Economia Internazionale
/ International Economics

Economia Internazionale / International Economics is a peer‑reviewed open access journal that publishes high‑quality research on the economics of an open world economy. The journal focuses on theoretical and empirical contributions that advance the understanding of international trade, open‑economy macroeconomics, and international finance, with particular attention to policy‑relevant issues.

The Journal welcomes manuscripts that contribute to the analysis of major economic issues arising in an increasingly interconnected global economy. 

Economia Internazionale/International Economics, edited by the Chamber of Commerce of Genova, is a quarterly review which publishes scientific papers on all economics research topics. In particular, it aims at encouraging and disseminating high quality researches about Italian and world economy.

The Review is inviting paper submissions for a special issue on

THE FUTURE OF CENTRAL BANKING

It will welcome and consider papers dealing with theoretical elements and with applied, institutional and historical aspects of different countries in order to think over this subject.

Guest Editors:

Prof. Carlo Panico, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Prof.ssa Elena Seghezza, University of Genoa, Italy

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The role of central banks has undergone significant changes after the Global Financial Crisis. The use of unconventional monetary policies has led to a sizeable increase in these institutions' balance sheet. A large share of their assets at present consists of government bonds. At the same time, as part of the re-regulation of banking and financial systems that occurred in many countries after the Global Financial Crisis, the regulatory role of central banks has been expanding.

There is pressure for central banks to contribute to reducing inequality and to assume responsibility for climate transition. These changes raise questions about the scope of a central bank's responsibilities in a democratic system. Should it be increasingly involved in issues having direct political connotations, such as environmental and distribution policies?

Other main questions are the implications of holding a large portfolio of government bonds and of widening the central bank’s task of ensuring the stability of the financial system on the effectiveness of monetary policy and on the de facto independence of these institutions.

Further theoretical and empirical research is needed in these areas. This Special Issue of Economia Internazionale / International Economics invites the submission of high-quality articles, including (but not limited to) topics like:

• Central Banks: Between Greater Regulatory Powers and the Risk of Capture.
• Is there a cycle in the de facto independence of central banks?
• Central banks, monetary policy, and inequality in different countries.
• The broadening of central banks’ objectives (climate, inequality) and the risk of political involvement.

Authors wishing to submit a paper are requested to follow the Submission guidelines (in case of problems you can contact us at economia.internazionale@ge.camcom.it ).

Submission deadline: May 30, 2027.

Papers will be peer-reviewed within June 30, 2027 and in accordance with the current journal policy (submission and publication are free). Any further inquiry may be directed to economia.internazionale@ge.camcom.it .

To submit an article, authors are requested to register (Create an account) and follow the Submission guidelines

The Review is double blind peer-reviewed and indexed in RePEc, Crossref, Econpapers, Econlit, Google Scholar, ACPN/SBN.

Latest issue available for consultation and download:

Volume 79 Issue 2 - May 2026

Contents:

Friedman and Italian Quantity Theorists on Inflation: A Comparison (G.B. PITTALUGA – E. SEGHEZZA – G. MASTROMATTEO)

Artificial Intelligence. Benefits, Applications, Risks and Costs (N. ACOCELLA)

Is Strong Dollar Enhancing US Economic Growth? (D.R. ADHIKARI – S.P. UMA RAO – D. BOUDREAUX)

Determinants of Non-Performing Loans in Namibia (V.J. UNDJI – J.P.S. SHEEFENI)

Revisiting the Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy on Economic Growth in South Africa: A Markov Switching Means VAR Approach (D. PAMBA)