The 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath have prompted academics and policy makers to question issues related to the public finance management and, more specifically, to the usage of financial derivatives by local authorities.This paper can be placed within the debate on whether derivatives...

Both academics and practitioners have been often involved in the long-standing discussion on gender parity. This paper – which reports the conclusions of a recent conference on such topic – sought to explore the main reasons why women remain under-represented in senior and middle management...

This paper highlights the difficulties that, in this moment, penalize the EU, by emphasizing the failure in achieving of a common belonging within the Member States. We take into account the realization that perhaps it has come to the sad moment in which the Europeanization process is at risk of...

European banks have been recently evaluated by the ECB' stress tests, which verified their level of efficiency. The checks on the so‑called ‘systemic' credit institutions indicate their ability to face the difficulties caused by a possible new economic distress. Such an examination, designed...

The BREXIT issue has to be seen in the context of a historic phase of the European Union, with the absence of common social policies. The EU is not able to take tough decisions in response to global events; migration, the fight against terrorism and interventions to tackle the winds of war in...

This paper analyses banking governance by taking into account both company's interests and prudential regulation. The focus on European regulatory framework and Italian rules allows us to understand the peculiar role of financial intermediaries. This is the reason why this regulation is aimed to...

The results of the Italian political elections occurred on March 2018 have shown insecure majorities in the Parliament, with consequent difficulties in the formation of a national government. Therefore, it is likely that implementation of economic development programs will be significantly more...