We use a dynamic panel data model to analyze bank-specific and macroeconomic determinants of bank risk for a large sample of commercial banks operating in the euro area. The selected time span, from 2001 to 2012, considers the impact of the on-going financial and economic crisis on the Eurozone...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the influence on Spanish Small and Medium Enterprises exporting activity of women in managerial positions. We distinguish women in three roles: as owners, as board members and as executive managers. Data were collected from System for Analysis of Iberian...

This paper analyzes the impact of the guarantee provided by mutual guarantee societies (MGSs) on the risk premium that banks should charge for small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) loans under the new Basel Capital Accords (Basel II and III). We also examine whether the foreseeable decrease...