This paper studies empirically the role of different economy-wide factors in explaining cross-sectional variation in stock returns in emerging markets. Using a sample of common stocks, traded on the Bulgarian stock exchange (BSE), we examine the relationship between macroeconomics and capital...

The purpose of this paper is to test how firm characteristics affect SMEs’ capital structure using a unique dataset of micro, small, and medium-sized firms (SMEs) in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). We carry out a panel data analysis of 3175 SMEs from seven CEE countries during the period...

This paper examines the major determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 26 European Union (EU) countries using panel data. Our empirical study takes a different approach by separating European countries into two groups: Western (EU-15) countries and Central and Eastern European...