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Purchases of sovereign debt securities by Italian banks during the crisis: the role of balance-sheet conditions

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  • Massimiliano Affinito

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Giorgio Albareto

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Raffaele Santioni

    (Bank of Italy)

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This paper analyses the main microeconomic determinants of Italian banks� purchases of sovereign debt securities from 2007 to 2013, with special reference to their balance-sheet conditions. The analysis distinguishes two phases of the crisis � the period following the Lehman Brothers collapse and the sovereign debt crisis � and different types of banks (large and small). Results show that banks� specific characteristics and balance-sheet features do matter and that banks use government securities purchases to support their financial and economic conditions. The influence of the balance-sheet conditions differs according to the phase of the crisis and the type of bank.

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  • Massimiliano Affinito & Giorgio Albareto & Raffaele Santioni, 2016. "Purchases of sovereign debt securities by Italian banks during the crisis: the role of balance-sheet conditions," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 330, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
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    financial crisis; securities portfolio; banks� balance sheets; sovereign risk;
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    JEL classification:

    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt

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