Krueger, D.; Mitman, K.; Perri, F. - In: Handbook of macroeconomics : volume 2, v. 2A-2B SET, (pp. 843-921). 2016
The goal of this chapter is to study how, and by how much, household income, wealth, and preference heterogeneity amplify and propagate a macroeconomic shock. We focus on the US Great Recession of 2007–09 and proceed in two steps. First, using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we...