Cryptocurrencies refer to a type of digital cash that use distributed ledger - or blockchain technology - to provide secure transactions. These currencies are generally misunderstood. While initially dismissed as fads or bubbles, many large central banks are considering launching their own...

This study examines the role and effectiveness of the several modes of financial inclusion and technology for uninterrupted economic and business activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study is based on empirical analysis through statistical estimation of four mathematical equations. The...

This paper contributes to the GDP-consumption comovement puzzle literature investigating the role of tax evasion in explaining the consumption path after a Marginal Efficiency of Investment shock. We use an otherwise standard medium-scale New Keynesian DSGE model combining tax evasion with...

Nach dem Ausbruch der internationalen Finanzkrise wird hier eine erste Bilanz für den deutschen Bankensektor gezogen. Dabei zeigt sich: Es bestehen weiterhin erhebliche Risiken. Die systemische Relevanz einzelner Banken ist sogar noch gestiegen. Wesentlich für die Zukunftsfähigkeit des...

This paper is the introduction to the forthcoming book, Recent Developments in Alternative Finance: Empirical Assessments and Economic Implications, Proceedings of Second International Symposium in Computational Economics and Finance. The conference was held in Tunis, Tunisia, March 15-17, 2012....

The financial sector played a key role in triggering the recent crisis. Negative feedback loops between the financial sector and the real economy have further increased the persistence and amplitude of the downturn. We examine such macrofinancial linkages through the lens of the housing market....

El presente artículo examina las relaciones de causalidad entre el crédito privado, el crédito bancario y el producto interno bruto en 4 economías suramericanas: Argentina, Brasil, Colombia y Perú. Se emplea el test de descomposición de Geweke para estimar el grado de causalidad entre las...

This survey discusses the contributions of Italian economists to the analysis of questions relating to money credit and the financial system. The underlying reasons for the existence of money and the motivations for financial relations are first explored. Amongst the many important areas...

This survey discusses the contributions of Italian economists to the analysis of questions relating to money credit and the financial system. The underlying reasons for the existence of money and the motivations for financial relations are first explored. Amongst the many important areas...