these sources. -- household income ; volatility ; wealth ; medical spending … combining data from multiple surveys, we create an integrated measure of volatility in available household resources, accounting … for fluctuations in income and out-of-pocket medical expenses, as well as financial wealth sufficient to buffer against …

combining data from multiple surveys, we create an integrated measure of volatility in available household resources, accounting … for fluctuations in income and out-of-pocket medical expenses, as well as financial wealth sufficient to buffer against … different groups are exposed to economic risk. As the ESI derives from a data-independent conceptual foundation, it can be …

combining data from multiple surveys, we create an integrated measure of volatility in available household resources, accounting … for fluctuations in income and out-of-pocket medical expenses, as well as financial wealth sufficient to buffer against … different groups are exposed to economic risk. As the ESI derives from a data-independent conceptual foundation, it can be …

We use the Italian Survey of Household Income and Wealth, a rather unique dataset with a long time dimension of panel … contained in the joint dynamics of income, consumption and wealth to quantify the degree of insurance against income risk. The … information on consumption, income and wealth, to structurally estimate a buffer-stock saving model. We exploit the information …