Based on a sample of 141 Portuguese high-tech firms for the period 2004-2012 and using
GMM system (1998) and LSDVC (2005) dynamic estimators, this paper studies whether the …

Italy joined the so-called 'Industry 4.0'European framework in 2016, which designed and
approved a national plan to regulate this key issue for regional development. To better …

In our paper, we use a default mode approach in order to accurately classify a sample of
3,835 Italian manufacturing companies, and to gauge their health status on the basis of …

The probability of default and risk-rating class is studied for 9,390 Italian SMEs using a set of
ordinary and yearly financial statements (not abbreviated) from 2007 to 2010. After …

This paper examines the impact of debt on corporate profitability using a panel data sample
of 7,370 Italian SMEs of commerce sector during 2006-2010. By utilizing the simple moving …

In this paper we argue that most of the rise in the Italian (and other peripheral countries) long-
term sovereign spreads that took place from late 2009 can be attributed to various forms of …