Household Wealth and Resilience to Financial Shocks in Italy /

High household wealth is often cited as a key strength of the Italian economy. Both in absolute terms and relative to income, the Italian household sector is wealthier than most euro area peers. A sizable fraction of this wealth is held by the rich and upper middle classes. This paper documents the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garcia-Macia, Daniel
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/196
Online Access:Full text available on IMF