The last decade several democracies throughout the world have been disrupted. On numerous occasions the incumbent leader has taken undemocratic measures, making the democracy shift from a democracy toward a hybrid regime. ...

This study examines the value effect of mergers and acquisitions of BRICS acquirers in the European market in the period before and after the credit crisis. Therefore, extending current literature with the examination of ...

Since the launch of Bitcoin ten years ago, there has been a proliferation of digital currencies with market capitalizations of billions of dollars, growing academic literature and a mixed reception. These new currencies ...

This paper investigates the impact of central bank independence on fiscal policy behaviour, with a focus on political budget cycles and countercyclical fiscal policy. Multiple Fixed Effects models are estimated using panel ...

This research considers the role that social protection complexity plays in determining wellbeing at the country level. A panel data regression analysis is conducted with a data set consisting of 35 countries and 12 years. ...

This master thesis analysis the influence culture, in particular uncertainty avoidance, has on the dissemination and evaluation of private and public information, in the currency crisis model of Metz (2002). Therefore, ...

This thesis uses the model in Hendrickson, Hogan, and Luther (2016) as a basis for an extended trading model that includes hackers. In addition, it shows how two measures - a government tax and private security - can help ...

This paper examines the effects of four determinants of innovation (profit, export, foreign-ownership and inter-firm cooperation) on small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) in South Korea. It also discusses the different ...

Since Bitcoin gained attention of the public and media, its prices have fluctuated enormously. Literature is inconclusive about Bitcoins characteristics regarding value determinants, causes of volatility and market efficiency. ...

The sudden rise of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and the plan by Facebook's Libra Association to introduce a global private cryptocurrency have triggered central banks to introduce a digital version of their fiat currency. ...