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“...We estimate the portfolio effect of changes in social security wealth exploiting a decade of Italian pension reforms. The Italian Survey of Household Income...”

“...We look at how strongly shocks to asset values affect labour supply, using Italian data. We use asset price shocks to provide a measure of wealth changes that...”

“...The chapters of this thesis analyse elements of households' consumption, labour supply and saving decisions within the life cycle framework. The focus is on...”

“...We estimate marginal propensities to consume from wealth shocks for Italian households in the early part of the Great Recession. Large asset price shocks in...”

“...This paper analyses the relationship between female labour market participation and mortgage commitments in life-cycle set up. In particular it examines...”

“...This paper analyses the relationship between female labour market participation and mortgage commitments in life-cycle set up. In particular it examines...”