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Analysis of external factors affecting the development of SMEs in Kosovo
Govori, Arbiana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Small and medium enterprises are becoming increasingly important for the creation and development of a modern, dynamic and knowledge-based economy. This is because of their capacity to promote entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial skills, and because of their ability to be flexible and adapt...
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The Impact of Default Dependency and Collateralization on Asset Pricing and Credit Risk Modeling
Xiao, Tim - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This article presents a comprehensive framework for valuing financial instruments subject to credit risk and collateralization. In particular, we focus on the impact of default dependence on asset pricing, as correlated default risk is one of the most pervasive threats to financial markets. Some...
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Innovation activity and nancing constraints: evidence from Italy during the crises.
Brancati, Emanuele - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Financial frictions may represent a severe obstacle for firms' innovative activity. This paper shows the existence and quantifies the effect of binding financial constraints on the innovation propensity of Italian companies. Once provided a rich baseline specification for innovation, I analyze...
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CEO Compensation and Bank Performance
Athar, Iqbal; Khan, Muhammad Irfan; Ali, Saffar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This study sets out to discover the determinants of compensation of the chief executive officers in the banking …
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Macroeconomic stress testing of the WAEMU banking system
Gammadigbé, Vigninou - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
In this paper we evaluate the resilience of the banking system of WAEMU to macroeconomic shocks. From banks data … banking sector as a whole in respond to changes in its macroeconomic environment, so that the risk of degradation of …
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Efficient Microlending without Joint Liability
Altınok, Ahmet; Sever, Can - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Peer-group mechanisms have been widely used by micro-credit institutions to minimize default risk. However, there are costs associated with establishing and maintaining liability groups. In the case when output is fully observable, we propose a dynamic individual lending mechanism. Assuming that...
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Do Credit Associations Compete with Each Other in Japanese Regional Lending Markets?
Kondo, Kazumine - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper examines whether credit associations in Japanese regional lending markets compete on price now that Japanese financial authorities have replaced the convoy system of financial regulation with the principle of competition. Specifically, the effects of the market share of credit...
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A Keynesian factor in monetary policy: the Economic Growth Incentive Method (EGIM)
De Koning, Kees - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
In the U.S. over the past 17 years competition among banks to provide home mortgages has failed. The reason is that there is a finite need for new housing starts at around 1.8 million homes per year and that there is a finite need for funds if house prices are to move in line with the CPI...
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FINANCING PRACTICES OF BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN NEPAL
GAUTAM, BISHNU PRASAD - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Proposal analysis and credit appraisal includes the examination of business and financial aspects with respective importance to measure economic, financial and technical feasibility of the project and repayment capacity of the borrowing firm. Such analysis has far reaching implication on the...
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Local Banking Competition and Efficiency in the Presence of Offshore Financial Institutions: Evidence from the Caribbean
Gordon, Leo-Rey - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Offshore banking is a significant aspect of the financial environment in some Caribbean Islands. The objective of this … banks located in islands that do not host offshore banking. Balance sheets and income statements between 1993 and 2004 are … used to measure the level of competitiveness and efficiency of banking activity. The results show that domestic banks …
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