fluctuations in a pure exchange economy à la Lucas, with infinitely-lived households, under the hypothesis of spirit of capitalism … capitalism through preferences for wealth. Preferences for wealth are the key element of this paper in a twofold aspect. First … with the strongest spirit of capitalism are also the rich in terms of endowments, heterogeneity in endowments heightens the …

measure of 'Animal Spirits', thereby resolving a previously intractable gap between economic theory and empirical …