Energy poverty is an emerging issue towards global affairs. Currently, the development of
energy-related policies is becoming essential, with regard to new societies, social inclusion …

This study examines the impact of political factors on the behaviour and performance of
commercial banks in 11 Central European countries from 1995 to 2008. Using a unique …

The present paper attempts to expand the existing literature on Central Bank Independence
(CBI) by proposing new measures for CBI. It designs two indices: one tackling the de jure …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the existence and directions of the causal
relationships between the level of tax revenue and a set of determinants, using data from 26 …

The purpose of this paper is the assessment and comparative analysis of the relative
efficiency of the tax administrations of 26 European countries in 2017, regarding their …

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the institutional and tax environment for businesses
in 21 countries of the European Union (EU), using a multi-criteria analysis and, in particular …

While many studies have highlighted the influence of the degree of central bank
independence on economic and financial dynamics, less is known about its importance for …

Contribution/Originality: This study contributes to the existing literature but presents fresh
evidence regarding the threshold analysis of inflation and GDP per capita in the central bank …

This paper aims to approach an overheated topic in the context of dynamic economies and
modern democracies, namely the central bank independence related to the adopted …

This paper examines the presence of political cycles in a small open economy using data
from Cyprus over the period 1978–2006, and explores their conditionality upon external …