This paper investigates the effects of diversification across interest and non-interest activities, as well as, the effects of diversification within lending activities on banks' risk and return measures. Aggregate and panel data from the restructured (after 1997 crisis) banking industry

The paper provides an analysis of central bank legislation in eight Southeastern European (SEE) countries. For this purpose, the paper uses the ECB classification and examines functional, institutional, personal and financial independence. Moreover, the paper sheds some light on the

In this paper, we provide empirical evidence on bank cost-efficiency in transition countries. Our estimates of the cost-efficiency using a distribution-free approach suggests that among the countries analysed, Estonia, Latvia and Slovenia display the highest X-efficiency while the Czech Republic

How important are the experience, the education and the incentives to fund managers? Do they rely more on financial information from the markets and financial statements or do they take a more personal subjective approach. Is the number of clients

This paper aims to test whether investors in Saudi Arabia build their portfolios in a layer-by-layer form, considering them as a pyramid of assets as described by Shefrin and Statman (2000), and to investigate whether investors diversify their investments based

In this paper, an extended tool of DEA, namely cross efficiency evaluation method, was used to measure the performance of the nations in the Summer Olympic Games of Sydney 2000. The model in the paper considered two inputs (GNP per

Power consumption is influenced by many factors. A great deal of events such as the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will greatly accelerate the increase of power consumption of Beijing. From the view of system dynamics, this paper analyses the causal

The paper analyses the productivity of the 29 industries of ZheJiang Province based on the data in the year of 1998 to 2005 by DEA. The productivity of the whole industry fell due to the falling of the technical change

This paper attempts to research and summarise the system of competition rules for the Olympic market according to the Olympic Charter, the host city contract, the candidate city report, intellectual property protection laws, and related academic literature. Additionally, this paper

Current scenario in supply chains and logistic networks is characterised by industrial districts, SMEs clusters and networking organisations, which are formal or informal connected to follow the common aim of development improvement. In this paper, particular reference is made to

Many companies now recognise the strategic role of sponsorship and the great potential for creating value from a longer-term relationship. Therefore, an increasing number of companies seek to enter the Olympic marketing platform through sponsorship. They make significant investments in

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OKEMOS - On weekday mornings, cars whoosh down Jolly Road at 55 mph and line up in all directions at Dobie and Jolly roads.

SCBWI (The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Tokyo). October 18 (Sat), 9:15-18:30 in Tokyo Japan. Novelist Linda Gerber, Literary Agent Laura Rennert, Authors Irene Smalls, Tanya Batt, Holly Thompson and Suzanne Kamata.

October 6, 2008: After her lawsuit challenging the Understanding Evolution website on constitutional grounds was dismissed for lack of standing on March 13, 2006, Jeanne Caldwell appealed the decision to the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit.

Santa Clara volleyball senior Anna Cmaylo earned her second weekly honor of the season as she was named the West Coast Conference's Volleyball Player of the Week, it was announced Monday. Cmaylo led the No. 20 Broncos (10-3, 2-0 WCC)

The Santa Clara men's soccer (2-6-2, 0-2-0 WCC) team fell 2-1 in a hard-fought overtime match against Gonzaga (5-4-1, 2-1-0) Sunday afternoon.

Led by the reigning West Coast Conference Player of the Week Anna Cmaylo, the Santa Clara volleyball team moved up three spots to a No. 20 ranking in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)/CBS College Sports Top-25 Coaches Poll,

Across the years, I've seen many mixed op-ed columns holding forth on the subject of engineered longevity. There's a particular style to this sort of thing, usually involving disclaimers of any personal interest in living a longer, healthier life -

This article looks at an aging research lab typical of the community presently working to better understand aging and metabolism: "Aging is not just a simple fact of life. Scientists see life span as a complex process in which genetics