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CHAPTER 1. BANKRUPTCY 57<br />

Table 1.6: The Effect on Assets<br />

Dependent variable:<br />

1(homeowner) ln(home equity) 1(homeowner) ln(home equity) 1(vehicle owner) ln(vehicle equity) 1(wealth > 0) ln(wealth)<br />

OLS 2SLS OLS<br />

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)<br />

Homestead <strong>in</strong>strument -0.009 0.000 0.066 0.000<br />

(0.014) (0.000) (0.149) (0.000)<br />

Vehicle <strong>in</strong>strument -0.088 -0.288<br />

(0.064) (0.149)<br />

Basel<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>strument 0.008 0.000 -0.078 0.000 -0.025 -0.047 -0.011 -0.011<br />

(0.031) (0.000) (0.178) (0.000) (0.014) (0.041) (0.007) (0.083)<br />

Demographic controls Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes<br />

Income polynomial (4th order) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes<br />

Wealth polynomial (4th order) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes<br />

Instrument<br />

Historical homestead Yes Yes<br />

R-squared 0.47 1.00 - - 0.16 0.35 0.10 0.43<br />

N 20,265 17,293 17,418 14,836 20,265 17,699 20,265 17,293<br />

Notes: Regressions of assets (<strong>in</strong>dicators for positive values <strong>and</strong> log values) on state-level measures of asset exemption law (the <strong>in</strong>struments). The homestead <strong>in</strong>strument is mean log seizable<br />

home equity for a constant, nationally representative sample of households as though they lived <strong>in</strong> each state. The historical, vehicle, <strong>and</strong> basel<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>struments are constructed similarly us<strong>in</strong>g<br />

seizable home equity under <strong>in</strong>flation-adjusted 1920 homestead exemption laws, seizable vehicle equity, <strong>and</strong> seizable assets. Demographic controls are dummies for age group, family<br />

structure, race, <strong>and</strong> education. Pooled 1999 to 2005 PSID exclud<strong>in</strong>g households with <strong>public</strong> <strong>in</strong>surance or a head age 65 or older. Inflation-adjusted to 2005 us<strong>in</strong>g the CPI-U. Homeownership<br />

rate is 72.5 percent. Vehicle ownership rate is 91.0 percent.

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