... the interbank rate from the model can be adopted because of the high velocity of adjustment of the interbank rate to the policy rate in the 1990s. However, a formal test of exclusion of this ... September” (see Bank of Italy, “Economic Bullettin”, October 1986, pp. 37-39). Du90 was set to +1 in 90:6 and 90:9 and to -1 in 90:10. The second dummy, du92, reflects central bank operations ... speed of adjustment of bank interest rates to monetary policy changes increased significantly after the introduction of the 1993 Banking Law; 2) interest rate adjustments, in response to positive...