In this work we consider the link between corporate governance and social responsibility (CSR) in local utilities companies. More specifically, we use the term 'tool of corporate governance' as a tool able to support the governance of a company to reach its strategic aims, reconcile efficiency...

Il lavoro analizza il processo di riallocazione della proprietà nei settori manifatturieri di 16 paesi europei nel biennio 2006-2007, concentrandosi sullo studio dei fattori istituzionali, settoriali e tecnologici alla base di fusioni ed acquisizioni. In particolare si esaminano le determinanti...

More than a decade has now gone by since the crises of Banco di Napoli, Banco di Sicilia, Sicilcassa and the majors southern “Casse di Risparmio” have actually decreed the vanishing of an independent banking system in southern regions, but the economic and political debate on the effects of...

Using Bank of Italy data on Italian banks in the period 1990-2004, the paper analyses the short and long-run effects of the concentration of the banking industry on the availability of credit to small and medium-sized firms. Our study employs a bank-based approach and investigates the...

The banking industry is consolidating at an accelerating pace, yet no conclusive results have emerged on the benefits of mergers and acquisitions. We analyze the Italian market, which is similar to other main European countries. By considering both acquisitions (i.e. the purchase of the majority...

During the past decade all industrial countries attracted sizeable inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI), excluding Italy and Japan: this fact has been interpreted as evidencing a deterioration in Italy�s structural competitiveness. This paper presents the results of a survey conducted...

Italian Abstract: Il possibile nesso tra crisi economiche e quello che Marx e Hilferding chiamavano "centralizzazione" del capitale è uno dei temi sollevati dalla "grande recessione". L'articolo esamina i principali studi dedicati a tale nesso, confrontando la letteratura economica marxista e...

English Abstract: The Report is organized in four sections and in two focuses. The first section describes the main characteristics of the ownership and control structure of Italian listed companies. In the second part are reported data on the internal governance of listed firms, with particular...

English Abstract: The Report is organized in four sections. The first section describes the main characteristics of the ownership and control structure of Italian listed companies. In the second part are reported data on the internal governance of listed firms, with particular reference to the...