The purpose of this work is to create one statistical model for a future behaviour of
construction companies. The model, therefore, aims to quantify the potential for progress …

Among the most controversial issues in the literature, and empirical studies that have
addressed the subject of bankruptcy prediction, there is certainly the understanding of what …

It is a commonly accepted fact that a quite strong relation exists between research
investments and the general wealth of a given area. The main goal of this study is to analyse …

After clarifying the relationship between Return-On-Investment (ROI) and the possibility of
default, the research sets a minimum level of this ratio, which can generally be assigned to …

In our paper, we use a default mode approach in order to accurately classify a sample of
3,835 Italian manufacturing companies, and to gauge their health status on the basis of …

The probability of default and risk-rating class is studied for 9,390 Italian SMEs using a set of
ordinary and yearly financial statements (not abbreviated) from 2007 to 2010. After …

This paper examines the impact of debt on corporate profitability using a panel data sample
of 7,370 Italian SMEs of commerce sector during 2006-2010. By utilizing the simple moving …

In this paper we argue that most of the rise in the Italian (and other peripheral countries) long-
term sovereign spreads that took place from late 2009 can be attributed to various forms of …