The main objective of this study is to examine if the long term financial trends influence not only a stock market's returns, but also the day of the week pattern (DOW). In order to examine the specific issue we try to find a financial market which: (i) presents clear and long-term financial...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the Market Discipline (MD) in the European Monetary Union's (EMUs) banking market. After the 2007's global crisis bursts, the EMU faces several economic and financial problems. Among those problems on the top are the Greek and the Cypriot issues. Several...

This study provides empirical evidence of the interrelationship among main governance indicators, such as political stability and corruption, and public finance indicators. Moreover, it suggests a complementary view of the European Monetary Union financial issues, beyond the purely economic...

This study examines a real case scenario using real data under the assumption of a long-term investment horizon. We examine the Dollar Cost Average, Cost Average Plan (CAP) in our case, and attempt to ascertain whether it could prove beneficial for an investor that does not have a significant...