Die Dissertation beinhaltet drei Kapitel zu den größten Finanzkrisen des letzten Jahrhunderts - der Großen Depression (ab 1929) und der Großen Rezession (ab 2007-08). Der Kern der Arbeit liegt in der Verbindung zwischen einer ungleicheren Einkommensverteilung, Haushaltsverschuldung,...

Using panel data for a sample of households in Utah from 1850 to 1900 we find income and wealth age profiles that are concave and that have a peak within the age distribution of the relevant sample. This finding holds for cross sections at five-year intervals, for pooled cross section...

Using panel data for a sample of households in Utah from 1850 to 1900 we find income and wealth age profiles that are concave and that have a peak within the age distribution of the relevant sample. This finding holds for cross sections at five-year intervals, for pooled cross section...