The Long-Run Effects of Individual Debt Relief
利用丹麦法院记录与全国登记数据，研究发现债务减免使个人收入、就业、资产和财富大幅增加，且效果持续超过25年，其中就业转换贡献了收入增长的三分之二。
Abstract Individuals with extensive debt may be granted debt relief in court. We provide a comprehensive evaluation of the Danish debt relief program with data from court records linked to nationwide register data. Using event-study methods and quasi-random assignment of applicants to court trustees with varying admission rates, we show that debt relief leads to a large increase in earned income, employment, assets, real estate, secured debt, home ownership, and wealth that persists for more than 25 years after a court ruling. The net transition of workers into employment accounts for two thirds of the increase in earned income.