Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "financial crisis"
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Adjustment mechanisms of Greek regions in export activity during the economic crisis of 2008–2012
(2019)Under the deep and protracted recession that plagues the Greek regions, exports have shown some positive signs of resilience. This paper explores through a spatial econometric analysis of SUR models, first, the changes ... -
Bank efficiency in Vietnam: Do scale expansion strategies and non-performing loans matter?
(2022)In Vietnam, following the process of financial liberalization, the rapid banking expansion has resulted in structural frangibility and bad debt proliferation with negative implication for bank performance. This is the first ... -
Benefits and limitations toward a sustainable road environment during the years of economic recession
(2015)The prolonged economic crisis in Greece in the last 5 years resulted in a dramatic road traffic volume reduction and as a consequence in environmental road traffic noise diminution. This article analyses this issue with ... -
Concentration of populations and economic activities, growth, and convergence in Europe using satellite-observed lighting
(2020)Using a unique data set of annual nighttime satellite images from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program’s Operational Linescan System, this article, under the assumption that the density of sum of lights is a proxy ... -
The contribution of Cohesion Funds and nationally funded public investment to regional growth: evidence from Greece
(2020)This paper sets out to estimate the contribution of European Union co-financed and nationally funded public investment expenditures to regional growth in Greece during the period 2000–14. The results are sensitive to the ... -
COPD patients’ medical care and support in Greece during financial crisis
(2016)Background: The need to follow a multidisciplinary strategy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management and rehabilitation in community settings in Greece raises significant questions, given the severe ... -
Corporate social responsibility in south europe during the financial crisis and its relation to the financial performance of greek companies
(2021)This paper aims at presenting the notion of corporate social responsibility in Europe by examining its application in Southern European countries, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. These major Mediterranean countries, ... -
Does economic crisis force to consumption changes regarding fruits and vegetables?
(2017)This study focuses on consumers' behaviour towards Fruits and Vegetables (FVs) under economic crisis. The implementation of both factor analysis and logistic regression reveals discrete consumer groups, affected and not ... -
Economic crisis impact and social determinants of perinatal outcomes and infant mortality in Greece
(2020)(1) Background: To explore the effects of the 2008 economic crisis on maternal, perinatal and infant mortality in Greece and the socio-economic determinants associated with them; (2) Methods: The annual rates of stillbirth ... -
European financial crisis and bank productivity: evidence from Eastern European Countries
(2018)The paper examines the productivity levels of the largest banks operating in the Eastern European countries over the period of the ongoing European financial crisis. Specifically, the analysis covers the periods of U.S. ... -
Evaluating 22 EU member states’ ‘waste culture’ using Hofstede’s and Schwartz’s cultural dimensions
(2019)The issue of municipal solid waste (MSW) arisings has received great attention recently since it is not only a by-product of economic activity but also serves as an input to the economy through material or energy recovery. ... -
Evaluating hotel productivity growth in Balearic and Canary islands
(2017)This article examines the productivity of hotels operating in the two main sun and sand tourism markets in Spain, the Balearic, and the Canary Islands, from 2004 to 2013. In this manner, we can evaluate the impact of the ... -
Financial centres' competitiveness and economic convergence: Evidence from the European Union regions
(2018)This study analyses the gaps in financial centres' competitiveness and their impact on regional economic convergence in 23 European Union Member States during the period of the Global Financial Crisis. In particular, we ... -
Financial crisis and hotels’ labour productivity growth: evidence from Spanish islands
(2018)The article examines hotels’ labour productivity growth over the period of financial crisis. We decompose hotels’ labour productivity into three components: technological change, technological catch-up (efficiency ... -
Firm resilience in regions of Eastern Europe during the period 2007–2011
(2019)Firms are important economic agents in regions, and their survival and prosperity in crisis periods is closely related to the evolution and welfare of the regions in which they are located. This ability of firms to respond ... -
Greek economic crisis and new agrarian dynamics: The example of Eastern Thessaly [Crise économique grecque et nouvelles dynamiques agraires: L’exemple de la Thessalie orientale]
(2015)Eastern Thessaly is a plain bordered by semi-mountainous landscape. The region is home to dairy sheep and goat farming systems exploiting both public and private agro-pastoral resources. The effect of decoupled payments, ... -
Hotel productivity: A robust Luenberger productivity indicator
(2019)The article presents a robust version of the Luenberger productivity indicator. The proposed productivity indicator is less sensitive to potential outliers and extreme values. We apply the robust productivity index on a ... -
The impact of market structure on environmental efficiency in the united states: A quantile approach
(2019)This paper investigates the relationship between efficiency and market structure for a sample of industrial facilities dispersed among the U.S. states. In order to measure the relevant efficiency scores, we use a data ... -
Impact of the financial crisis on COPD burden: Greece as a case study
(2018)Poverty and low socioeconomic status have been associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The current financial crisis has forced millions back into poverty. Greece is one of the countries hit the hardest, ... -
Physical activity and sedentary behaviors of young children: Trends from 2009 to 2018
(2020)Over the last decade, the lives of children in several countries, including Greece, have been affected by recession. The aim of the present study was (a) to examine time trends in physical activity (PA) and screen time ...