this purpose, we measure the intermediation quality of a bank by estimating its profit and cost efficiency while taking the …

model for six euro area countries suggests domestic demand and capacity constraints as additional variables for export … developments are relevant for short-run export dynamics particularly during more extreme stages of the business cycle. A …

exports is estimated based on the period from 1995Q1 to 2014Q4. Looking at some of the main export partners of Greece, the … for a part of the Greek exports. We find that Greek export activity is characterized by “bands of inaction” with respect … exports. To check for robustness we (a) estimate Greek export equations for a limited sample excluding the recent financial …

export market and vice versa takes place in a smooth manner. Areas of weak reaction of exports to changes in domestic demand … constraints as additional variables for export equations. We apply the exponential and logistic variant of a smooth transition … regression model and find that domestic demand developments and uncertainty are relevant for short-run export dynamics …

exchange rate uncertainty in exports to some of the most important global export destinations (United States, Japan, Brazil …, Russia, and China). For this purpose, we apply a non-linear model, where suddenly strong spurts of exports occur when changes … exchange rates on exports is estimated based on the period from 1995M1 to 2015M12. Looking at some of the main export …