The purpose of the present paper is to test for asymmetry in the Greek retail gasoline price adjustments to crude oil price changes for the period January 2005-July 2012.The empirical analysis provides evidence that the adjustment of gasoline prices to oil price changes is asymmetric, in...

In this paper we attempt to assess the extent to which conversion policies involving the shift of resources from the defence to the non-defence sector may entail some form of peace dividend for the economy of Greece. The issue has become one of increasing importance during the past few years...

The main purpose of this paper is to present the main changes of national accounts due to the new methodology of ESA 2010 and to highlight the implications of this new framework for the Greek economy. The findings suggest that the implementation of the new framework had virtually no impact on...

We link senior banks loan officers' responses regarding their decisions for bank credit standards, from successive surveys from the European Bank Lending Survey to investigate two important issues. First, we examine the relationship between bank credit standards (CS) and perceived and actual...

The pricing mechanism in the gasoline market has often been the subject of public debate in Greece during the crisis years. Inefficient pricing could imply oligopolistic practices in the market and losses to consumers' welfare in a period characterised by a dramatic fall in consumers' income and...

Efficient pricing in the gasoline market has often been the subject of public debate in Greece during the recent years. The present paper: (a) Investigates the possible existence of asymmetric adjustment of gasoline prices to oil price variations in the Greek market in the recent years, thus...

The purpose of this paper is to explain the interaction mechanism between the capital structure of a modern company, the implying agency cost that is raised when the company is expanding and the corporate governance system that should be implemented in order to achieve a smoothness of the...

In recent years, the rate of change of prices in the Greek economy does not seem to react proportionately to large reductions in wage costs cuts in the effort for fiscal consolidation and improving competitiveness. The disconnection between of price and wage developments makes harder the...

The influx of shipping receipts from the world's leading fleet has been critical for the development of the Greek economy. Following the fateful September of 2008, the range and speed of the shift in direction of the freight rates, combined with the general economic and credit climate, have had...

This technical note presents the key features of “EViews” which is a very famous statistical and econometric package software.The purpose of this note is to help readers to understand quickly and easily how to use basic EViews commands. The note also describes the main principles of the...