In the present paper an empirical analysis with a panel data econometric model will point out that R&D, government spending on education as well as trade unions are the most important factors for the labor productivity determination. The sample examined covers many Western European countries....

The findings of the present paper hint that there is a limit on the burden of debt, thus suggesting that borrowers cannot afford a loan burden beyond a certain critical level. Perhaps, this critical level could be considered as the Achilles heel of the capitalism. It also hints that there is a...

In the present paper author attempts to support through an econometric panel data analysis the view of (Darmon and Drewnowski, 2008) that higher income classes have healthier diet, therefore lower obesity levels. The sample covers Western Europe and the United States. Data are taken from...

In the present paper an empirical analysis will point out that unemployment is one of the various causes of alcoholism. The sample covers all industrial World. Data are drawn from IMF and OECD. The elaboration of these panel data is made feasible by means of the Eviews software package

In the present paper, author will attempt to point out empirically that if alcohol is used in moderation up to a certain critical volume, then this will have a positive impact on human life expectancy, but beyond that critical volume life expectancy will be reduced. The sample covers all...

In the present paper an empirical analysis will point out that in Greece globalization caused a decrease in firm size instead of a creation of bigger units. Data are taken from ELSTAT. The elaboration of these panel data is made feasible by means of the Eviews software package

In the present paper an empirical analysis will point out that in the industrialized world Government Debt as a percentage of GDP has a negative impact on Market Value as a percentage of GDP, while FDI has a positive impact on Market Value as a percentage of GDP, and finally GDP growth does not...

In the present paper an empirical analysis with panel data will point out that money supply worsens income distribution, thus supporting fully and extending the view of Balac (2008). The sample covers all industrial world but the United States. Data are drawn from World Bank, IMF and OECD. The...

Usually the higher Government Debt country borrows money from other countries having lower Government Debt. This will end up with a higher lending rate in all countries. So, the spillover of a high debt problem in one country will cause pressures for higher interest rates in all remaining...

In the present paper it will be pointed out that government debt is an obstacle to economic growth, thus supporting further the view of (Georgiou, 2009a). Data are kindly offered by (Paolo Mauro et al., 2013) and cover 55 countries for the period (1950-2011). It is worth noting that these...