Prelims -- Chapter 1: Risk and control in consumer behavior: a discussion -- Chapter 2: Using artificial intelligence techniques for economic time series prediction -- Chapter 3: Volatility spillovers between BIST100 Index and S&P500 index -- Chapter 4: Brand reputation and its influence on...

This special edition of Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysisoffers seventeen chapters from invited participants in the International Applied Social Science Congress, held in Turkey between the 19th and 21st April 2018.

Malta is the only country in the European Union, and one of only six countries in the world, that has not had a banking crisis since the 1970s. Despite its lack of raw materials, Malta currently has one of the lowest rates of unemployment and inflation in the EU, as well as a positive GDP. Yet...

Drawing upon empirical findings, archival research, and interviews, Zammit, Spiteri, and Grima fill a major gap in the literature by delivering a study of the development of the Maltese insurance industry.

In this study, we explore the emerging derisking phenomenon by identifying and analysing the main factors that are affected by, and the implications of, the derisking process by focusing on the key drivers and implications of derisking specific to Malta. To do this, we carried out 32 interviews...

Contemporary studies in economic and financial analysis special edition - volume 97 contemporary issues in bank financial management -- Active versus passive investing: an empirical study on the US and European mutual funds and ETFS -- FX hedging using forwards and "premium-free" options --...