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Focarelli, D.; Panetta, F.; Salleo, C. - Banca d'Italia - 1999

of mergers and acquisitions. We analyze the Italian market, which is similar to other main European countries. …

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Marinucci, Marco - Banca d'Italia - 2012

This paper provides an introduction to the economic analysis of R&D cooperation among firms. Basing on some stylized facts, we survey the relevant theoretical literature in order to discuss the benefits and the costs that firms face when they cooperate in R&D. We then analyze the pros and the...

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The multimarket contacts theory; an application to Italian banks

Bonis, Riccardo De; Ferrando, Annalisa - Banca d'Italia - 2000

The multimarket contact hypothesis holds that more contacts between firms competing in the same markets may induce more collusion. This paper tests the hypothesis for the Italian banking market, analysing the behaviour of the largest Italian banks from 1990 to 1996. Market rivalry is gauged by...

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The Multimarket Contacts Theory: An Application to Italian Banks.

De Bonis, R.; Ferrando, A. - Banca d'Italia - 2000

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Information Spillovers and Factor Adjustment.

Guiso, L.; Schivardi, F. - Banca d'Italia - 2000

We investigate the role of information spillovers (IS) in determining firms' labor adjustments. We test the proposition that information on relevant state variables spills over through one firm's decision th those of other firms, assuming that spillovers matter only among frims that are both...

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Changing institutions in the European market: the impact on mark-ups and rents allocation

Bassanetti, Antonio; Torrini, Roberto; Zollino, Francesco - Banca d'Italia - 2010

efficient bargaining in the labour market. Using industry data for ten EU countries we find that, without controlling for … changes in the rent sharing, mark-up estimates tend to increase in the 1990s. However, once we assume efficient bargaining in … reflects the declining shares of rents accruing to workers as a result of their diminished bargaining power. The evidence is …

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The pricing behaviour of Italian firms: new survey evidence on price stickiness

Fabiani, Silvia; Gattulli, Angela; Sabbatini, Roberto - Banca d'Italia - 2004

This study examines price setting behaviour of Italian firms on the basis of the results of a survey conducted by Banca dï¿½Italia in early 2003 on a sample of around 350 firms belonging to all economic sectors. Prices are mostly fixed following standard mark-up rules, although...

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CONSUMER PRICE SETTING IN ITALY

Fabiani, Silvia; Gattulli, Angela; Sabbatini, Roberto; … - Banca d'Italia - 2005

This paper investigates the microeconomic behaviour of consumer prices in Italy using the individual price records underlying the Italian CPI dataset collected by Istat. We discuss how to analyse price stickiness using such a detailed database and compute a quantitative measure of the...

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Lï¿½INTRODUZIONE DELLï¿½EURO E LE POLITICHE DI PREZZO: ANALISI DI UN CAMPIONE DI DATI INDIVIDUALI

Gaiotti, Eugenio; Lippi, Francesco - Banca d'Italia - 2005

We assemble an original panel of 2,500 restaurant prices in Italy over the period 1998-2004 to study whether, and through which channels, the introduction of euro coins and banknotes had an impact on individual pricing behaviour. We reach three conclusions. Firstly, the evidence suggest that the...

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Investment and the Exchange Rate.

Nucci, F.; Pozzolo, A.F. - Banca d'Italia - 1998

This paper investigates the relationship between exchange rate fluctuations and the investment decisions of a sample of Italian manufacturing firms. The results support the view that a depreciation of the exchange rate has a positive effect on investment through the revenue channel, and a...

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