Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Regulating Core and Non-Core Banking Activities. The Unanswered Question◊

Chapter 3 The Banking Regulatory Bubble and How to Get out of It

Chapter 4 Fifteen Years of Single Monetary Policy in the Euro Area: A Bird’s Eye View, Effects on Italian Banks During the Crisis, and Lessons to Draw

Chapter 5 Learning on the Road towards the Banking Union

Chapter 6 The Economic Impact of EU Competitiveness Programs on Italian SMEs

Chapter 7 Regulatory Impacts from the Financial Crisis on German Banks

Chapter 9 The European Central Bank and the Financing Conditions of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Europe

Chapter 10 After the Credit Crunch: Long-Term Finance for Economic Growth

Chapter 11 New Finance for Italian Firms. Issues of Mini-Bonds and SME Entering the Stock Exchange are the Most Promising Novelties