We study households' response to the redistributive effects of inflation combining bank data with an information experiment during historic inflation. Households are generally well-informed about inflation and concerned about its wealth impact; yet, while knowledge about inflation eroding...

Die Coronapandemie, die Energiepreisekrise und die damit einhergehenden hohen Inflationsraten haben ihre Spuren hinterlassen. Die bis zu Beginn des Jahres 2023 sinkenden Reallöhne haben einen Teil der Reallohnzuwächse der Vorjahre aufgezehrt: Im Jahresdurchschnitt 2023 lag der Reallohnindex...

We use Norwegian tax data and a life-cycle model with housing to study how wealth transmits across generations through the housing market. After controlling for a rich set of attributes, households with richer parents are nearly 15% more likely to be homeowners at age 30. Moreover, when...

We study the redistributive effects of surprise inflation combining administrative bank data with an information provision experiment during an episode of historic inflation. On average, households are well-informed about prevailing inflation and are concerned about its impact on their wealth;...