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View article: Debt advice in Europe: a search of the good practices to fight over-indebtedness
Debt advice in Europe: a search of the good practices to fight over-indebtedness Open
Purpose This paper aims to provide an overview of the current state of debt advisory services and good practices in Europe. Design/methodology/approach The authors examine how debt advisory services are organised in different European coun…
View article: The Italian Development Bank: A Dynamic View of CDP’s Public Mission
The Italian Development Bank: A Dynamic View of CDP’s Public Mission Open
The traditional public purpose of development banks is to promote economic development by mitigating market failures in the provision of finance to public and private initiatives. However, the dynamic theory of public banks suggests that d…
View article: Investing in the Wine Market
Investing in the Wine Market Open
This chapter focuses on wine, a commodity of growing importance not only in European countries, that have historically dominated this market, but also in the so-called ‘New World Countries', e.g. China, South Africa, Chile, that have regis…
View article: COVID-19 and Measures to Support Enterprises and Local Authorities in Italy: The Role of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
COVID-19 and Measures to Support Enterprises and Local Authorities in Italy: The Role of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Open
This paper focuses on the strategic role Cassa Depositi e Prestiti is playing in response to the Covid-19 crisis. After an overview of the mandate and business of the development bank, the paper highlights the adverse impact of the Covid-1…
View article: A firm-level analysis of development banks in Europe
A firm-level analysis of development banks in Europe Open
We perform a cross-country firm-level analysis of all development banks headquartered in Europe. The goal is to investigate their financial profile and efficiency characteristics and to shed light on some crucial issues, which may underlin…
View article: Contemporary Development Financial Institutions in Europe
Contemporary Development Financial Institutions in Europe Open
The chapter focuses on development financial institutions (DFIs) in Europe, that is public sector or government-invested legal entities with an explicit policy mandate to promote the socio-economic goals in a region, sector or specific mar…
View article: A meta‐analytic investigation of consumer over‐indebtedness: The role of impulsivity
A meta‐analytic investigation of consumer over‐indebtedness: The role of impulsivity Open
In the past decade, evidence has been accumulated on the relationship between impulsivity and over‐indebtedness. Nevertheless, the magnitude of such association is still considered marginal compared to traditional socio‐demographic and eco…
View article: Price volatility and risk management: The case of rice in the EU
Price volatility and risk management: The case of rice in the EU Open
The paper aims at analysing rice-price volatility over the last ten years, and at identifying strengths and weaknesses of financial-risk management tools other than derivatives.In particular, it focuses on innovative insurance products, li…
View article: Motives of mergers and acquisitions by state-owned enterprises
Motives of mergers and acquisitions by state-owned enterprises Open
Purpose This paper looks at state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from the angle of the market for corporate control and analyzes in detail the reported rationales of a sample of 355 mergers and acquisition (M&A) deals performed by SOEs as acquir…
View article: State-Owned Enterprises: Rationales for Mergers and Acquisitions
State-Owned Enterprises: Rationales for Mergers and Acquisitions Open
The paper contributes to the empirical literature on M&A deals performed by SOEs with a detailed analysis of the reported rationales from a sample of SOE-led acquisitions over the last decade. The sample includes 355 worldwide M&A deals pe…
View article: A cointegration analysis of wine stock indexes
A cointegration analysis of wine stock indexes Open
This paper analyzes price patterns and long-run relationships for both fine wine and non-fine wine, with the aim to highlight price dynamics and co-movements between series, and to exploit potential diversification benefits. Data are from …
View article: Financial Literacy, Debt Burden and Impulsivity: A Mediation Analysis
Financial Literacy, Debt Burden and Impulsivity: A Mediation Analysis Open
After the 2008 crisis, EU regulatory authorities and policy makers started to devote resources to improve households’ financial literacy, considered as a key element of debt decisions. However, the role of another crucial determinant of de…
View article: Volatility Spillover between Water, Energy and Food
Volatility Spillover between Water, Energy and Food Open
Water, energy, and food and are strongly interconnected, and the sustainability of the whole world depends on this link. The aim of this article is to analyze the volatility spillovers between indexes representing the financial component o…
View article: State-owned banks in the market for corporate control
State-owned banks in the market for corporate control Open
We study the pre-deal characteristics of state-owned banks acquiring other companies, relative to their private counterparts. We build a unique international data-set of 3682 deals in the years 2003–2013. Econometric results highlight that…
View article: Financial Markets and Agricultural Commodities: Volatility Impulse Response Analysis
Financial Markets and Agricultural Commodities: Volatility Impulse Response Analysis Open
The recent global food crisis has caused an increase in agricultural market volatility, raising important questions on the determinants of this instability. Many studies have analyzed this issue focusing on main factors affecting price vol…
View article: Financial Markets and Agricultural Commodities: Volatility Impulse Response Analysis
Financial Markets and Agricultural Commodities: Volatility Impulse Response Analysis Open
The recent global food crisis has caused an increase in agricultural market volatility, raising important questions on the determinants of this instability. Many studies have analyzed this issue focusing on main factors affecting price vol…
View article: - Investing in the Wine Market: A Country-Level Threshold Cointegration Approach
- Investing in the Wine Market: A Country-Level Threshold Cointegration Approach Open
In recent years, investments in commodities, via commodity futures and commodity index funds, have grown rapidly. e appeal of investing in commodities is generally attributed to the low correlation with traditional stocks, which allows for…
View article: Volatility Spillover between Water, Food and Energy
Volatility Spillover between Water, Food and Energy Open
Water, food and energy are strongly interconnected. In this study we address this issue taking the lens of financial concerns to investigate the WFE relationship. Specifically, the aim of our paper is to analyze the volatility spillovres b…