The Dynamics of Household Wealth Accumulation in Italy

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 269-295

  Jappelli, Tullio ^a   Pistaferri, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347998471     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2000.tb00025.x     Document Type: Article

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