This paper studies the impact of European bank mergers and acquisitions on changes in key safety and soundness measures of both acquirers and targets. We find that capitalization, profitability and liquidity show signs of statistically and economically signifi cant mean reversion for acquirers....

En este estudio investigamos los determinantes de las emisiones denominadas en dólares de deuda a largo plazo por parte de la banca europea. Para ello empleamos una base de datos que permite explorar los factores que, según la literatura, explican las emisiones en moneda extranjera. Incluimos...

Este documento es uno de los primeros en investigar los determinantes en la emisión de bonos por parte de las entidades bancarias europeas. Utilizamos una base de datos única de en torno a 50.000 bonos emitidos por 63 bancos de 14 países europeos para comprobar explícitamente una serie de...

Public policy has played a critical role in creating and shaping global renewable energymarkets. Yet 30 years since the passage of the first federal program in the U.S., under thePublic Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), renewable power generation still constitutesless than three percent...

From Introduction:"...Based on ethnohistorical research in two distinct areas in the Netherlands (viz. the province of Zeeland and the Frisian Island of Texel), the present paper: attempts to delineate the ecological, economic and political factors impinging on oyster fishing and farming, the...

The intent of this paper is to analyze the structural composition of the European Monetary Union and its implications for the European Financial Crisis, specifically with respect to Greece. This analysis will be driven by a trend analysis of several economic variables from 1999-2010. These...

In the evolving landscape of mobile learning, European researchers have conducted significant mobile learning projects, representing a distinct perspective on mobile learning research and development. Our article aims to explore how these projects have arisen, showing the driving forces of...