The paper presents the results of a reconstruction of the Italian public debt series since national unification. Computations use today�s statistical methodology to obtain a database consistent with the national accounts. The reference sector is general government, not the state sector, as...

Italian Abstract: Nel presente lavoro, utilizzando i dati raccolti nell'indagine sui bilanci delle famiglie italiane, si esaminano comparativamente le condizioni di benessere percepite dalle famiglie del Centro-Nord e meridionali, cercando di individuare i fattori in grado di spiegarne il...

This paper analyses the functioning of monetary policy transmission mechanisms in Italy from 1984 to 1998, highlighting the role performed by the credit system. We extend the Bernanke and Blinder model (1988) to the case of an open economy under a quasi-fixed exchange rate regime, deriving...