The outbreak of COVID-19 has tremendous impacts on the globe. In the present paper it will be attempted to evaluate whether these impacts are evenly spread among countries regarding the stock returns. To this end many countries are classified according to their financial system and according to...

In the present paper an effort has been made to estimate monthly the impact of COVID-19 on unemployment in many European countries during 2020. It will be attempted to examine whether southern EU suffered more than the northern one. Regression analysis will be applied with panel data

Suicides are due to many factors. Psychology has been used to explain via many theories mental disorder and depression. I admit that suicides are to a great extent attributed to mental disorder. However, to the best of my knowledge there are also additional factors of non-medical nature. To make...

In the present paper author will try to point out that government debt as a percentage of GDP has a negative impact on stock prices in the long run, while entrepreneurial caliber has a positive effect on stock prices in the long run. Data are annual and cover Western European economies for the...

In the present paper an effort will be made to show empirically that disposable income has a positive impact on economic growth. Sample covers Western European countries and Japan for the period 1999-2007. Panel data are elaborated by means of Eviews software package

In the present paper it will be shown that banking profitability of the Western European countries converges to that of the USA during the period 2000-2006. Panel data are elaborated by means of Eviews software package

Kuznets famous paper was referring to the early stages of industrialization where as countries become richer income inequality first rises and then falls. In the present paper examining Western European countries during the period 1995 – 2006 Kuznets curve has a different shape. This paper is...

Mundell (1961) claimed that the viability of a currency union relies on the degree of labour mobility. In the present paper an attempt is made to introduce a test for the viability of a currency union. To this end author will try to measure in European countries the relative real wage rigidity...

In the present paper it will be pointed out with panel data that inflation worsens income distribution, but not in a linear way. More specifically, at lower inflation levels as inflation goes up, then income distribution worsens more rapidly than in the case of higher inflation levels...

In the present paper it will be shown that government debt has a negative impact on Balassa index. Data are annual and cover most Western European countries for the period 1990-2006. The estimation of the panel data model is made feasible through the Eviews software package