This paper discusses possible strategies for developing countries in negotiations on trade in services in the ongoing WTO Doha Development Round (DR). The liberalization of service imports (including through direct investment) will generate benefits through higher quality, lower prices, and...

В статье определены подходы к классификации факторов влияния на деятельность субъектов финансового сектора. Систематизированы факторы влияния на деятельность...

The evolution and globalization of the markets, the financial scandals that havecrashed in different ways the American and European economical systems and the raise of thepressure on behalf of the investors over the economical performance have fueled serious debatesregarding the critical role of...

The study of the consumers’ behavior of financial products is based upon the hypothesis according to which they behave rationally that is they try to aim their objectives at the highest level possible, taking into account the restrictions that they are forced to face. Having this context the...

The article identifies approaches to classification of factors of influence upon activity of subjects of the financial sector. It systemises factors of influence upon activity of subjects of the financial sector pursuant to certain approaches. It considers specific features of manifestation of...

In this paper, we analyse in detail the selection of financial products. We apply the index of maximum and minimum level for the selection of financial products and we analyse what we have called the unification point between the Hamming distance and the adequacy coefficient. First, we study...

Women in developing countries invest a larger part of their income in their children’s nutrition, health and education than men (Hoddinott et al., 1995; Strauss et al., 2000; Gammage, 2006; Quisumbing et al., 2006). As a result, financial resources acquired by women bring forth a long-time reduction in...

This paper presents the DIGNAR (Debt, Investment, Growth, and Natural Resources) model, which can be used to analyze the debt sustainability and macroeconomic effects of public investment plans in resource-abundant developing countries. DIGNAR is a dynamic, stochastic model of a small open...