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 the negative impact of interest rates on stock returns will be estimated for the European economies. Data are monthly during the year 2008 and cover the following countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. The elaboration of...

In this small paper author makes some comments on the relation between Income Distribution and the Government Debt as a percentage of GDP. It is estimated through a panel data model that optimum Income Distribution takes place at a critical level of Government Debt as a percentage of GDP....

In the present paper through an empirical analysis author will estimate some important determinant factors of banking solvency apart from the risk. Our sample refers to the western economies including the United States. The econometric analysis based on a single equation model uses OECD panel...

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...

In the present paper an effort will be made to show that, in banking sector, risk has a negative impact on solvency and that risk is the main determinant of solvency. Panel data will be used during the period 1997-2008 in European banks as well as in the United States ones. Data source is...

In the present paper an effort will be made to show with panel data that during the period 1997-2008 in European banks as well as the United States ones staff cost as well as entrepreneurial caliber have a positive impact on banking profitability. Data source is O.E.C.D. The elaboration of the...

In this paper it will be shown that large banks have a lower deposit rate, offer more competitive prices and finally realize higher profitability than the small ones. Data cover Western European Banks as well as the United States during the period 1997-2008. Data source is O.E.C.D. 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...