The wealthy hand-to-mouth are households who hold little or no liquid wealth (cash, checking, and savings accounts … accounts). We use survey data on household portfolios for the U.S., Canada, Australia, the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, and …

and pension wealth - for two countries: the United States and Germany. Pension wealth makes up a considerable portion of … household wealth: about 48% in the United States and 61% in Germany. The higher share in Germany narrows the wealth gap between … Germany, augmented wealth (US$651,000) is only 1.4 times higher. Further, the inclusion of pension wealth in household wealth …

and affects the overall effectiveness of forward guidance. We find that the central banks of the U.S., the U.K., Germany …, and other major advanced economies have similar levels of credibility (albeit far from full credibility); however, Japan …

We investigate the employment consequences of deindustrialization for 1,993 cities in France, Germany, Great Britain …, Italy, Japan, and the United States. In all six countries we find a strong negative relationship between a city's share of …

We pursue a cross-country comparison of relative financial readiness of older households in Japan and the Republic of … risky financial portfolios. We find that educational and health attainments of household heads and household wealth lead to …

intergenerational transfers, an issue of current controversy. In both Japan and the United States, a substantial portion of wealth, and … the United States and Japan. Second, we use tax data to estimate the magnitude of intergenerational transfers. The … magnitude of intergenerational transfers provides aid in determining how much outstanding wealth is obtained through …

, Germany, and the United Kingdom, we document striking similarities in spatial differences in unemployment, vacancies, job …

.S transit agencies with transit agencies in Germany and the United Kingdom. We study U.S urban public sector energy efficiency …