This study illustrates how the recent developments in efficiency analysis and statistical inference can be applied when evaluating banks’ performance issues from a potential merger. By using a sample of 29 Greek commercial banks the paper provides a six step procedure in order to evaluate...

In the last ten years, military expenditures of NATO EU countries (according to NATO definitions and data) have increased by almost 50%, from €145 billion in 2014 to a budget forecast of €215 billion in 2023 (measured in constant 2015 prices). In this context, it is important to assess the...

Serbian. U radu se istražuju odnosi u društvenoj reprodukciji posredstvom reprodukcione celine opšteg tipa – primarnog, sekundarnog i tercijarnog sektora. Na nivou ovih sektora, definisanih na način uobičajen u ekonomskoj literaturi (primarni: poljoprivreda i šumarstvo; sekundarni:...

The article analyses the role of international supply chains as transmission channels of a financial shock. Because individual firms are interdependent and rely on each other, either as supplier of intermediate goods or client for their own production, an exogenous financial shock affecting a...

The aim of the present paper is that of exploiting the notions of vertically (hyper-)integrated sectors, as discussed in Pasinetti (1973) and Pasinetti (1988), and of natural system, as defined in Pasinetti (1981), in order to build up an analytical framework in which data from national accounts...

In the paper it has been analyzed specific character of building economy; developed a model of branch forecasting, forecast of construction branch in Latvia. The model consists of two parts: formation of demand and supply. The basic role belongs to demand forecasting. Demand form three...

The empowerment of women as a priority of economic development is a crucial issue for all economies, particularly for developing ones. Supporting employment is an inevitable aspect of women empowerment which enhances the socioeconomic conditions, nominately for the ones being a member of...

Abstract At present, the world is facing an unprecedented employment challenge due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ILO (2020) expects the largest amount of youth unemployment at the global level to take place in manufacturing, real estate, wholesale, and accommodation sectors. This paper aims to...