LEADER 05419nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910821004203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-60876-558-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000000010327 035 $a(EBL)3018506 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000417238 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11262461 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417238 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10361970 035 $a(PQKB)10259456 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3018506 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3018506 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10660367 035 $a(OCoLC)610059067 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000010327 100 $a19991004d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aEuropean economic and political issues$hVolume 9 /$fWilliam B. Stickle, editor 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCommack, N.Y. $cNova Science Publishers$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (315 p.) 225 0 $aEuropean economic and political issues ;$v9 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-60456-267-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- European Economic and Political Issues Volume 9 -- Contents -- Preface -- The Non-Market Sector in Europe and in the United States: Underground Activities and Home Production -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Stylized Facts -- Non-Market Sector in Dynamic Equilibrium Models -- Two Mechanisms for Risk Hedging and Optimal Labor Allocation -- The Reallocation Mechanism: A Fiscal Policy Experiment -- Conclusions -- References -- How European Financial Institutions Affect Their R& -- D and Economic Development -- Observations from East West Comparison -- Endogenous Growth Model with Financing Regime and R& -- D -- Empirical and Policy Implications -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- An Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) of Canadian Tourism to Europe -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Literature Review -- The Theoretical Model2 -- Elasticities3 -- The Tourism Model -- Data and Description -- Variables of the Model -- Empirical Results -- The Case of the Aggregate Demand9 -- The Demand for Leisure Tourism -- The Demand for Business Tourism -- The AIDS Model for the Visiting-Friends (VF) Consumers -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendix -- Testing Residual Autocorrelation Results -- The Derivation of the AIDS Specification -- References -- Single Mother in Europe: A Decomposition Approach -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Data and Variables -- The Prevalence of Single Mothers in Europe, 1994-2001 -- Decomposing the Cross-Country Variation -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Variance Decomposition -- References -- Overreaction in Venture Capital and Private Equity Markets: Evidence from European Markets before the Burst of the Bubble -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Theoretical Base -- Cause of Overreaction in VC/PE Markets: Proposed Hypotheses -- Data and Methodology -- Results -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- References. 327 $aThe Role of Public Benefits: A Case Study for Seven European Countries -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Unemployment Insurance Benefit Schemes -- Net Replacement Rates as Unemployed -- Follow-On/Alternative Schemes for Unemployed -- Net Replacement Rates as Unemployed, Insured/Follow-On Or Alternative Schemes -- Early Retirement Schemes -- Net Replacement Rates as Insured Unemployed and Early Retiree -- Sickness Benefit and Disability Pension Schemes -- Net Replacement Rates as Sick and Disabled -- References -- Secondary Market Behavior of European Securitization -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Data -- Model -- Estimation Procedure -- Estimation Results -- General Model Specification -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- An Attempt to Measure the Influence of the Maastricht Criteria and the Stability Pact on Growth and Unemployment in the European Union -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Some Theoretical Considerations Regarding the Stability Pact -- Historical Analysis of the Maastricht Criteria -- Measuring the Direct Effects of the Maastricht Criteria on Growth -- The Effects of the Maastricht Criteria on Unemployment -- An Alternative Growth-Induced and Employment-Induced Stability Pact -- Summary and Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- The Orientation of the Financial System: Alternative Approaches and the Case of the European Monetary Union -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Background -- Existing Indices -- Assessing the Orientation of the Financial System -- Conclusion -- References -- Comparison of Cultural Profiles of Young Managers from the Countries of South-Eastern Europe and Russia -- Introduction -- Brief Introduction of Hofstede's Study of Cultural Profiles in Studied Countries -- Methodology -- Cultural Profiles of Young Managers -- Conclusions -- References -- Index. 606 $aHistory$zEurope$y20th century 606 $aHistory$zEurope$y21st century 607 $aEurope$xEconomic conditions$y1945- 607 $aEurope$xPolitics and government$y1989- 607 $aEurope$xEconomic policy 615 0$aHistory 615 0$aHistory 676 $a330.94056 701 $aStickle$b William B$091896 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821004203321 996 $aEuropean economic and political issues$94035800 997 $aUNINA