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The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the financial position of 16 first-degree local authorities in the Prefecture of Achaia (municipalities) with over 5,000 inhabitants that, according to the Presidential Decree 315/99, are obliged to use the accrual accounting system. These data concern...
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Based on a unique measure of performance of English local governments in the provision of public services (Comprehensive Performance Assessment, CPA), this paper develops a simple analytical framework that fully encompasses the institutional features of the British system of local government...
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Based on a unique measure of performance of English local governments in the provision of public services (Comprehensive Performance Assessment, CPA), this paper uses panel data (2002-7) to identify the determinants of performance. In particular, by thoroughly exploiting the features of the...
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safety revolution occurred that saw shipping losses and insurance rates on oceanic routes almost halved thanks to steady …
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and car insurance using data from the UK. The main empirical results are: ? higher labor income risk induces a higher … demand for car insurance. ? the effects of increases in labor income risk after 1979 seem to be more than offset by a more …
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Why did shareholder liability disappear? We address this question by looking at its use by British insurance companies …) shareholders saw an opportunity to expunge something they disliked when insurance companies grew in size. Using hand … merger movement increased the size of insurance companies which meant that they were better able to pool risks. …
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and car insurance using data from the UK. The main empirical results are: - higher labor income risk induces a higher … demand for car insurance. - the effects of increases in labor income risk after 1979 seem to be more than offset by a more …
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parallel long-run investment history of private (life) insurance as the much overlooked second pillar of the financial system …
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On 23rd February 2017, SUERF and EY organized a conference on "Brexit and the Implications for Financial Services" at EY's offices, Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London. While the outcome of the Brexit negotiations remains highly uncertain, the conference discussed the burning questions for...
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