Itzhak Ben‐David
Biographic Data
| ID | 5849479 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Itzhak Ben‐David |
| GIVEN NAMES | Itzhak |
| FAMILY NAME | Ben‐David |
| SIGNATURE | BEN DAVID I |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Bureau of Economic Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9743-7441 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Inferring Expectations from Observables
We propose a method to detect shifts in housing price expectations by observing excess capacity. Anticipated future price hikes lead to increased current supply, resulting in temporary vacancies. Using a structural vector autoregression with sign restrictions, we analyze the impact of these expectations on the U.S. housing market. Our findings indicate that price expectation shocks primarily drove the 1996–2006 boom, especially in the Sand States…
Policy Intervention in Debt Renegotiation
We evaluate the effects of the 2009 Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) that provided intermediaries with sizable financial incentives to renegotiate mortgages. HAMP increased intensity of renegotiations and prevented a substantial number of foreclosures but reached just one-third of its targeted indebted households. This shortfall was in large part due to low renegotiation intensity of a few large intermediaries and was driven by interme…
Policy Intervention in Debt Renegotiation
We evaluate the effects of the 2009 Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) that provided intermediaries with sizable financial incentives to renegotiate mortgages. HAMP increased intensity of renegotiations and prevented a substantial number of foreclosures but reached just one-third of its targeted indebted households. This shortfall was in large part due to low renegotiation intensity of a few large intermediaries and was driven by interme…
Policy Intervention in Debt Renegotiation
We evaluate the effects of the 2009 Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) that provided intermediaries with sizable financial incentives to renegotiate mortgages. HAMP increased intensity of renegotiations and prevented a substantial number of foreclosures but reached just one-third of its targeted indebted households. This shortfall was in large part due to low renegotiation intensity of a few large intermediaries and was driven by interme…
Inferring Expectations from Observables
We propose a method to detect shifts in housing price expectations by observing excess capacity. Anticipated future price hikes lead to increased current supply, resulting in temporary vacancies. Using a structural vector autoregression with sign restrictions, we analyze the impact of these expectations on the U.S. housing market. Our findings indicate that price expectation shocks primarily drove the 1996–2006 boom, especially in the Sand States…
Economics (2 works) · Housing Market and Economics (2 works) · Business (1 works) · Debt (1 works) · Econometrics (1 works) · Finance (1 works) · Finance (1 works) · Financial intermediary (1 works) · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (1 works) · Foreclosure (1 works)