Current demographic dynamics driven by low fertility and increasing longevity requires adjustments of the traditional frameworks of providing pensions. In this article we highlight three crucial issues policymakers should address by implementing those adjustments. First, fiscal limitations given...

This article tests the role the Slovenian capital market plays in determining corporate capital structure. It concludes that even though private corporations exhibit higher relative debt levels than their public counterparts, their dynamics are governed in similar ways. One potential reason for...

Population ageing requires adjustments to the traditional way of providing pensions though pay-as-you-go (PAYG) systems. Governments should prepare sound frameworks for a sustainable long-term shift towards private pensions, either in the form of second or third pillar or even better both of...

Current demographic dynamics driven by low fertility and increasing longevity requires adjustments of the traditional frameworks of providing pensions. In this article we highlight three crucial issues policymakers should address by implementing those adjustments. First, fiscal limitations given...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between bank ownership and bank profitability in six South Eastern European countries (SEE-6): Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, FYR Macedonia, and Albania. Like in most other Eastern European countries, the transition period in the...

We investigate the effect of financial constraints on the investment decisions of Slovenian firms during the current financial and economic crisis. By estimating the error-correction model and the Euler-equation specification, we found that corporate investments were significantly affected by...

We investigate the effect of financial constraints on the investment decisions of Slovenian firms during the current financial and economic crisis. By estimating the error-correction model and the Euler-equation specification, we found that corporate investments were significantly affected by...