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Stefano Caselli

Capital Markets A Key Asset for Growth

The coming months will be crucial for thinking about how to shape the European Single Market and how to make the European Union competitive with other economies. The values at stake, compared to the size of the United States on the one hand and China on the other, would be enough to justify the reasons for accelerating the path of political integration. This would enable the economic systems of the ...

Andrea Beltratti, Alessia Bezzecchi

CFO and AI: an Evolution Starting from Afar

The Financial Times recently argued that the role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is changing as a result of the increasing introduction of Artificial Intelligence in the enterprise, which enables the availability of analytical and predictive tools. It is hard to disagree: academic research supports with econometric models that the use of predictive analytics enables a productivity improvement ...

Donato Masciandaro

Artificial Intelligence, Stock Markets, and “Newton's Lesson”

Stock markets are in good health, but AI-related stocks are performing even better: within the generally positive trend of stock prices, the performance of companies associated with so-called artificial intelligence stands out. It is undeniable that the applications of technologies for the production and distribution of information and knowledge, summarized under the term "artificial intelligence," ...

Andrea Beltratti, Alessia Bezzecchi

Green Houses: the Economic and Environmental Impact of Sustainable Living

Attention to the environment and sustainability has become a central theme in our daily lives, influencing various sectors, including construction. Green houses exemplify a classic "Tragedy of the Commons" problem, requiring public intervention to reduce negative externalities, primarily attributed to CO2 emissions. The issue stems from the poor quality of housing stock, built and maintained for decades ...

Andrea Beltratti, Alessia Bezzecchi

AI and the Future of Work in Finance

In the 1991 movie Judgment Day, Terminator says, “My CPU is a neural-net processor; a learning computer. The more contact I have with humans, the more I learn.” The effects of the nuclear war started by machines to exterminate humanity in the film have left a profound impact on how many people think about the use of artificial intelligence. For decades, concerns about the growing power of machines ...

Donato Masciandaro

Trump, Finance, and Pandora’s Box

Will President Donald Trump go down in history – again – for opening Pandora’s box in finance? There are at least two reasons to think so: cryptocurrencies and structured finance. Let’s start with so-called cryptocurrencies. Since Trump returned to the White House, crypto trading volumes have surged. Even back in August, when he was still a candidate, Trump had loudly declared he wanted to ...

Andrea Beltratti, Alessia Bezzecchi

Transition Finance, Sustainability and AI

In recent years, major European banks have developed a list of sectors populated by companies with high CO2 emissions. The concept of "transition finance" is primarily about working with these companies to identify and achieve shared decarbonization goals, typically by 2030. However, as we know, in economics "everything is interconnected," so the list may not be exhaustive or entirely stable, requiring ...

Francesco Perrini

The sustainability pendulum: stakeholders set the course

Sustainability took several hits in 2025, though none delivered a knockout blow. Regulatory progress slowed in both the U.S. and Europe, and mounting political pressure might suggest a retreat. Yet the underlying trend remains intact. Stakeholder demand continues to exert powerful influence beyond regulation. Clients, employees, local communities, and the media still expect measurable, verifiable ...

Andrea Beltratti, Alessia Bezzecchi

The glorious revolution of urban regeneration and the value of (Well)being Earnest

Urban regeneration has become an increasingly central lever in tackling the major challenges of our time: social inclusion, ecological transition, and economic resilience. But it is no longer enough to treat regeneration as the mere physical rehabilitation of spaces. What is needed are long-term visions capable of generating widespread well-being, building trust between public and private actors, ...

Andrea Beltratti, Alessia Bezzecchi

Financial education: what national project?

Italy does not rank among the top countries for financial literacy according to OECD statistics. But is there enough awareness in our country that financial education is important for individuals and for the economy as a whole? We have been talking about financial education since at least the mid-1990s, so this is not a new emergency that we haven’t had time to address. How is it possible that after ...