The Growth of the Italian Economy, 1861−1913: The Composition Of Investment

Fenoaltea, Stefano (2018): The Growth of the Italian Economy, 1861−1913: The Composition Of Investment.

Abstract

Previous papers on Italy’s economic growth from Unification to 1913 reestimated 1911-price GDP from the production side, and reconstructed its allocation on the expenditure side; both efforts sharply revised the latest figures in the literature. The present paper examines the composition of investment, as documented by the new series.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Measurement; Pre-WW1 Italy; Investment
• Subjects: N - Economic History > N1 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics ; Industrial Structure ; Growth ; Fluctuations > N13 - Europe: Pre-1913; N - Economic History > N6 - Manufacturing and Construction > N63 - Europe: Pre-1913

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