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Title Spain : economic, political, and social issues / Pablo N. Costada, editor
Published New York : Nova Science Pub., ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (x, 215 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents SPAIN: ECONOMIC, POLITICALAND SOCIAL ISSUES; SPAIN: ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES ; CONTENTS; PREFACE; OFFICIAL NAME:KINGDOM OF SPAIN; GEOGRAPHY; PEOPLE; GOVERNMENT; ECONOMY; People; EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM; History; Government and Political Conditions; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; TERRORISM; PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS; Economy; Foreign Relations; U.S.-Spanish Relations; THE EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP ONBANK PROFITABILITY AND RISK: THE SPANISHEXPERIMENT; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE OF SPANISH SAVINGS BANKS
ABSTRACT1. INTRODUCTION; 2. STYLIZED FACTS; 3. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; 3.1 Cost-push Inflation; 3.2 Demand Inflation; 4. ECONOMETRIC METHODOLOGY; 4.1 The Structural Cointegrating VAR Model; 4.2 The Subset VEC Model; 5. THE ESTIMATED STRUCTURAL VEC MODELS; 5.1 Preliminary Analysis; 5.2 THE ESTIMATED LONG-RUN STRUCTURE; 5.3 THE ESTIMATED SHORT-RUN STRUCTURE; 6. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; BANKS AS SHAREHOLDERS: THE SPANISH MODEL OFCORPORATE GOVERNANCE; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MARKET CONTROLLED AND BANK CONTROLLED FIRMS: THEIMPACT OF BANKS; 3. THE SPANISH FINANCIAL SYSTEM
3.1. The Spanish Financial System in the International Arena3.2. The Spanish Banking System; 4. EMPIRICAL DESIGN; 4.1. Sources and Data; 4.2. Variables; 4.3. Empirical Method; 5. FINDINGS; 5.1. Descriptive Analysis; 5.2. Explanatory Analysis; 6. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; HOW MUCH DO TRADE AND FINANCIALLINKAGES MATTER FOR BUSINESS CYCLESYNCHRONIZATION?; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. RELATED LITERATURE; 3. ESTIMATION; 4. ESTIMATION STRATEGY AND DATA ISSUES; 6. CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX A: TABLES; APPENDIX B: DEFINITION OF VARIABLES AND SOURCES; REFERENCES
SECULARIZATION AND FERTILITY:EVIDENCE FROM SPAINABSTRACT; 1. MOTIVATION; 2. LITERATURE OVERVIEW; 2.1. Differences Between Religions (and Fertility); 2.2. Differences Within a Given Religion (and Fertility); 3. SAMPLE AND DATA; 4. SECULARIZATION AND FERTILITY: AN OVERVIEW; 5. AN ECONOMETRIC STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF SECULARIZATIONON FERTILITY; 5.1. A Formal Model; 5.2. Fertility Equations; 6. SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION; APPENDIX: SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS; REFERENCES; SLEEPING HABITS AND REPORTEDSLEEP QUALITY AMONG SCHOOLADOLESCENTS IN CUENCA, SPAIN; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIAL AND METHODS; RESULTS
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Finance -- Spain
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- General.
Economic history
Finance
Social conditions
SUBJECT Spain -- Economic conditions -- 1975-2008
Spain -- Social conditions -- 1975- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85126185
Subject Spain
Form Electronic book
Author Costada, Pablo N
ISBN 9781613241172
1613241178