To do list

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Introduction

• Write the introduction

Chapter 1: Models of wealth distributions (literature review)

• Complete section on exogeneity of interest rates
• Add section on importance of income risk and market structure (Krueger/Perri, Attanasio/Pavoni, Blundell, Violante papers)
• Add section on models of the top tail of the distribution (De Nardi et al)
• Select some additional papers from my literature review, possibility of mentioning Barba/Pivett

Chapter 2: Heterogeneous Profiles and Income Risk

• "Replicate" Guvenen (2009) to the degree possible
• Write up results for 1968-2013 sample compared to original 1968-1996 sample
• Double check results for 1968-1979, 1980-1991 and (most importantly) 1992-2013
• Create BHPS 1992-2009 sample comparable to PSID
• Estimate processes for BHPS

Chapter 3: Wealth Distributions in Models with Learning about Income Processes

• Establish baseline results using Guvenen's distributions
• Write minimum distance estimator function
• Implement combined linear/spline interpolation if possible
• Conduct experiments with changing dispersion of beta (think about what this means for aggregate income and its distribution!)
• Comparison of SCF1983 (or 89) and 2010 (or 13) with model output given income process with parameters estimated for earlier and later period in PSID
• Comparative statics for parameters of income process
• Comparative statics for belief parameters

Chapter 4: The Competitive Effects of Trade Liberalization in North America

• Update literature section with Dix-Carneiro and Melitz/Redding AER P&P, and Costinot/Rodriguez-Clare
• Ensure correct tables are included in Appendix (possibly re-run estimations to check)
• Add 4-digit regression tables

Conclusion

• Write a conclusion