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Stockholding in Italy

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Luigi Guiso () (University of Sassari, Ente Luigi Einaudi and CEPR)
Tullio Jappelli () (CSEF, Università di Salerno, and CEPR)

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The study describes the aggregate trends in Italian households' portfolios in the past decade and documents a massive shift towards riskier portfolios and an increase in stock market and mutual funds participation. The study then uses microeconomic data to analyze the pattern of direct and indirect stockholding and their determinants. It documents how stockholding evolves during the life cycle and the relation between stock market participation and wealth, education, and other demographic characteristics. A major finding is that stockholding - either direct or through mutual funds and other managed investment accounts is present only among investors with above median wealth. Even among the richest segment of the population, non-participation in stocks is quite common.

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Paper provided by Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Salerno, Italy in its series CSEF Working Papers with number 82.

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  1. Guiso, Luigi & Jappelli, Tullio & Terlizzese, Daniele, 1996. "Income Risk, Borrowing Constraints, and Portfolio Choice," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 86(1), pages 158-72, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  2. Paxson, Christina, 1990. "Borrowing Constraints and Portfolio Choice," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 105(2), pages 535-43, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Stephen G. Cecchetti, 1999. "Legal structure, financial structure, and the monetary policy transmission mechanism," Economic Policy Review, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, issue Jul, pages 9-28. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Riccardo Cesari & Fabio Panetta, 1998. "Style, Fees and Performance of Italian Equity Funds," Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) 325, Bank of Italy, Economic Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  5. Marco Pagano & Fabio Panetta & and Luigi Zingales, 1998. "Why Do Companies Go Public? An Empirical Analysis," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 53(1), pages 27-64, 02. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  6. Cesari, R. & Panetta, F., 1998. "Style, Fees and Performance of Italian Equity Funds," Papers 325, Banca Italia - Servizio di Studi.
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  1. Charles Grant & Tuomas Peltonen, 2005. "Housing and Equity Wealth Effects of Italian Households," DNB Working Papers 043, Netherlands Central Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
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