Changes in wealth distribution in Italy (2002-2012) and who gained from the Great Recession

The aim of the paper is to analyze changes in families’ assets between 2002 and 2012; to measure changes in the degree of inequality; and to identify which social groups (or classes) have gained from these changes, using the decomposition procedure of the Gini concentration ratio proposed by Dagum (...

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Main Authors: Ignazio Drudi, Giorgio Tassinari, Fabrizio Alboni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2017-06-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:http://ojs.uniroma1.it/index.php/PSLQuarterlyReview/article/view/13805/pdf_9