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 an attempt will be made to point out that government spending (as a percentage of GDP) on education reduces total economy's unemployment rate. For this finding panel data are used covering Europe, USA and Japan (1992-2006). These data are elaborated by means of Eviews...

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,...

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...

In the present paper an attempt will be made to show econometrically with panel data that as globalization increases, banking risk goes also up but not by as much. Panel data are elaborated by means of Eviews software package. The sample covers during 1999–2007 Western Europe and the United States

In the present paper an attempt will be made to show econometrically that globalization has a positive impact on company profitability. This finding in not in agreement with the study of (Peltonen et al., 2008), and further research is required. Panel data are elaborated by means of Eviews...