9. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Tables xii
4. Charts xx
5. Preface xxiii
6. PART ONE. The National Balance Sheet of the United States
7. 1. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 3
8. 2. MAIN FEATURES OF NATIONAL BALANCE SHEETS 9
9. 3. THE NATIONAL BALANCE SHEET OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE POSTWAR PERIOD 41
10. PART TWO. The Influence of Price Changes on Net Worth
11. 4. SUMMARY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF FINDINGS 109
12. 5. PROBLEMS IN MEASURING NET WORTH 116
13. 6. NET WORTH CHANGES AND PRICE LEVEL CHANGES 130
14. 7. ASSET PRICES AND THE GENERAL PRICE LEVEL 166
15. 8. LEVERAGE RATIOS 190
16. PART THREE. Housing in the National Balance Sheet
17. 9. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY 245
18. 11. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES AS FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 277
19. 12. HOME OWNERSHIP AND MORTGAGE DEBT IN RELATION TO FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS 328
20. APPENDIXES 353
21. INDEX 427