Ugo Albertazzi

ECB -DG Monetary Policy

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Frankfurt am Main, 60314

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SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (24)

1.

Bank Profitability and the Business Cycle

Bank of Italy Economic Research Paper No. 601
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 06 Oct 2006
Ugo Albertazzi and Leonardo Gambacorta
ECB -DG Monetary Policy and Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
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bank profitability, economic cycle, macro-prudential analysis

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Financial Sector Pro-Cyclicality: Lessons from the Crisis

Bank of Italy Occasional Paper No. 44
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 29 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 21 May 2011
Bank of Italy, Bank of Italy, ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Bank of Italy, Bank of Italy, Bank of Italy, Bank of Italy, Bank of Italy and Bank of Italy
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pro-cyclicality, financial accelerator, capital requirements, leverage, accounting standards, incentives

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Credit Supply, Flight to Quality and Evergreening: An Analysis of Bank-Firm Relationships after Lehman

Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) No. 756
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 03 Sep 2010
Ugo Albertazzi and Domenico Junior Marchetti
ECB -DG Monetary Policy and Bank of Italy
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credit supply, bank capital, flight to quality, evergreening

Asymmetric information and the securitization of SME loans

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 21-13
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 12 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2025
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Bank of Italy, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and University of Zurich - Department Finance
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securitization, SME loans, moral hazard, adverse selection

Asymmetric Information and the Securitization of SME Loans

Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) No. 1091
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 17 Mar 2017
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Bank of Italy, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and University of Zurich - Department Finance
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securitization, SME loans, moral hazard, adverse selection

Asymmetric Information and the Securitization of SME Loans

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 29 May 2024
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Bank of Italy, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and University of Zurich - Department Finance
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securitization, SME loans, moral hazard, adverse selection

Fixed Rate versus Adjustable Rate Mortgages: Evidence from Euro Area Banks

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 20-99
Number of pages: 99 Posted: 03 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2023
Ugo Albertazzi, Fulvia Fringuellotti and Steven Ongena
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York and University of Zurich - Department Finance
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Fixed Rate versus Adjustable Rate Mortgages: Evidence from Euro Area Banks

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 29 Oct 2019
Ugo Albertazzi, Steven Ongena and Fulvia Fringuellotti
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, University of Zurich and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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cross-border banks, interest rate fixation, mortgages

Fixed Rate Versus Adjustable Rate Mortgages: Evidence from Euro Area Banks

Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) No. 1176
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 12 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2019
Ugo Albertazzi, Fulvia Fringuellotti and Steven Ongena
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York and University of Zurich - Department Finance
Downloads 114 (526,099)
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mortgages, financial duration, cross-border banks

Fixed Rate Versus Adjustable Rate Mortgages Evidence from Euro Area Banks

Number of pages: 85 Posted: 18 May 2022
Ugo Albertazzi, Fulvia Fringuellotti and Steven Ongena
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York and University of Zurich - Department Finance
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Fixed Rate versus Adjustable Rate Mortgages, European Banks, household finance

Fixed Rate Versus Adjustable Rate Mortgages: Evidence from Euro Area Banks

Number of pages: 84 Posted: 31 Jan 2022
Ugo Albertazzi, Fulvia Fringuellotti and Steven Ongena
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York and University of Zurich - Department Finance
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Fixed Rate Mortgages, Adjustable Rate Mortgages, Euro Area Banks

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Monetary Policy and Bank Stability: The Analytical Toolbox Reviewed

ECB Working Paper No. 20202377
Number of pages: 95 Posted: 21 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB) and European Central Bank (ECB)
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Citation 27

Securitization is Not that Evil after All

Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) No. 796
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 16 May 2011
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Bank of Italy, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and European Central Bank (ECB)
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securitization, asymmetric information, signaling, reputation

Securitization is Not that Evil after All

BIS Working Paper No. 341
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 07 Jun 2011
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Bank of Italy, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and Bank of Italy
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securitization, asymmetric information, signaling, reputation

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Bank Profitability and Taxation

Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) No. 649
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 17 Dec 2007
Ugo Albertazzi and Leonardo Gambacorta
ECB -DG Monetary Policy and Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
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tax-shifting, corporate income tax, bank profitability

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Portfolio Rebalancing and the Transmission of Large-Scale Asset Programmes: Evidence from the Euro Area

ECB Working Paper No. 2125
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 02 Feb 2018
Ugo Albertazzi, Bo Becker and Miguel Boucinha
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Stockholm School of Economics and European Central Bank (ECB)
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quantitative easing, unconventional monetary policy, portfolio rebalancing, search for yield

The Role of Financial Stability Considerations in Monetary Policy and the Interaction with Macroprudential Policy in the Euro Area

ECB Occasional Paper No. 2021272
Number of pages: 142 Posted: 23 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Banque de France, European Central Bank (ECB), De Nederlandsche Bank, European Central Bank (ECB), Deutsche Bundesbank - Economics Department, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), Banque de France, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank, Bank of Slovenia, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE, Banco de España, Banque de France - Centre de Recherche, Bank of Italy, Banco de España, Deutsche Bundesbank, Central Bank of Malta, Bank of Greece, Bank of Greece, European Central Bank (ECB), Banco de Portugal, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), Deutsche Bundesbank, Bank of Finland, European Central Bank (ECB)CEPR, Bank of Slovenia, National Bank of Belgium, Central Bank of Cyprus, Latvijas Banka, De Nederlandsche Bank, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), Deutsche Bundesbank, Bank of Italy, De Nederlandsche Bank - Monetary and Economic Policy Department, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), Deutsche Bundesbank, University of Giessen - Department of Economics and Bank of Slovenia
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financial frictions, Monetary policy, systemic risk

The Role of Financial Stability Considerations in Monetary Policy and the Interaction with Macroprudential Policy in the Euro Area

ECB Occasional Paper No. 2023/272
Number of pages: 142 Posted: 16 May 2023
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) - Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional (CREI), Banque de France, European Central Bank (ECB), De Nederlandsche Bank, European Central Bank (ECB), Deutsche Bundesbank - Economics Department, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), Research Centre, European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of Portugal, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), Banque de France, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank, Bank of Slovenia, Banque de FranceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Deutsche Bundesbank - Economic Research Centre, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE, Banco de España, Banque de France - Centre de Recherche, Bank of Italy, Banco de España, Deutsche Bundesbank - Economic Research Centre, Suomen Pankki – Finlands Bank, Central Bank of Malta, Bank of Greece, Bank of Greece, European Central Bank (ECB), Banca d’Italia, Bank of Portugal, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), Banco de España, European Central Bank (ECB), Central Bank of Ireland, European Central Bank (ECB), Deutsche Bundesbank - Economic Research Centre, Suomen Pankki – Finlands Bank, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB)CEPR, Deutsche Bundesbank - Economic Research Centre, Banka Slovenije, Banque Nationale de Belgique, Central Bank of Cyprus, European Central Bank (ECB), Latvijas Banka, De Nederlandsche Bank, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), Deutsche Bundesbank - Economic Research Centre, Banca d’Italia, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB), Deutsche Bundesbank - Economic Research Centre, Deutsche Bundesbank - Economic Research Centre and Národná banka Slovenska
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financial frictions, Monetary policy, systemic risk

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The Bank Lending Channel of Conventional and Unconventional Monetary Policy

Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) No. 1094
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 17 Mar 2017
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Bank of Italy and Bank of Italy
Downloads 344 (188,452)
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unconventional monetary policy, lending rates, bank lending channel, bank capital channel, fragmentation

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An Inquiry into the Determinants of the Profitability of Italian Banks

Bank of Italy Occasional Paper No. 364
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 15 Feb 2017
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Bank of Italy and Bank of Italy
Downloads 263 (250,245)
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bank profits, bank capital, non-performing loans, Italian banks, Italian economy

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The Ecb's Price Stability Framework: Past Experience, and Current and Future Challenges

ECB Occasional Paper No. 2021269
Number of pages: 128 Posted: 23 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Bank of Italy, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), Banque de France - Centre de Recherche, Bank of Latvia, ECB -DG Monetary Policy, De Nederlandsche Bank, European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of Portugal, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of Italy, European Central Bank (ECB), Banque de France, Bank of Finland - Research, Central Bank of Cyprus, Deutsche BundesbankEuropean Central Bank (ECB)University of Kiel, European Central BankECB, European Central Bank (ECB), Central Bank of Ireland, Banco de España, Bank of Italy, Deutsche Bundesbank, European Central Bank (ECB), Banque de France, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), De Nederlandsche Bank, European Central Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, European Central Bank (ECB) - Directorate General Research, European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of Finland, Central Bank of Ireland, European Central Bank (ECB), Deutsche Bundesbank, European Central Bank (ECB), Národná banka Slovenska, Banka Slovenije, European Central Bank (ECB), Banque de France, Deutsche Bundesbank, Bank of Greece, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, European Central Bank, European Central Bank, European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), European Central Bank (ECB), ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, National Bank of Belgium, Bank of Italy and Bank of Italy
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effective lower bound, euro area, European Central Bank, monetary policy strategy, price stability

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Asymmetric Information and AHE Securitization of SME Loans

BIS Working Paper No. 601
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 10 Jan 2017
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Bank of Italy, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and University of Zurich - Department Finance
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securitization, SME loans, moral hazard, adverse selection

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Securitization is Not that Evil after All

AFA 2012 Chicago Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 22 Mar 2011
affiliation not provided to SSRN, ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Bank of Italy and Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Downloads 178 (363,162)
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securitization, banking, asymmetric information, signaling, reputation

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Incentives in Universal Banks

Bank of Italy Economic Research Paper No. 572
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 10 Apr 2006
Ugo Albertazzi
ECB -DG Monetary Policy
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Common Agency, Collusion, Conflicts of Interest, Universal Banks

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The Impact of the Sovereign Debt Crisis on the Activity of Italian Banks

Bank of Italy Occasional Paper No. 133
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 10 Oct 2012
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Bank of Italy, Bank of Italy and Bank of Italy
Downloads 145 (432,555)
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sovereign spread, bank loan rates, bank lending

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The Procyclicality of Foreign Bank Lending: Evidence from the Global Financial Crisis

Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) No. 926
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 16 Jul 2013
Ugo Albertazzi and Margherita Bottero
ECB -DG Monetary Policy and Bank of Italy
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foreign banks, credit crunch, bank balance sheet channel, functional distance

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The (Unobservable) Value of Central Bank's Refinancing Operations

ECB Working Paper No. 20202480
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 14 Oct 2020
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, European Central Bank (ECB), Tilburg University and Tilburg University
Downloads 93 (603,334)
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bank runs, central bank policies, imperfect competition, multiple equilibria, structural estimation

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Credit Demand and Supply: A Two-Way Feedback Relation

Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) No. 1134
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 06 Oct 2017
Ugo Albertazzi and Lucia Esposito
ECB -DG Monetary Policy and Bank of Italy
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credit crunch, investment, strategic complementarities, global games

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Foreign Banks and the Doom Loop

ECB Working Paper No. 2021/2540
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 26 Apr 2021
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, European Central Bank and Autonomous University of Barcelona
Downloads 87 (628,827)
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Sharing Information on Lending Decisions: An Empirical Assessment

Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) No. 980
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 18 Feb 2015
Ugo Albertazzi, Margherita Bottero and Gabriele Sene
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Bank of Italy and Bank of Italy
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sequential lending decisions, credit supply, winner’s curse, informational spillover

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The Shadow Value of Unconventional Monetary Policy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP17053
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 29 Mar 2022
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, European Central Bank (ECB), Tilburg University and Tilburg University
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bank runs, Central bank policies, Imperfect Competition, multiple equilibria, structural estimation

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Asymmetric Information and the Securitization of SME Loans

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11785
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 23 Jan 2017
ECB -DG Monetary Policy, Bank of Italy, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and University of Zurich - Department Finance
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Adverse Selection, moral hazard, Securitization, SME loans