Does consumption inequality track income inequality in Italy?

Review of Economic Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 133-153

  Jappelli, Tullio ^a,b,c   Pistaferri, Luigi ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CSEF   (Italy)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption and income shocks; Inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249096040     PISSN: 10942025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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