Essays on Savings Behavior, Inflation Measurement, and Growth No. 121

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This thesis consists of four self-contained chapters on macroeconomics and household finance. They apply quantitative methods to study how heterogeneity across agents—in the form of individuals, firms, or broader sectors—matter for aggregate outcomes. The chapters study a broad range of topics, covering both the household sector and the production sector of the Swedish and the US economy. Chapters: 1. The Impact of Pension Reform on Household Income and Savings: A Quantitative Analysis of the Swedish Case 2. Savings Responses to Pension Reform and Implications for Models of Savings Behavior 3. Micro PPI-Based Real Output Forensics 4. Structural Change in Production Networks: A Puzzle