The aim of this paper is to use an econometric model for the period (3/1/2000- 31/12/2016) in order to examine if a (Μ&Α) affects the share prices of eight big US acquiring banks. GARCH analysis will be thus used on daily data. Some advantages of GARCH models will be explained

In the present paper it will be shown empirically that globalisation does not affect long term unemployment. Panel data cover for the period (1999-2009) the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,...

In the present paper it will be pointed out econometrically with panel data that in Europe education has a negative impact on crime. Panel data cover annually the period 1999-2006 for the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,...

In the present paper it will be shown that trade unions have a positive impact on economic growth. This finding is in agreement with the works of (Tapio Palokangas, 1996; 2000; 2004; 2005); (Grieben and Şener, 2008) and it refers to the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,...

In this paper, an effort will be made to show the positive impact of banking entrepreneurship on banking solvency. The sample covers western European countries and the United States during the period 1997–2008. Data source is O.E.C.D., Eurostat and I.M.F. The econometric model with panel data...

Schinasi (1997) had asserted that European banks are overstaffed and that they face difficulties to control their staff cost compared to the United States ones. In the present paper an effort will be made to show with panel data that during the period 1997-2007 European banks converge with the...

In the present paper an empirical analysis will point out that banks are always risk averters, and this aversion increases in more recent periods. The sample covers Western Europe and The United States. Data are taken from World Bank and OECD. The elaboration of these panel data is made feasible...

In the present paper an empirical analysis will point out that austerity measures due to high levels of government debt as a percentage of GDP have (among others) a positive impact on social unrest measured by the number of strikes. The empirical findings of the present paper support the view of...

In the present paper an empirical analysis will point out that government debt as a percentage of GDP has a negative impact (among others) on banking profitability. This impact will be even worse when this debt as a percentage of GDP exceeds a certain critical level. The sample covers during the...

In the present paper it will be pointed out with a panel data econometric model that there is a trade-off between government debt to GDP and the household debt to total household income. The estimation of the model is made feasible through the Eviews software package. This finding can be of use...