of the financial crisis. Yet, the institutional features that affect banks’ ability to adjust costs and in particular … personnel expenses, which comprise a significant part of banks’ non-interest cost structure, have not been adequately studied …

author has made the comparison between the performance of the banking sector in Yugoslavia, Romania, Greece and Bulgaria. The … countries in the years 1928 and 1929 which represent the peak of the activity and performance of banks in region. In the … was considered on the different way. One of the common features of the banks in region is certainly the prevailing role of …

We find evidence that banks target return on equity (RoE) and make active use of leverage to affect the speed of … adjustment towards RoE targets. That holds for both the pre- and post-2007 periods and especially for banks that tend to operate … cyclical fluctuations as banks take on more leverage to achieve high returns when risk premia are low, while ‘rush for the exit …

years in Greece. Based on this finding we show that the budgetary sensitivity of indirect taxes following a 1% change in …

and creative economy, to map its various components and aspects and to provide a quantitative view of how Greece fares in … this new sector of activity. It goes on to outline the specific features of the sector of culture and creativity in Greece …

This paper examines the relationship between VAT revenue and economic activity in Greece by estimating the relationship …

household, not individual, expenditure on health care in Greece, a country where out-of-pocket health expenditure is higher than …