Overview of the book -- Economic turbulence : what, who, and how much? -- The industries -- Firms, their workers, and their survival -- Firm turbulence and job ladders -- Turbulence and worker career paths -- Economic turbulence and middle-income jobs -- Conclusions and implications for policy

The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has rekindled debate about the desirability of governmental interference in asset markets . either through the operation of policy levers, or, through the chosen institutional setup. In this paper we quantify economic costs due to mispricing of real assets in...