Dutch media often pay a lot of attention to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They are considered to be the engine of the Dutch job industry and therefore deserve our attention. In this study we highlight the role the Dutch SMEs play in the Dutch economy. This study's first objective is...

In Continentaal Europa zijn onderhandse kapitaalmarkten een belangrijke bron voor de financiering van de collectieve sector. In de Verenigde Staten daarentegen hebben onderhandse leningen een belangrijke rol in de ondernemingsfinanciering. Deze studie laat zien dat er mogelijk een Europese...

One of the major puzzles of the economic profession is the pricing of exchange rates. Despite the development of numerous theories, the actual behaviour of exchange rates, especially in the short run, is not well understood. This article evaluates several popular exchange rate theories and...

In the empirical literature, not much support is found for the uncovered interest parity. Especially with free floating exchange rates, the forward rate is a biased predictor of the future exchange rate. This phenomenon can both be explained by an absence of rational expectations or by risk...

In the nineties, the number of currency crises has been high, both in the industrial world and among emerging countries. An important characteristic of many of these crises is that they started in one country but very soon affected others as well. Currency crises seemed to be contagious. In this...

Polish Abstract: Koncepcja inteligentnej bety (ang. smart beta) odzwierciedla ewolucję procesu zarządzania aktywami, jaka dokonała się w ślad za ostatnimi kryzysami ekonomicznymi – na czele z globalnym kryzysem finansowym lat 2007-2008. Odnoszenie wyników inwestycyjnych do tradycyjnych...

Artykul stanowi swoista analize problemu wystepowania baniek spekulacyjnych w historii gospodarczej swiata, a nastepnie probe identyfikacji przyczyn i skutkow wystapienia banki spekulacyjnej na rynku nieruchomosci w Stanach Zjednoczonych, ktora byla jednoczesnie glowna przyczyna wybuchu kryzysu...