Applied general equilibrium models have become a standard tool for the analysis of structural policies in many countries and international research organisations. Their use has been prompted by both developments in economics, but also on the growing need for quantitative policy analysis. The...

This paper explores the Nordic states (Denmark, Finland and Sweden) during the global crisis in the period 2007−2012. The Nordic states have a high rate of socio-economic growth and competitive advantage but Denmark, Finland and Sweden still experienced the global crisis. However, the global...

Article introduces the notion of information money fields of the cyclic oscillations of the economic variables in the nonlinear dynamic economic system for the first time, and presents an original research on the Ledenyov theory on the information money fields of the cyclic oscillations of the...

The global economic recovery is on course but remains weak. Many analysts and policymakers - including those from emerging markets - have recently called for international cooperation in the setting of macroeconomic policies. A global growth target has been adopted by the G20 to aid such...

Financial risk management is difficult at the best of times, but especially so in the presence of economic uncertainty and financial crises. The purpose of this special issue on “Advances in Financial Risk Management and Economic Policy Uncertainty” is to highlight some areas of research in...

A recent literature has emerged providing compelling evidence that a major shift in the organization of the developed economies has been taking place: away from what has been characterized as the <I>managed economy</I> towards the <I>entrepreneurial economy</I>. In particular, the empirical evidence provides...</i></i>

Analysis of the economic activity in the pre-crisis period of 2000-2008. shows a steady decrease in the efficiency of actual production in Russia. Many businesses come to a threshold of bankruptcy: the profitability and financial strength are low, their products are not competitive, sources of...

Η περίοδος 1995-2008 συνιστά μια περίοδο θεμελιακών μετασχηματισμών για την ελληνική οικονομία. Η κυριαρχία των υπηρεσιών ως προς την παραγωγή του ΑΕΠ και η...

This dissertation contributes to an increasing literature on macroeconomic instability in developing countries. It makes a critical review of the literature and classifies the sources of instability under exogenous and endogenous factors. It then argues that the impact of exogenous shocks is...

From Adam Smith’s perspective, the most prominent macroeconomic happening of the post-World War II period was not the Great Moderation, nor was it the recent Great Recession. Instead, it was the secular deceleration in economic growth occurring in the U.S., or the Great Deceleration. Smith’s...