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...

In our first research report in this series, the findings of the American Community Surveys for calendar years 2003 and 2004 were used to produce a comprehensive profile of the size and demographic/socioeconomic characteristics of the 16-74 year old disabled population of the state. Our second...

This paper reports on the application of a probabilistic forecasting framework to Statistics New Zealand’s 2004-based national population projections. The assumptions of the Series 5 projections (the middle series)were set as the medians of the fertility, mortality and net migration predictive...

Consumption is perhaps the most important economic behavior of human beings. To it goes the lion's share of the country's annual product. This study is part of the ongoing efforts to give a reasonable description of how various factors affect household consumption decision. Those factors include...

This qualitative study takes a case study approach to exploring knowledge transfer among client-facing professionals in professional services firms. The literature review focuses on knowledge, adult learning theory, knowledge transfer, organizational learning, and measurement processes. Data...

Employer brand represents a unique value proposition about what individuals might receive as a result of working for a particular employer. This proposition, if delivered as promised, also contributes to a firm's positive reputation as a workplace. However, much of the literature on employer...