Blog post
22 January 2018
The financial side of the productivity slowdown
Scholars have devoted much research to the “productivity puzzle” that has emerged after the crisis, and some are investigating the role of financial f
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Policy brief
10 January 2018
Bank liquidation in the European Union: clarification needed
Critical functions and public interest. What role do they play in Member States’ decision to grant liquidation aid? The author of this paper looks at
External publication
18 December 2017
Critical functions and public interest in banking services: Need for clarification?
What is the role that the concepts of critical functions and public interest play in Member States’ decision to grant liquidation aid? Silvia Merler l
Blog post
26 July 2017
Italian economic growth and the Euro
While the Euro has frequently been blamed for the poor growth performance of Italy over the years, a long-term analysis shows deteriorating growth bef
Blog post
26 June 2017
A tangled tale of bank liquidation in Venice
What can we learn about the Italian banking sector from the decision to liquidate Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza? Silvia Merler sees a ten
Podcast
05 May 2017
How will Europe's banking system respond to future challenges?
After the financial crisis, the EU has taken measures to create conditions for a safer banking sector. One of the key measures to do that is the creat
Blog post
31 March 2017
Italian banks: not quiet on the eastern front
Italian banks are back in the spotlight. After MPS failed to raise enough capital from private investors earlier this year, Banco Popolare di Vicenza
Policy brief
08 March 2017
How not to create zombie banks: lessons for Italy from Japan
How can Italian banks address the issue of non-perfoming loans? What lessons can they learn from Japan?
Blog post
13 January 2017
The Italian Lira: the exchange rate and employment in the ERM
In the decades before Italy joined the Euro, the Lira was devalued many times relative to the Deutschmark. Were these re-alignments accompanied by lon
Opinion piece
04 January 2017
ECB finally addressing Italian bank woes
Italy’s banking problem has been left unaddressed for too long. Similar to Japan in the 1990s, it is best understood as a combination of structural an
Blog post
27 December 2016
The strange case of the MPS capital shortfall
Italy's banking saga continues with the announcement that beleaguered MPS may need to find an additional €3bn. What exactly has changed, and what does
Blog post
12 December 2016
Socio-economic determinants of the Italian vote
The socio-economic factors driving the 'no' result from Italy's referendum differ from the Brexit vote. The Italian NO vote seems to have been driven
Blog post
02 December 2016
Financial implications of the Italian referendum
On Sunday, Italy will held a constitutional referendum whose implications for the political stability of the country are uncertain. Right after the re
Blog post
29 November 2016
Tweeting the Italian referendum: the hashtag war
We are monitoring an aggregate of twitter hashtags in the run up to the Italian Constitutional referendum of 4 December 2016.
Blog post
28 November 2016
The Italian referendum
What’s at stake: on 4 December, Italy will hold a referendum on a proposed constitutional reform approved by Parliament in April. The reform, which wa
Blog post
17 November 2016
Renzi is going all in on the Constitutional referendum: what are the (updated) odds?
Italians are being called to the ballot boxes on 4 December to either confirm or reject Constitutional amendments put forward by the government. Aless