This thesis seeks to examine the role, if any, that the sex ratio plays as a determinant of the personal saving rate using a simple OLS analysis of 33 countries. Results suggest that, when included in a model with other ...

Higher education has over time, become increasingly important to success in the job market. Not only are employers looking for more ways to differentiate between applicants, but jobs are becoming more technically difficult ...

This paper examines economic growth in Tunisia and the role that women have played in that growth. Economic growth is evaluated by considering contributions to GDP growth, changes in productivity and employment ratio and ...

This study is an analysis of the determinants of stock market participation. It looks broadly at the literature concerning stock market participation determinants and limits it to the elderly population in the United States ...

One of the most important questions in development economics is: who benefits from economic growth? The present study attempts to answer this question, with regard to one country in particular: Guatemala. Some of the ...

Leasing represents a large worldwide industry. The goal of this paper is to determine which macroeconomic indicators have an impact on the leasing industry and what the relationship is between them. Using previous literature ...

This paper investigates the effect of the National Bank of Slovakia's (NBS) intervention in the SKK/EUR foreign exchange market from 1999 through 2007 (the time period covering Slovakia's preparation for EU accession and ...

This research investigates the effect of the 2008-2009 financial crisis on Pennsylvania postsecondary education endowments and how different types of schools (private, public, four year, and two year) altered their operating ...

The Republic of Slovakia experienced strong economic growth during the first decade in the 21st century. Nevertheless, this growth was unable to substantially decrease persistent unemployment in certain regions. Interestingly, ...

Driven by the desire to reduce the currency mismatch associated with foreign-currency borrowing, Emerging Market countries have developed their local currency bond markets over the past decade. As foreign investors have ...