Advances in Applied Economic Research: Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Applied Economics (ICOAE)

✍ Scribed by Nicholas Tsounis, Aspasia Vlachvei (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 869
• Series: Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This proceedings volume aims to provide new research methods, theories and applications from various areas of applied economic research. Featuring papers from the 2016 International Conference on Applied Economics (ICOAE) organized by the University of Nicosia and the Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences, this volume presents cutting edge research from all areas of economic science that use applied econometrics as the method of analysis. It also features country specific studies with specific economic policy analyses and proposals.

Applied economics is a rapidly growing field of economics that combines economic theory with econometrics to analyse economic problems of the real world usually with economic policy interest. ICOAE is an annual conference started in 2008 with the aim to bring together economists from different fields of applied economic research in order to share methods and ideas. The goal of the conference and the enclosed papers is to allow for an exchange of experiences with different applied econometric methods and to promote joint initiatives among well-established fields likemacro- and microeconomics, international economics, finance, agricultural economics, health economics, education economics, international trade theory and management and marketing strategies. Featuring global contributions, this book will be of interest to researchers, academics, professionals and policy makers in the field of applied economics and econometrics.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
A CGE Analysis of the Macroeconomic Effects of Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction on the Algerian Economy....Pages 1-20
Impact of International Migration on Human Development: A South Asian Perspective....Pages 21-35
Job Satisfaction Factors Among University Staff Officers in an Emerging Economy: The Case of Sri Lanka....Pages 37-48
Blogs Usage in Purchasing Process....Pages 49-57
Social and Community Services Government Expenditure and Nigeria’s Economic Growth....Pages 59-71
The Relationship Between Government Expenditure on Health and GDP in Turkey....Pages 73-89
Banking Efficiency and Financial Stability: Which Causes Which? A Panel Analysis....Pages 91-98
Dynamic Modeling of Causal Relationship Between Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions, and Economic Growth in Italy....Pages 99-109
Financial Literacy and Financial Behavior: An Evidence of Linkage in Albanian Context....Pages 111-124
Financial Leverage Hits Corporate Performance....Pages 125-138
Comparison of Innovation Performance Within Visegrad Countries....Pages 139-149
Dimensions of Market Liquidity: The Case of the Polish Stock Market....Pages 151-166
Formal Identification of Crises on the Euro Area Stock Markets, 2004–2015....Pages 167-180
Economics and Marketing of E-Commerce at 0 km and Further on the Path Towards S-Commerce....Pages 181-192
Using Demographic Variables to Determine Target Segments in Binary Logit Models....Pages 193-224
Social Media Usage in the University Activities....Pages 225-237
Strategic Management of Costs: A New Tool to Gain Competitive Advantage....Pages 239-254
The Causal Relationship Between Government Spending and Revenue: An Empirical Study from Greece....Pages 255-268
Marketing Ethics and Communication Strategy in the Case of Enron Fraud....Pages 269-278
Effectiveness of Use of MCDM Methods in the Terms of Local Self-Government....Pages 279-288
Credit Risk Measurement Using VaR Methodology....Pages 289-302
The Effects of Country-of-Origin on Consumers’ CSR Perceptions, Behavioral Intentions, and Loyalty....Pages 303-316
Symptoms of Depression and Status in the European Labour Market....Pages 317-332
Univariate GARCH Model Generated Volatility Skews for the CIVETS Stock Indices....Pages 333-347
Business Process Reengineering in Emergency Departments (EDs): Evidence from Two Hospitals....Pages 349-363
Assessment of Innovative Capacity of the Region....Pages 365-371
Education Democracy and Dictatorship....Pages 373-378
Are We Better Off Working in the Public Sector?....Pages 379-409
Innovation and Regulatory Holdup: The Case of Shale Gas....Pages 411-432
Trinities in Political Economy: More Than Just a Way of Observation....Pages 433-463
Evolution of Trade Globalization from 2003 to 2014: Weakening Dynamics of World Trade Confirms Globalization Postulates....Pages 465-486
High Education, Professional Insertion and Economic Development in Romania....Pages 487-501
Strategic IT Alignment: Business Performance During Financial Crisis....Pages 503-525
On the Examination of Value-Based Performance Measures: Evidence from Indian Firms....Pages 527-535
The Procyclicality of African Sovereign Credit Ratings....Pages 537-547
The Determinants of Sovereign Credit Ratings in Africa: A Regional Perspective....Pages 549-563
CFIs for Sustainable Risk Proofing in Value Chain Financing: Instances from the Asia Pacific Region....Pages 565-576
Cointegration Between Energy Commodities and the South African Financial Market....Pages 577-589
Do Dividend Payout Ratio Drive the Profitability of a Firm: A Case of Energy and Textile Sector of Pakistan?....Pages 591-597
Attitude of Customers to Socially Responsible Products....Pages 599-606
Dynamics of Lending Rates in the Baltic Countries: Influence of Funding Costs of Banks and Risk Factors....Pages 607-623
Modelling Farmers’ Behaviour Toward Risk in a Large Scale Positive Mathematical Programming (PMP) Model....Pages 625-643
CAPM Model, Beta and Relationship with Credit Rating....Pages 645-652
Shocks Transmission Through Real Channel: The Case of the Central and Eastern European Countries....Pages 653-669
Health Capital as a Factor of Social and Economic Development of the Russian Federation’s Regions....Pages 671-677
Corporate Governance, Insider Trading, and Stock Returns in the Greek Technology Sector....Pages 679-690
Internal Audit Disclosure Regarding to External Audit in Greece....Pages 691-703
Which Factors Are Crucial in Explaining Vulnerability of Countries to the External Macroeconomic Shocks? The Case of the Central and Eastern European Countries....Pages 705-717
Deterrence, Detection, and Investigation of Economic Fraud and Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Audit of Financial Statements According to International Standards....Pages 719-742
Can Internet Reporting Affect the Stock Market Listed Companies: The Case of the Greek Listed Companies....Pages 743-781
Corporate Governance: Legal, Managerial, and Auditing Dimensions....Pages 783-798
Importance of Productivity in Non-Optimal Currency Areas....Pages 799-807
Greek Brain Drainers in Europe: An Empirical Study....Pages 809-822
Failures in Elements and Processes of Quality Management Systems in Companies and Their Potential Solutions....Pages 823-829
Controlling as a Tool for Decision Support....Pages 831-839
Gastronomy Tourism: An Examination of the “Greek Breakfast Initiative” Potential....Pages 841-848
Greek Wineries on Facebook Wall....Pages 849-859
Short- and Long-Run Determinants of Tourist Flows: The Case of South Korea....Pages 861-872
Assessing the Impact of Economic Crisis on Food Firms Performance....Pages 873-881
Back Matter....Pages 883-887

✦ Subjects

Industrial Organization;Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics;European Integration;Health Economics