Who suffers during recessions?

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 27-48

  Hoynes, Hilary ^a,c,d   Miller, Douglas L ^a,c,d   Schaller, Jessamyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84867786703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.26.3.27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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