The Great Recession presented the US with economic and political challenges that had not been experienced since the …

Prior to 2020, the Great Recession was the most important macroeconomic shock to the United States economy in …, with the bulk of that coming in the last years of the recovery. We place the Great Recession in historical context and … phase. We also discuss the response of fiscal and monetary policy to the Great Recession, and draw lessons for the future. …

Prior to 2020, the Great Recession was the most important macroeconomic shock to the United States economy in …, with the bulk of that coming in the last years of the recovery. We place the Great Recession in historical context and … phase. We also discuss the response of fiscal and monetary policy to the Great Recession, and draw lessons for the future. …

levels during the Great Recession. We document that over this period, states with more generous bankruptcy exemptions had … less generous exemptions. We interpret these reduced form estimates as the relative effect of debt relief across states …-post debt forgiveness provided by the consumer bankruptcy system during the Great Recession increased aggregate employment by …

levels during the Great Recession. We document that over this period, states with more generous bankruptcy exemptions had … less generous exemptions. We interpret these reduced form estimates as the relative effect of debt relief across states …-post debt forgiveness provided by the consumer bankruptcy system during the Great Recession increased aggregate employment by …

large debt relief program enacted in the Republic of Georgia that, similar to USA, affected every sixth voter. We estimate …Many governments operate consumer debt relief programs, often timed to match the election cycle, but their political … effects are not well understood. We ask if debt relief can influence elections in democracies. Our motivating exercise is the …