in the first year to 2.5% (4%) in year five. Regardless of the size of the shock, the iMPC shows a weak negative relation to the cash-on-hand amount and a negative relation to income risk. We show that calibrated simulations of incomplete market models with borrowing constraints, income risk, and household heterogeneity are broadly consistent with these empirical findings.

Keywords: Intertemporal Marginal Propensity to Consume; Income Shocks; Shock Size

JEL-codes: C80; C99; D12; D14; D15

Language: English

49 pages, October 1, 2024

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