Occasional Papers (Questioni di economia e finanza)

These papers deal with issues of primary importance to the institutional tasks of Banca d'Italia and the Eurosystem. The contributions deal with current issues relevant to economic policy and are complementary to the Temi di discussione (Working Papers).

The series contains research carried out inside the Bank, sometimes in cooperation with other Eurosystem central banks or other institutions.

The opinions expressed and conclusions drawn are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Banca d'Italia.

Latest publications

  1. 28 July 2026
    No. 1051 - The implications of AI for monetary policy: a first assessment
    by Lucia Esposito, Elisa Guglielminetti, Elia Moracci, Andrea Papetti and Massimiliano Pisani
  2. 28 July 2026
    No. 1050 - Interconnectedness in the Italian financial sector: banks, investment funds and insurance companies
    by Valentina Michelangeli, Silvia Sacco, Valentino Bado, Valeria De Chiara, Ginette Eramo, Francesco Ficarola, Irene Mavilia, Claudia Miani, Ivan Quaglia, Giuseppe Reale, Francesco Sciarretta, Riccardo Scimone and Laura Sigalotti
  3. 28 July 2026
    No. 1049 - Interconnectedness in the Italian financial sector: a multilayer network analysis
    by Valentina Michelangeli, Silvia Sacco, Valentino Bado, Valeria De Chiara, Ginette Eramo, Francesco Ficarola, Irene Mavilia, Claudia Miani, Ivan Quaglia, Giuseppe Reale, Francesco Sciarretta, Riccardo Scimone and Laura Sigalotti
  4. 28 July 2026
    No. 1048 - System-wide stress tests: a survey of empirical evidence, concepts, and methodologies
    by Valentina Michelangeli, Silvia Sacco, Valentino Bado, Valeria De Chiara, Ginette Eramo, Francesco Ficarola, Irene Mavilia, Claudia Miani, Ivan Quaglia, Giuseppe Reale, Francesco Sciarretta, Riccardo Scimone and Laura Sigalotti
  5. 28 July 2026
    No. 1047 - Consumption and saving in the euro area after COVID: a scenario analysis
    by Donato Ceci, Claudia Pacella and Fabrizio Venditti
  6. 28 July 2026
    No. 1046 - Explaining the recent dynamics of the saving rate in the euro area: evidence from the Consumer Expectations Survey
    by Guido Bulligan and Paolo Farroni
  7. 28 July 2026
    No. 1045 - Mergers and acquisitions: firm characteristics and performance effects
    by Irene Di Marzio and Sara Pinoli
  8. 28 July 2026
    No. 1044 - Household consumption in Italy: basket composition and responsiveness to macroeconomic shocks
    by Francesco Corsello, Andrea Foschi, Marco Fruzzetti and Marianna Riggi