Download or read book The Great Recession and the Distribution of Household Income written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The so-called Great Recession that followed the global financial crisis at the end of 2007 was the largest economic downturn since the 1930s for most rich countries. To what extent were household incomes affected by this event, and how did the effects differ across countries? This book addresses these questions.