Statistical Methods and Applications

Learning goals Students will be introduced to the following topics 1. The Monetary, banking and financial statistics. Why Bank of Italy collects statistics and what collects. Application: recent developments of the banks. 2. The financial accountsThe financial accounts structure.Household wealth after Piketty: an international comparison.The financial structure of the companies. 3. The balance of payments and international investment positionThe Italian balance of payments: the structure and recent developments.The procedure on excessive macroeconomic imbalances in Europe.Funds held abroad by the families. 4. The sample surveys of the Bank of ItalyThe survey on Household Income: recent results and a long-term look.The survey on inflation and growth expectations.