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

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