This paper studies the relative performance of domestic and foreign banks in the Latin American and Caribbean banking industry. Data Envelopment Analysis is used to compute technical efficiency scores for the years 2001 and 2013. Our main contribution is twofold. On the one hand, we assess...

The marked dependence of the safety and commercial success of direct investments upon regulations enjoined by law or treaty poses a problem of topical significance.

Each year assets of the banking sector in Poland increase and thereby its significance in the real economy increases as well. At the same time, the ongoing consolidation process and changes in the ownership structure cause the Polish banking sector to play a substantial role not only on the...

In a small open developing country context, the author considers a three-sector general equilibrium framework and tries to find out the effects of foreign capital inflow on welfare of the country. Comparative-static results show that foreign capital inflow widens the skilled-unskilled wage gap...

This study investigates the main interrelations generated by the impact of foreign capital along with financial development on clean energy consumption and environmental degradation proxied by the inclusion of CO2 emissions. In doing so, we used panel data techniques targeted at BRICS and...

The main objective of this paper is to investigate the relation between the foreign ownership and manufacturing firm performance. The study was conducted for the companies listed on Bucharest Stock Exchange, in both segments regulated and non-regulated. The final sample included 261 companies....

Capital buffer is the excess of capital that banks have above the legally prescribed minimum and has a very important role for preserving the stability of the banking sector, especially in economies where banks are the main source of funding. The capital buffer of banks is very important to...

Auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt lassen sich trotz gestiegener Erwerbsneigung und erhöhtem Bildungsniveau von Frauen nach wie vor vertikale Segmentationsmuster nach dem Geschlecht beobachten. Dies ist in anderen Ländern wie beispielsweise Schweden nur in einem geringeren Ausmaß der Fall. Der...

The article examines the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in a transition economy. The analysis of structure and dynamics of FDI into Estonia and outflow of FDI from the country demonstrates the important role of the FDI in capital formation of companies. The reason of Estonian firms...

Internationalisation of Estonian banking sector has mainly been driven by market-seeking argument, but also competition about the strategic advantage of first entry in Latvian and Lithuanian markets played important role. The most successful example is Hansapank, which has developed from a small...