One of the most widely supported arguments against attributing supervision functions to a central bank is based on the conflict of interest hypothesis.However, in some circumstances, financial supervision enhances central bank's independence. In fact, when a central bank is goal independent, it...

This paper presents five theoretical openness-and-growth links that can account for trade-induced investment-led growth. The links are all demonstrated with neoclassical growth models developed in the context of trade models that allow for imperfect competition and scale economies. This sort of...

Many studies have found a positive correlation between trade and growth, but do not attempt to identify the economic mechanisms involved. This paper attempts to identify one of the mechanisms linking trade and growth. In particular, we present a novel theoretical model that establishes a link...

This paper contributes to the literature on the effects of changes in bank capital requirements in three ways: first, introducing the notion of (capital ratio) stabilizing Return on Assets; second, by estimating an econometric model for a sample of Italian banks over the period 2007-2012, it...