This volume focuses on the latest findings concerning financial environment research and the effects on business. Major topics addressed range from finance-driven globalization, contagion risk transmission, financial sustainability, and bank efficiency, to oil price shocks and spot prices...

Part I. Growth, Development and Finance -- The Financial Benefits of Training on the Labor Market: Evidence from Romania -- The Nexus Between Economic Development and Environmental Pollution: The Case of Lithuania -- The Impact of Changes in Time to Maturity on the Risk of Geometric Options --...

ACCOUNTING/AUDIT -- Insights from Lobbying Research on the Accounting Standard-Setting Process through Comment Letter Submissions -- The Bulgarian Life Insurance Sector – Review and Analysis of Investment -- Measures to Assess the Payment Behavior of The Portuguese Subnational Governments --...

Part I Accounting/Audit -- The Impact of Free Cash Flow on Firm’s Performance: Evidence from Malaysia -- The Analysis of the Appliance of Fair Value Concept in Croatian Companies from Real Sector -- The Link Between Accounting Measures of Biological Assets and Financial Standing of the...