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作者:Stokey, Nancy L.
作者单位:University of Chicago
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作者:Diamond, Douglas W.; Kashyap, Anil K.; Rajan, Raghuram G.
作者单位:University of Chicago
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作者:Galenson, David W.
作者单位:University of Chicago
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作者:Lucas, Robert E., Jr.
作者单位:University of Chicago
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作者:List, John; Uhlig, Harald
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作者:Snyder, Jason Alan; Welch, Ivo
作者单位:Utah System of Higher Education; University of Utah; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; National Bureau of Economic Research
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作者:Thaler, Richard H.
作者单位:University of Chicago
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作者:Heckman, James J.
作者单位:University of Chicago
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作者:Bonhomme, Stephane; Shaikh, Azeem M.
作者单位:University of Chicago
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作者:Di Tella, Sebastian
作者单位:Stanford University
摘要:This paper investigates the origin id propagation of balance sheet recessions. I first show that in standard models driven by TFP shocks, the balance sheet channel disappears when agents can write contracts on the aggregate state of the economy. Optimal contracts sever the link between leverage and aggregate risk sharing, eliminating the concentration of aggregate risk that drives balance sheet recessions. I then show that uncertainty shocks can help explain this concentration of aggregate ris...