contagion needs to be heterogeneous across India, depending on the ex-ante economic structure of a region. …

occupational exposure to contagion driven by social contacts. I combined six indicators based on Occupation Information Network (O … cross-country differences in levels of exposure to contagion in comparable occupations. The resulting country-level measures … of levels of exposure to contagion (excluding health professions) predict the growth in COVID-19 cases, and the number of …

-contact route. We show that in Europe, women are more exposed to contagion, as they are more likely than men to work in occupations … important factor in workers' exposure to contagion than their education or age. This gender difference in exposure can be … require more interpersonal interactions. While workers in Southern European countries are the most exposed to contagion, the …

providing an overview of consumer bankruptcy law in the US and document the relevant institutional changes over time. We proceed … implications of various bankruptcy laws? And second, what caused the rise in filings over time? We end with a discussion of open …

). The HDC can order an immediate repayment or grant a debt suspension. Exploiting the random assignment of bankruptcy … importance of regulation of credit distribution to avoid both entering into bankruptcy and re-filing for bankruptcy. …

households in consumer bankruptcy appears to be no different. Despite the U.S. Bankruptcy Code being federal law, there is … extreme geographic variation in the relative use of the two types of consumer bankruptcy - Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 - and … these differences lead to disparities in bankruptcy's balance between debt relief and creditor repayment. Guided by the …

limits and more lenient bankruptcy - affected intergenerational mobility. Surprisingly, we find that the democratization of … bankruptcy policy lowers mobility since low-income households dissave, hit their constraints more often, and reduce investments … in their children. Quantitatively, the democratization of credit is dominated by more lenient bankruptcy policy and so …

power of landowner relationship networks and lobbying behaviour on successfully gaining value-enhancing rezoning. A State …