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Is the Kuznets curve still alive? Evidence from Italian household budgets, 1881-1961

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Rossi, N; Toniolo, G; Vecchi, G
Published in: Journal of Economic History
January 1, 2001

We investigate secular changes in the distribution of personal expenditure in Italy. To this end we present a new data set, consisting of 4,370 family-level budgets scattered over the years 1881-1961. Our methodology is innovative for this kind of study. Italy's secular trend proves to have been egalitarian, and to have accelerated in periods of fast output growth. Sectoral, residential, and demographic changes associated with "modern economic growth" account for a minor part of the observed changes in expenditure distribution, suggesting that other factors, such as wage differentials, play a dominant role in explaining the dynamics of inequality.

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Journal of Economic History

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0022-0507

Publication Date

January 1, 2001

Volume

61

Issue

4

Start / End Page

904 / 925

Related Subject Headings

  • History of Social Sciences
  • 5002 History and philosophy of specific fields
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 3502 Banking, finance and investment
  • 2202 History and Philosophy of Specific Fields
  • 1403 Econometrics
  • 1402 Applied Economics
 

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Rossi, N., Toniolo, G., & Vecchi, G. (2001). Is the Kuznets curve still alive? Evidence from Italian household budgets, 1881-1961. Journal of Economic History, 61(4), 904–925. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022050701042024
Rossi, N., G. Toniolo, and G. Vecchi. “Is the Kuznets curve still alive? Evidence from Italian household budgets, 1881-1961.” Journal of Economic History 61, no. 4 (January 1, 2001): 904–25. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022050701042024.
Rossi N, Toniolo G, Vecchi G. Is the Kuznets curve still alive? Evidence from Italian household budgets, 1881-1961. Journal of Economic History. 2001 Jan 1;61(4):904–25.
Rossi, N., et al. “Is the Kuznets curve still alive? Evidence from Italian household budgets, 1881-1961.” Journal of Economic History, vol. 61, no. 4, Jan. 2001, pp. 904–25. Scopus, doi:10.1017/s0022050701042024.
Rossi N, Toniolo G, Vecchi G. Is the Kuznets curve still alive? Evidence from Italian household budgets, 1881-1961. Journal of Economic History. 2001 Jan 1;61(4):904–925.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Economic History

DOI

ISSN

0022-0507

Publication Date

January 1, 2001

Volume

61

Issue

4

Start / End Page

904 / 925

Related Subject Headings

  • History of Social Sciences
  • 5002 History and philosophy of specific fields
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 3502 Banking, finance and investment
  • 2202 History and Philosophy of Specific Fields
  • 1403 Econometrics
  • 1402 Applied Economics