The Italian economic culture over the last 150 years has considered banks not merely as financial intermediaries, but as a key factor of economic development in which, thanks to their professional reliability, they have given a fundamental contribution to real growth

In this paper a particular multicriteria decision aid approach is used in order to evaluate the creditworthiness of a set of about 14,000 Italian firms viewed as potential applicants for bank loans in the 2006-2008 period. The methodology is able to consider simultaneously all factors affecting...

The Italian Banking Association has realized a research project to celebrate 150 years of National Unification. This important anniversary has been the opportunity to analyze the elements that have fostered the unification of the country and its economic growth with the essential contribution of...

A new book investigates the relationship between banks and the Italian economy over the last 150 years.The analysis is focused on the economic and financial linkages and on the banks entrepreneurial role in four different periods, pointing out the strengths of the banking industry in recent...

La centralità della componente cognitiva all’interno dei processi di produzione del valore contemporanei si accompagna a una progressiva frantumazione e umiliazione del lavoro. Appare inoltre piuttosto evidente come i caratteri oggettivi e soggettivi del lavoro cognitivo diano vita a...