Miniaci, Raffaele; Monfardini, Chiara; Weber, Guglielmo - Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) - 2003
In this paper we investigate the way consumption changes around retirement in Italy. Using micro data covering the 1985-96 period, we find that consumption age patterns are similar to those found in the US and other developed countries, despite the much more wide-spread cohabitation of different...