New releases of Working Papers and Occasional Papers of the Bank of Italy - 12 October 2021

12 October 2021

Today the Bank of Italy has released four new Working papers (nn. 1344-1347) and four new Occasional Papers (nn. 637-640).

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No. 1347 - The IRB approach and bank lending to firms
credit risk regulation, interest rates, bank credit, internal rating model
No. 1346 - Business cycle synchronization or business cycle transmission? The effect of the German slowdown on the Italian economy
business cycle, synchronization, transmission, survey
No. 1345 - The impact of Chinese import competition on Italian manufacturing
import competition, Italy, China, manufacturing, worker mobility
No. 1344 - The case for a positive euro area inflation target: evidence from France, Germany and Italy
optimal inflation target, micro price trends, welfare
No. 640 - New evidence on State aid for firms in Italy
business incentives, state aid, national register of state aid, industrial policy
No. 639 - A micro-founded climate stress test on the financial vulnerability of Italian households and firms
climate change, carbon tax, climate stress test, financial vulnerability
No. 638 - Ageing and the Expenditure of Italian Households
consumption, propensity to save, aging
No. 637 - Agglomeration and the Italian North-South divide
agglomeration economies, density, total factor productivity, regional disparities, selection effects