In the present paper it will be pointed out econometrically that entrepreneurial calibre improves Balassa index. The contribution of this paper is that a new method to estimate entrepreneurial calibre will be introduced. Data are annual and cover most Western European countries and the USA for...

The contribution of the present paper is twofold. First, it introduces a practical estimation of banking entrepreneurial reward (remuneration) and uses it as a variable in order to estimate its effect on bank profitability (in the capitalistic countries as well as in the post communist ones)....

In the present paper it will be pointed out that in Eritrea banking entrepreneurship has not yet a significant positive impact on banking profitability. This is attributed to the barriers to entrepreneurship existing there, as well as to the conclusion that financial systems are still relatively...

In this paper it will be attempted to estimate the effect of profitability, bank size as well as bank expansion on ceo remuneration in the Western European banking sector. The sample covers annually many banks of the countries Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland and UK for...

In the present paper an attempt will be made to examine whether ceo pay equalization (convergence) takes place in the Western World. This analysis will be based on the method of estimation of entrepreneurial reward according to (Georgiou, 2009). It will be shown that there is no convergence in...

The contribution of the present paper is twofold. First, it will be pointed out that government debt has a positive effect on interest rates. Second, it will be shown that interest rates have a negative impact on entrepreneurship. In short, it will be concluded that government deficit (through...

In the present note an effort will be made to point out that entrepreneurship reduces income inequality. Entrepreneurship reward is a measurable economic variable and can be therefore related to gini coefficient, which is an indicator of income inequality. Panel data refer to the period...

In the present paper an attempt will be made to show that in the banking sector wage rigidity increases as consumer inflation decreases. The immediate consequence is that banks cannot offer more competitive prices without shrinking profits. Hence, countries with strict labour laws hinder baking...

In this paper it will be shown that entrepreneurial caliber is the most important factor to determine share prices having a positive impact on share prices. This analysis refers annually to the whole economy, where entrepreneurial caliber is the country's average and share price is the country's...

In the present paper the negative impact of interest rates on stock returns will be estimated for the European economies. Data are monthly during the year 2008 and cover the following countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. The elaboration of...