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This chapter reviews empirical estimates of differential income and consumption growth across individuals during … recessions. Most existing studies examine the variation in income and consumption growth across individuals by sorting on ex ante … prior to the recession, these same zip codes saw high house price growth, a substantial expansion of debt by homeowners, and …