This report investigates the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI-ML) techniques used by the Italian financial intermediaries to assess creditworthiness. The analysis aims to evaluate how financial intermediaries use AI-ML techniques for customer selection and management...

The Covid-19 epidemic affected the ability of traditional forecasting models to produce reliable scenarios for the evolution of economic activity. We combine macroeconomic variables with epidemiological indicators to account for the Covid-19 shock and predict the short-term evolution of Italian...