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Italian Abstract: Il sostegno finanziario offerto da parenti o amici è aumentato con la crisi, sia in termini di frequenza, sia negli importi. Per i beneficiari, il sostegno della rete informale è di ammontare comparabile al ricorso al credito al consumo; la sua diffusione rimane tuttavia...
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The aim of this work is to arrive at a better understanding of the underlying reasons for the slow adoption of electronic payment instruments in Italy. Our findings indicate that a pivotal role in explaining Italy's lag in abandoning cash is played by development factors, such as innovative...
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Criminals worldwide typically use misreporting tricks of different sorts to exploit the transfer of goods between different countries for money laundering purposes. The main international anti-money laundering organisations started paying attention to this phenomenon, known as trade-based money...
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This paper explores the role of cash usage in feeding the underground economy by using a unique dataset that combines, at province level, official estimates of Italian firms’ underreporting with data on cash transactions drawn from the aggregate anti-money laundering reports filed to the...
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Italian Abstract: In questo lavoro si presenta una ricostruzione storica degli andamenti dell’economia italiana e delle due macroaree del Paese, il Centro Nord e il Mezzogiorno, a partire dagli anni cinquanta e si propongono degli scenari di crescita alla luce delle proiezioni demografiche...
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In this paper I present evidence about the importance of demand for services in the development of the service sector. By comparing developments in demand for services in Italy, France, Germany and the US, I show that the contribution of final demand by European households to growth in output is...
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Italian Abstract: La filiera del settore immobiliare contribuisce per oltre un quinto al prodotto interno lordo; la sua rilevanza per il sistema bancario è ancora più elevata: il credito concesso alle imprese del comparto supera il 34 per cento dei finanziamenti al settore privato. La...
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This paper analyses aggregate household wealth in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, the UK and the US. Building on a new data set for the time span 1980-2011, we discuss the trends in household financial assets in the last thirty years, the reasons for differences across countries,...
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Italian Abstract: I conti patrimoniali sono parte del sistema di contabilità nazionale e forniscono un quadro completo della ricchezza di un paese e della sua evoluzione temporale. Nel lavoro vengono presentati i conti patrimoniali dell'Italia costruiti utilizzando i dati dei conti finanziari...
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We analyse the evolution of EU citizens' living standards, considering the EU as a single country. Average living standards have improved considerably as the European integration process has unfolded. EU28 income inequality has steadily declined, mostly as a result of the macroeconomic...
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