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Frank Schilbach

Ford Foundation International Associate Professor · MIT

Ford Foundation International Associate Professor of Economics at MIT, working in development and behavioral economics on poverty, mental health and sleep. Co-director of the Behavioral Development Lab in India.

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Published Quarterly Journal of Economics Online 15 May 2025 Published Jul 2025
Lives Versus Livelihoods: The Impact of the Great Recession on Mortality and Welfare

Amy Finkelstein · Matthew J Notowidigdo · Frank Schilbach · Jonathan Zhang

Does the Great Recession reduce or increase mortality, and what are the welfare implications of incorporating recession-induced mortality changes into standard macroeconomic welfare frameworks?