In a recently published (Business Week, November 2, 2009) article, the distinguished columnist, Michael Mandel, pointed out some interesting issues concerning the US trade gap and the consequences it has on the entire global economy and economic system. In this kind of respect, he finds three...

The current research analysis consumers’ rights concerning personal data processing and confidentiality protection within the public communications sector as they are stated in the 2002/58/CE Directive of the European Parliament and Council from 12th of July 2002. The study objectives are: the...

Performance management is an on-going process, which has an essential component part, performance measurement, which involves the identification, supervision and communication of performance results, through the relation to a set of performance indicators. Based on the assessment results,...

Performance management is an on-going process, which has an essential component part, performance measurement, which involves the identification, supervision and communication of performance results, through the relation to a set of performance indicators. Based on the assessment results,...

In this paper we propose to study if the standard and asymmetric dynamic conditional correlation (DCC) models, following Cappiello et al. (2006), may capture spillover effects and the degree of interaction with the European capital market using the DAX index as proxy. We found evidence that the...

The internal audit has known a continuous evolution, the sphere of the specific activities being gradually extended from the financial and accounting area to the entity’s operational area. This aspect is significantly influenced, among others, by the subordination means of the department of...

This paper aims to present a new approach of the Tobin tax concept under the circumstances of the current economic and financial crisis in the Euro-Area, raising new questions concerning its applicability and potential support in preventing speculative foreign exchange transactions.

The current economic and financial crisis represents the most sever episode of this type during the last generations – as it results from the reports of the European Commission. The impact upon the European Union member states’ economies materialised under the form of the credit...

The current research analysis consumers’ rights concerning personal data processing and confidentiality protection within the public communications sector as they are stated in the 2002/58/CE Directive of the European Parliament and Council from 12th of July 2002. The study objectives are: the...