The Financial Decisions of Immigrant and Native Households: Evidence from Italy

Graziella Bertocchi (), Marianna Brunetti and Anzelika Zaiceva

Centro Studi di Banca e Finanza (CEFIN) (Center for Studies in Banking and Finance) from Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Dipartimento di Economia "Marco Biagi"

Abstract: Using rich Italian data for the period 2006-2014, we document sizeable gaps between native and immigrant households with respect to wealth holdings and financial decisions. Immigrant household heads hold less net wealth than native, but only above the median of the wealth distribution, with housing as the main driver. Immigrant status reduces the likelihood of holding risky assets, housing, mortgages, businesses, and valuables, while it increases the likelihood of financial fragility. Years since migration, countries of origin, and the pattern of intermarriage also matter. The Great Recession has worsened the condition of immigrants in terms of wealth holdings, home ownership, and financial fragility.

Keywords: immigrants; household finance; wealth; financial portfolios; Great Recession. JEL Codes: F22; G11; D14; E21; J15. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: pages 36
Date: 2018-11
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Journal Article: The Financial Decisions of Immigrant and Native Households: Evidence from Italy (2023)
Working Paper: The Financial Decisions of Immigrant and Native Households: Evidence from Italy (2020)
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Working Paper: The Financial Decisions of Immigrant and Native Households: Evidence from Italy (2018)
Working Paper: The Financial Decisions of Immigrant and Native Households: Evidence from Italy (2018)
Working Paper: The Financial Decisions of Immigrant and Native Households: Evidence from Italy (2018)
Working Paper: The Financial Decisions of Immigrant and Native Households: Evidence from Italy (2018)
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