In this paper we analyze Romanian banking performance for the period 2006-2011 by computing a Malmquist index based on Data Envelopment Analysis. By adopting the intermediation approach in defining categories of inputs and outputs our conclusions focus on how ownership structure and size...

The process of risk identification is the most important in the process of risk management. If a risk is not identified correctly, then the risk manager will not be able to cuantify it and find the proper method of counteracting the significant results of risk exposures. In the last years,...

Certain events as September 11, 2001, the flooding in Europe and Romania, Katrina hurricane from last year or the terrorists attacks from London and Madrid – are all compelling to understand the importance of risk exposures and the possibilities to identify them or at least to approximate...

This paper sustains the existence of a biunivocal link between a company’s financing decision and the corporate governance. On the one hand, the financing decision has an impact on corporate performance, which has been confirmed. According to the agency theory, the financing decision will...

Optimality of fiscal policy is an issue widely debated in the literature from multiple perspectives. One way to address this problem is with the Laffer curve, causing the correlation between tax burden and tax revenue. This paper addresses the correlation with Laffer curve for income tax made...

The financial theory admits that levered firms record a value surplus compared to unlevered firms, at least because of the tax savings, related to interest. However, incurred debt, especially the long term debt, has a more consistent influence on performance, as stated by the Modigliani-Miller...

This paper brings forth the contribution of corporate governance to risk management system at the enterprise level. The research is a complex one, integrating both quantitative and qualitative information. The quantitative information consists of balance sheet and profit and loss account data...

The access to Social and Cohesion Funds offers Romania a possibility to develop the regions which are lagging behind, to modernize transport and environment infrastructure, to support rural development, to create new employment opportunities, to sustain social policies which will lead to the...

This paper presents the contribution of corporate governance to the risk management system of an enterprise from the perspective of the financial leverage. We assume that companies with a strong corporate governance framework are likely to enhance the optimality of their financial structure.<br> We...

In the current financial crisis access and absorption of structural funds is the biggest challenge for government, for business, farmers and nongovernmental organization sector. European integration itself depends on the optimization and substantial absorption for Romania during 2007-2013. This...