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Measuring the performance of the banking system case of Vietnam (1990-2010)
Ngo, Dang-Thanh - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 2 (2012) 2, pp. 289-312
Banking is the core of the financial system which has important role in attracting deposits to provide credits to borrowers, services to customers and booting the economic development. This paper applied a modified DEA window analysis to analyze the performance changes through time of the...
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Total factor productivity of Thai banks in 2007-2010 : an application of DEA and Malmquist index
Ngo, Dang-thanh; Linh Thi Phuong Nguyen - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 2 (2012) 5, pp. 27-42
This research employs the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Malmquist index approaches to evaluate the efficiency and Total Factor Productivity (TFP) changes of Thai banking system in the period of 2007-2010 using panel data of 27 major banks in Thailand. This paper shows that the global...
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Financial literacy of youth : a sensitivity analysis of the determinants
Samy, Martin; Tawfik, H.; Huang, R.; Nagar, A. K. - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 1 (2008) 1, pp. 55-70
This paper reports on the potential use of Neural Network as a sensitivity modeling tool for the determinants of financial literacy. The financial literacy modeling in this research has been attempted to measure the literacy of youth in the Australian society with respect to their financial...
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Business valuation engagement letter : regulations adopted in selected standards
Grudziński, Michał - In: E-Finanse : finansowy kwartalnik internetowy 7 (2011) 4, pp. 13-24
The article presents conclusions drawn from the analysis of regulations concerning the issue of the content of business valuation engagement letter. The analysis covered regulations appearing in eight business valuation standards used in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Canada and the USA....
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Reformbedarf in der EU-Bankenregulierung : Solvenz von Banken und Staaten entkoppeln
Pockrandt, Johannes; Radde, Sören - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 42, pp. 3-10
Jüngste Entwicklungen in Irland, Griechenland und Spanien zeigen: Finanzierungskrisen von Staaten gefährden deren Bankensektoren, Bankenkrisen die Zahlungsfähigkeit ihrer Heimatstaaten. Diese Kopplung von Staats- und Bankensolvenz wird durch den Home Bias im Staatsanleiheportfolio, also die...
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Financial development, international trade and economic growth : empirical evidence from Pakistan
Shaheen, Safana; Awan, Masood Sarwar; Waqas, Muhammad; … - In: Romanian journal of fiscal policy : RJFP 2 (2011) 2, pp. 11-19
The study utilizes the Autoregressive-distributed lag (ARDL) approach for cointegration and Granger causality test, to explore the long run equilibrium relationship and the possible direction of causality between international trade, financial development and economic growth for the Pakistan...
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Study on Chinese foreign exchange reserves
Zeng, Shihong - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 2 (2012) 1, pp. 29-67
In this paper we attempt to determine whether the Chinese foreign exchange reserves have been too large. We empirically analyzed the foreign exchange reserves first by using the rate analysis method and then using the cost-profit method. Using the rate analysis method we found that the Chinese...
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Transaction tax and market volatility : evidence from the Taiwan futures market
Liau, Yung-shi; Wu, Yi-chen; Hsu, Hsinan - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 2 (2012) 2, pp. 45-58
to test the relation between securities transaction tax (STT) and market volatility. Proponents of an STT argue that such … a tax will reduce market volatility by discouraging the trading activity of destabilizing short-term traders. In … contrast, Song and Zhang (2005) hypothesize that in the markets with relatively higher volatility and larger noise trader …
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Europäischer emissionshandel : durch Backloading Zeit für Strukturreform gewinnen
Neuhoff, Karsten; Schopp, Anne - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 11, pp. 3-11
Der europäische Emissionshandel soll den Ausstoß klimaschädlicher Treibausgase begrenzen und Anreize für Investitionen in emissionsarme Technologien geben. In den letzten Jahren hat sich jedoch ein großer Überschuss an Emissionszertifikaten angesammelt. Gründe hierfür sind vor allem...
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Bank mergers and acquisition and shareholders’ wealth maximization in Nigeria
Nwidobie Barine Michael - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 3 (2013) 3, pp. 255-270
Banks operating in a regulated environment need to operate within the fiscal, monetary, political and legal regulations; customer tastes, habits and demand; and input supply changes. Changes in these require adjustments in the bank’s operations. Coping with these require finance and instant...
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