What are the socio-economic effects of the widespread introduction of robots, algorithms and digital technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning? Following Frey & Osborne (2014, 2017), we apply the computerization probabilities to occupations in Austria. We conclude that about...

The impact of FDI onto host countries economies is heavily debated, particularly for transition economies. However, sectoral research is scarce. Building on Aristotelous and Fountas (1996) and using data from automobile manufacturers associations (OICA and ACEA), we analyze the impact of...

What are the socio-economic effects of the widespread introduction of robots, algorithms and digital technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning? Following Frey and Osborne (London futures agiletown: the relentless march of technology and London’s response. Deloitte, 2014; The...

Rousseau and Wachtel (2011) [Rousseau, P., Wachtel, P., 2011. What is happening to the impact of financial deepening on economic growth? Economic Inquiry 49, 276-288] find a weakening effect of bank finance on growth for more recent periods in replicating King and Levine (1993) [King, R. G.,...

This paper analyses the development of the Russian banking sector over the period 2001-2007 to assess the impact of ownership on the operations of commercial banks. The stochastic frontier approach is employed for a sample of the 50 largest Russian banks to determine cost efficiency differences...