The Banks and the Italian Economy

2. Introduction
Mariarosaria Agostino, Damiano B. Silipo, Francesco Trivieri

3. Credit Rationing in Italy
Mariarosaria Agostino, Damiano B. Silipo, Francesco Trivieri

4. Does Local Financial Development Matter?
Luigi Guiso, Paola Sapienza, Luigi Zingales

5. Local Financial Development and Corporate Financial Policy
Maurizio La Rocca, Tiziana La Rocca, Alfio Cariola

6. The Geography of Banking Power: The Role of Functional Distance
Pietro Alessandrini, Manuela Croci, Alberto Zazzaro

7. Bank Mergers and Credit Allocation Among Italian Regions
Adriano Giannola

8. Basel II and the Financing of R&D Investments
Giuseppe Scellato, Elisa Ughetto

9. Basel II and Banking Behaviour in Local Markets
Mariatiziana Falcone, Damiano B. Silipo, Francesco Trivieri

10. Measuring the Efficiency of the Banking System in a Dualistic Economy: Evidence from the Italian Case
Luca Giordano, Antonio Lopes

11. Consolidation, Ownership Structure and Efficiency in the Italian Banking System
Marcello Messori

Avainsanat: Economics/Management Science, Regional/Spatial Science, Industrial Organization, Finance /Banking