We study the distribution of housing wealth in Italy using data from a sample survey (the survey on household income … and wealth) and from administrative records regarding real estate owners held by the Italian Department of the Treasury … adjusting survey data using the information from the administrative records, average housing wealth increases by some 25 per …

We study the distribution of housing wealth in Italy using data from a sample survey (the survey on household income … and wealth) and from administrative records regarding real estate owners held by the Italian Department of the Treasury … adjusting survey data using the information from the administrative records, average housing wealth increases by some 25 per …

The paper describes first the evolution in total household wealth in Italy over the period 1965-2010 before addressing … the analysis of wealth inequality. On the basis of reconstructed data, we show that household wealth inequality declined … afterwards. By international standards, Italy does not have a high level of wealth inequality (contrary to the evidence available …

Poverty is generally defined as income or expenditure insufficiency, but the economic condition of a household also … household net worth. We review and assess two main approaches followed in the literature: income-net worth measures and asset …-poverty. We provide fresh cross-national evidence based on data from the Luxembourg Wealth Study. …