In early April 2020 we conducted a survey on a representative sample of more than 8,000 US households to study the … effect of the coronavirus crisis on household income and retirement wealth, households’ expectations about the recovery, and …, which are stronger for younger households and those in lower income and wealth quintiles. Expectations about household …

In early April 2020 we conducted a survey on a representative sample of more than 8,000 US households to study the … effect of the coronavirus crisis on household income and retirement wealth, households' expectations about the recovery, and …, which are stronger for younger households and those in lower income and wealth quintiles. Expectations about household …

We study how furlough affects household financial distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furlough increases the … offset furlough-induced income reductions. This creates wealth inequality but lowers the probability a furloughed worker …

help unify existing studies by showing that aggregate shocks affect general preferences for risk and economic expectations …

help unify existing studies by showing that aggregate shocks affect general preferences for risk and economic expectations …

their customers who were financially affected by the pandemic. Unlike previous disaster assistance programs that were … typically short in duration and localized, the COVID-19 pandemic affected millions of consumers across the country for a … stimulus and benefit payments, provided some stability to many consumers’ financial circumstances during the pandemic. It is …

In this paper we analyze how consumers in Germany updated expectations about in aflation in response to the COVID-19 … restriction measures and local unemployment rates on inflation expectations. We find that consumers who were locally more exposed … to COVID-19 cases report higher inflation expectations. e relationship between the virus spread and inflation …

This report summarises key stylised facts from the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) about assets and … well as in Hungary and Poland.1 The total sample size is composed of more than 84,000 households. Although the survey does … reference period for the first wave was 2010.2 The survey provides unrivalled insight into the distribution of household net …

In this paper, we estimate consumption in the first wave of the Eurosystem Household Finance and Consumption Survey for … questions on consumption asked to households participating in the survey and information on consumption collected in the …