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International Conference On Applied Economics (ICOAE 2014)

Chania, island of Crete, Greece, 3-5 July 2014

Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh)

Alsyllio Agrokepiou, Chania 73100, Crete

GREECE

Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Greece

Department of International Trade

Technological Institute of Western Macedonia, Greece

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Scientific Committee

Chairs

Prof. Nicholas Tsounis, Department of International Trade, Technological Institute of Western

Macedonia, Greece

Prof. Aspasia Vlachvei, Department of International Trade, Technological Institute of Western

Macedonia, Greece

Dr. George Baourakis, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Greece

Scientific Committee

Dr. George Atsalakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece

Dr. George Baourakis, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Greece

Dr. I. Bassiakos, Department of Economics, University of Athens, Greece

Prof. Necip Cakir, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Bahçeşehir University,

Turkey

Prof. Talat Ciftci, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Bahçeşehir University, Turkey

Prof. Anthony Courakis. Brasenose College, University of Oxford, Ex-Ambassador of Greece to the

Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Prof. Gert van Dijk, Wageningen University, Nyenrode Business University

Prof. Irini Dimitriyadis, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Bahçeşehir University, Turkey

Dr. Heidi Dritsakis, Technological Institute of Western Macedonia, Greece

Prof. Nikolaos Dritsakis, University of Macedonia, Greece

Dr. Christos Floros, Technological Institute of Crete, Greece

Prof. Martino Gaetano, University of Perugia, Italy

Prof. Grigoris Gikas, Technological Institute of Epirus, Greece

Prof. Deniz Gokce, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Bahçeşehir University, Turkey

Dr. Xin He, Surrey International Institute, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, China

Prof. Alina Hyz, Technological Institute of Epirus, Greece

Prof. Zacharoula Kalogiratou, Technological Institute of Western Macedonia, Greece

Prof. Murat Karagoz, Yildiz Technical University, Fatih University, Turkey

Prof. Kostas Karantininis, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Prof. Kostas Katrakilidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Prof. Dimitris G. Kirikos,Technological Institute of Crete, Greece

Prof. Dimitrios Mavridis, Technological Institute of Western Macedonia, Greece

Dr. Theodoros Monovasilis,Technological Institute of Western Macedonia, Greece

Prof. Ricardo Ramalhete Moreira, Espírito Santo Federal University (UFES), Brazil

Dr. Ourania Notta, Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece

Dr. Daphne Nicolitsas, Bank of Greece

Dr. Gokce Unsal, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Bahçeşehir University, Turkey

Prof. Vassilios Panagou, Technological Institute of Piraeus, Greece

Prof. Francesco Pennachi, University of Perugia, Italy

Prof. George Polychronopoulos, Technological Institute of Athens, Greece

Prof. Alexander Rogach, Taras Sevshenko National University, Kiev, Ukraine

Prof. Yevgen Savelyev, Ternopil National Economic University, Ukraine

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Prof. Evangelos Siskos, Technological Institute of Western Macedonia, Greece

Prof. John Stanton, Saint Joseph’s University, Editor in chief, Journal of Food Products Marketing,

Editor in chief, international Journal of Food and Agribusiness Marketing

Prof. Nicholas Tsounis, Technological Institute of Western Macedonia, Greece

Prof. Aspasia Vlachvei, Technological Institute of Western Macedonia, Greece

Dr. Athanassios Vozikis, University of Piraeus, Greece

Dr. Marie Vravrejnova, Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education of Charles

University (CERGE), Economics Institute of the Academy of Sciences (EI), Prague, The Czech

Republic

Prof. Constantin Zopounidis, Academician RACEF, Professor at Technical University of Crete,

Distinguished Research Professor at Audencia Group, Nantes School of Management

Organising Committee

Prof. Nicholas Tsounis, Department of International Trade, Technological Institute of Western

Macedonia, Greece

Prof. Aspasia Vlachvei, Department of International Trade, Technological Institute of Western

Macedonia, Greece

Prof. Zacharoula Kalogiratou, Technological Institute of Western Macedonia, Greece

Dr. Theodoros Monovasilis,Technological Institute of Western Macedonia, Greece

Dr. Ourania Notta, Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece

Dr. Dimitrios Serenis, Technological Institute of Western Macedonia, Greece

Dr. Spiros Hatjidakis, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

Lazaros Markopoulos, Technological Institute of Western Macedonia, Greece

Argyro Zervou, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania

Katerina Karapataki, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania

Eleni Stamataki, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania

George Angelakis, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania

Dimitrios Niklis, Technical University of Crete

Georgios Manthoulis, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Technical University of Crete

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International Conference On Applied Economics (ICOAE 2014)

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

THURSDAY 3 JULY

09:00–09:30

REGISTRATION

09:30-9:45 OPENING SESSION ‘ARISTOTLE’ AUDITORIUM

9:45-10:30

KEYNOTE PLENNARY OPENING SESSION, ‘ARISTOTLE’ AUDITORIUM

The ‘Capital-Labour Isoquant’ in the Consumer Good Industry

Prof. Ian Steedman - UK Emeritus Professor Manchester Metropolitan University, Senior Research Fellow, William Temple Foundation, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Chester

10:30-10:45

Presentation of the International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics (IJCEE), Inderscience Publishers by the Editor-in-Chief Dr. G. Cerulli ‘ARISTOTLE’ AUDITORIUM

10:45-11:30 KEYNOTE PLENARY SESSION, ‘ARISTOTLE’ AUDITORIUM Evaluating socio-economic programs with neighbourhood interactions Dr. Giovanni Cerulli – ITALY CERIS-CNR, Institute for Economic Research on Firms and Growth, Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics (IJCEE)

11:30-12:00 COFFEE BREAK

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PARALLEL SESSIONS SESSION 1A: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, ‘SOCRATES’ AUDITORIUM Session Chair: Dr. Giovanni Cerulli

12:00-14:00 Commodities prices volatility, expected inflation and GDP levels: an application for a net-exporting economy Ricardo Ramalhete Moreira-BRAZIL

International trade and economic growth: analysis considering the sectors and asymmetry of Brazilian states Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Marília F. Maciel Gomes, Talles Girardi de Mendonça, Fernanda Maria de Almeida, Patrícia Lopes Rosado-BRAZIL

Investment promotion policy for potential border zone Nathapornpan Uttama-THAILAND

Philippine Export Efficiency and Potential: An Application of Stochastic Frontier Gravity Model Roperto S. Deluna Jr, Edgardo D. Cruz-PHILLIPINES

The Impact of Productivity on Current Account in Central Europe Countries Tomáš Pivoňka-CZECH REPUBLIC

'Does Exchang Rate Variation Effect African Trade Flows?' Serenis D. and Tsounis N.- GREECE

SESSION 1B: FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, ‘PYTHAGORAS’ AUDITORIUM Session Chair: Dr. Dimitris Serenis

12:00-14:00 Direct Identification of Crisis Periods on the CEE Stock Markets: The Influence of the 2007 U.S. Subprime Crisis Joanna Olbrys, Elzbieta Majewska-POLAND

The Relationship between Spot & Future Price of Crude Oil with basic Risk & reserves Using ARCH family models Sina Mehrabirad, Aliasghar Sadeghimojarad-TURKEY

The contagion effect of the subprime crisis in the brazilian stock market Douglas Marcos Ferreira, Leonardo Bornacki de Mattos-BRAZIL

Technical analysis and long memory in equity returns: empirical evidence on Bucharest Stock Exchange Olivia Baciu-ROMANIA

The Study of Stock Price Return of Petroleum and Other Liquids Using Extreme Value Theory Based Decision on Belief Function Theory Paponpat Taveeapiradeecharoen, Prasert Chaitip, Chukiat Chaiboonsri, Anuphak Saosaovaphak, Kanchana Chokethaworn, Songsak Sriboonchitta-THAILAND

Theories on Dividend Policy. Empirical Research in Joint Stock Companies in Kosovo Besnik R. Livoreka, Alban F. Hetemi, Albulena Shala, Arta Hoti-KOSOVO

14:00-15:00 LUNCH

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PARALLEL SESSIONS SESSION 2A: MICROECONOMICS, ‘SOCRATES’ AUDITORIUM Session Chair: Dr. Rania Notta

15:00-17:00 Protection of intellectual property as a means of evaluating innovation performance Žaneta Rylková, Monika Chobotová-CZECH REPUBLIC

An economics analysis of relationship between the AEC’s demand for ICT and economy development using PCHVAR(x)-model Prasert Chaitip, Chukiat Chaiboonsri-THAILAND

International Tourists Arrival to Thailand: Forecasting by Non-Linear Model Prasert Chaitip, Chukiat Chaiboonsri-THAILAND

Evaluation of intellectual capital in regions of Volga Federal district of Russian Federation Svetlana Kotenkova, Maksim Korablev-RUSSIA

An Analysis of Offset Negotiations in Bilateral Oligopoly Ewa Baranowska-Prokop-POLAND

Manufacturing industry in Russia: problems, status, prospects Vladimir Plotnikov, Julia Vertakova-RUSSIA

Research Joint Ventures and Cartelization of Industries Jacek Prokop-POLAND

SESSION 2B: FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, ‘PYTHAGORAS’ AUDITORIUM Session Chair: Dr. Spyros Chatzidakis

15:00-17:00 Testing Relationship between Private Investment and Financial System’s Development: the Case of the EU Countries Lina Sinevičienė, Vilma Deltuvaitė-LITHUANIA

Modern approaches to efficient market hypothesis of FOREX – the central European case Petr Makovský-CZECH REPUBLIC

Correlation analysis of macroeconomic and banking system indicators Natalia Larionova, Julia Varlamova-RUSSIA

Commercial banks from the Visegrad countries and their sensitivity to crisis confidence on the interbank market Pavla Vodová-CZECH REPUBLIC

Exploring the hedging effectiveness of European wheat futures markets during the 2007-2012 period Cesar Revoredo-Giha, Marco Zuppiroli- UK

The static and dynamic criteria of building an investment asset A. Shiskin, O. Tyugai-RUSSIA

Performance Evaluation of Size, Book-to-Market and Momentum Portfolios Sotiria Plastira-GREECE

17:00-17:30 COFFEE BREAK

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PARALLEL SESSIONS SESSION 3A: MICROECONOMICS, ‘SOCRATES’ AUDITORIUM

Session Chair: Prof. Aspasia Vlachvei 17:30-19:00 Utility and demand in the new economy

Safiullin L.N., Novenkova A.Z., Safiullin N.Z.-RUSSIA

Application of different cluster typologies in Russian’s automotive cluster analysis Timur Bareev-RUSSIA

Development of the theory and practice of competitiveness Strategies Russian machine-building enterprises Bagautdinova N.G, Sarkin A.V., Gafurov I.R-RUSSIA

Consumer demand for durable goods under asymmetric information Ismagilova G.N., Gafurov I.R., Safiullin L.N-RUSSIA

The impact of Financial Crisis on firm performance in case of Greek food manufacturing firms Notta Ourania and Vlachvei Aspasia -GREECE

Economic and social aspects from social media’s implementation as a strategic innovative marketing tool in the tourism industry Kavoura A. and Stavrianea K.-GREECE

SESSION 3B: LABOUR ECONOMICS, ‘PYTHAGORAS’ AUDITORIUM Session Chair: Prof. Dimitrios Mavridis

17:30-19:00 Overseas Filipino Workers Remittances, Inequalityand Quality of Life in the Philippines Sunshine B. Pedida &Roperto S. Deluna Jr-PHILLIPINES

Current trends of realization of the intellectual capital and problems of intellectual migration Kolesnikova Julia, Camille Ricaud, Kamasheva Anastasia, Yue Zhao-RUSSIA

Fertility Evolution of South Asia: Role of Migrant Remittances Amar I. Anwar, Mazhar Y. Mughal-CANADA

Examining the economic status of seniors entering retirement Jitka Bartošová, Jakub Stejskal-CZECH REPUBLIC

Life Quality Evaluation in the Million-Plus Population Cities of Russia: Results of Empirical Research Irina Glebova, Rezeda Khabibrahmanova-RUSSIA

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FRIDAY 4 JULY

09:30-10:15

KEYNOTE PLENNARY SESSION, ‘SOCRATES’ AUDITORIUM GMOs through the front door: Using GM crops to reduce GHG emissions Prof. Kostas Karantininis- DENMARK and SWEDEN University of Copenhagen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

10:15-10:30

Presentation of the Kazan University- Host of ICOAE 2015 ‘SOCRATES’ AUDITORIUM

10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK

PARALLEL SESSIONS SESSION 1A: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, ‘SOCRATES’ AUDITORIUM Session Chair: Prof. Kostas Karantininis

11:00-13:00 Farm size and technical efficiency of Brazilian agricultural Carlos Otávio de Freitas, Erly Cardoso Teixeira, Marcelo José Braga-BRAZIL

The Impact of Food Price Crisis on Government Debt in the Arab Region Hoda Abd El Hamid Ali-EGYPT

The Production of Thailand’s Sugarcane: Using Panel Data Envelopment Analysis (Panel DEA) Based Decision on Bootstrapping Method Prasert Chaitip, Chukiat Chaiboonsri, Fawikorn Inluang-THAILAND

Applying the Technology Acceptance Model to olive oil producers Tetiana Zmazhenko, E. Grigoroudis M. Katsioloudis-GREECE

New Farmers” a Crucial Parameter for the Greek Primary Sector: Assessments and Perceptions Achilleas Kontogeorgos, Anastasios Michailidis, Fotios Chatzitheodoridis & Eustratios Loizou-GREECE

Reproduction of agricultural land on the basis of ecological and economic rehabilitation Bessonova Elena, Mereshchenko Oksana-RUSSIA

The supply function of olive oil: a case study of Italy Valentina Sabbatini-ITALY

SESSION 1B: MACROECONOMICS, ‘PYTHAGORAS’ AUDITORIUM Session Chair: Prof. Zacharoula Kalogiratou

11:00-13:00

Assessment of Impact of Domestic and External Demand Factors on Economic Growth in Russia on the Basis of Model of Multiple Regression Analysis Kirshin I.A., Maleev M.V., Pachkova O.V.-RUSSIA

Impact Analyses of Tourism, Agriculture and Agri-Tourism for the Cretan Economy Using the Input-Output Method Mkrtchyan, T., Mattas K, Loizou, E.-GREECE

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The economic effects of tourism related to protected natural areas of Chania on the local community George Fakotakis, Constantin Zopounidis-GREECE

The lean years: Private investment in the Greek rural areas Chatzitheodoridis F., Kontogiorgos, Loizou, E.-GREECE

The Impact of Global Economic Crisis on the Egyptian Agricultural Sector Elham Abdelaal-EGYPT

Tracing regional economic evolutions. KIS impact on growth Korneliusz Pylak-POLAND

Analysis of the Economy of the Region of Western Greece. An Application of the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) Mirsida Alikaj, Demetrios Psaltopoulos, Yiorgos Alexopoulos-GREECE

PARALLEL SESSIONS SESSION 2A: EDUCATION AND HEALTH ECONOMICS, ‘SOCRATES’ AUDITORIUM Session Chair: Prof. Theodore Lianos

13:00-14:00 Economics and Marketing of USA Universities Angela Besana, Annamaria Esposito-ITALY

Motivation to Study for PhD Degree: Case of Latvia Alexander Tarvid-LATVIA

Higher income higher quality of health – is it true? Janicijevic I., Djuric M., Milenkovic N., Zivkovic N.-SERBIA

Hitting the jackpot and the health agenda: the case of processed potato products Cesar Revoredo-Giha-UK

SESSION 2B: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, ‘PYTHAGORAS’ AUDITORIUM Session Chair: Dr. Theodore Monovasilis

13:00-14:00 Exploring the Inter-Relationship between the Volatilities of Exchange Rate and Stock Return Shu Yi Lim, Siok Kun Sek-MALAYSIA

Institutions and bilateral agricultural trade Talles Girardi de Mendonça, Viviani Silva Lirio, Marcelo José Braga, Orlando Monteiro da Silva-BRAZIL

Exploring the Inter-Relationship between the Volatilities of Exchange Rate and Stock Return Shu Yi Lim, Siok Kun Sek-MALAYSIA

Foreign Direct Investments, Exports, and Economic Growth in Croatia: A Time Series Analysis Chaido Dritsaki, Emmanouil Stiakakis-GREECE

Exchange Rate and Economic Growth: An Empirical Assessment on Nigeria Njoku, A.C (Ph.D.) and Ihugba, Okezie A.-NIGERIA

14:00-15:00 LUNCH 15:00-15:45 KEYNOTE PLENARY SESSION, ‘SOCRATES’ AUDITORIUM

Sustainable Welfare and Optimum Population Size Prof. Theothoros Lianos – GREECE Emeritus Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business

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15:45-16:15 COFFEE BREAK

PARALLEL SESSIONS SESSION 3A: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, ‘SOCRATES’ AUDITORIUM Session Chair: Prof. George Charalambidis

16:15-18:15 A behavioural economics analysis of the impact of information and knowledge on CO2 capture and storage acceptance in the European Union Luiza Toma, Andrew Barnes, Cesar Revoredo-Giha, Viktoria Tsitsoni, Klaus Glenk-UK

Market Developments and Industrial Innovative Applications of High Purity Quartz Refines Konstantinos I. Vatalis, Georgios Charalampides, Spiridon Platias, Nikolas P. Benetis-GREECE

Buying and wasting sustainably. Determinants of green behaviour in Cyprus and Sweden’ Foukaras A. and Luiza Toma-UK

CCS Ready innovative technologies in coal-fired power plants as an effective tool for a Greek low carbon energy policy Vatalis K.I., Charalampides, G. and Platias, S.-GREECE

Socio-economic aspects of CCS technologies Karayannis, V., Charalampides, G., Lakioti, K.-GREECE

The Contribution of Industrial Minerals to Sustainable Recovery of Greek Economy Charalampides Georgios, Konstantinos I.Vatalis, Platias, Karayannis-GREECE

Analysis of the water use efficiency in the cereal farms: the case of irrigated perimeters of Chebika-Kairouan (Tunisia) Valid Bahri, Tzouvelekas, V. and Ali Chebil-GREECE

PARALLEL SESSIONS SESSION 3B : MANAGEMENT, ‘PYTHAGORAS’ AUDITORIUM Session Chair: Prof. Nailya Bagautdinova

16:30– 18:30 Integration as the tendency of development of business in Russia Julia Vertakova, Lubov Shirokova, Mariya Bedakova-RUSSIA

Defining optimal span of control for an enterprise Nailya Bagautdinova, Asya Validova-RUSSIA

Measuring firm-level initial capital stock: A generalized framework Xi Chen, Tatiana Plotnikova-LUXEMBURG

The Italian Firms’ International Activity Riccardo Cristadoro, Leandro D’Aurizio-ITALY

Acquisitions, alliances and post-acquisition R&D performance Hans Jeppsson-SWEDEN

Best and bad practices - The imperial guilds of Constantinople Dimitrios G. Mavridis, Konstantinos I. Vatalis-GREECE

Mergers and acquisitions in the Greek banking sector: An event study of a proposal. Ioannis Antoniadis, Anastasios Alexandridis, Nikos Sariannidis-GREECE

Cross-Atlantic differences in biotechnology and GMOs: a Media Content Analysis Galata,L., Karantininis K. and Hess, S.-GREECE

Organizational Culture and Motivation in the Public Sector. The case of the City of Zografou Massaras P., Sahinidis A., Polychronopoulos G.-GREECE

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SATURDAY 5 JULY

PARALLEL SESSIONS Session 1A: MACROECONOMICS, ‘SOCRATES’ AUDITORIUM Session Chair: Dr. Bruno G. Rüttimann

9:00-9:15 COFFEE 9:15-11:15 Rethinking Tourism in Macroeconomics

Angela Besana, Anna Maria Bagnasco- ITALY

Modeling Financial Type 2b Globalization and its Repercussion on the Real Economy Bruno G. Rüttimann-SWITZERLAND

Finance and Growth: Evidences from Regional Study in India Rajesh Sharma, Samaresh Bardhan-INDIA

Evaluation of Regional Innovation Potential in Russia Irina Glebova, Svetlana Kotenkova-RUSSIA

Disentangling the effects of supply and demand shocks: a DSGE model for the Spanish economy José María Martín Moreno, Rafaela Pérez, Jesús Ruíz-SPAIN

Innovative Potential of Russian Regions: Methodological Aspects of Analysis and Development Trends Ekaterina Kharchenko, Elena Alpeeva, Olga Ovcharova-RUSSIA

Investigation of relationship between financial and economic development in the EU countries Vilma Deltuvaitė and Lina Sineviciene-LITHUANIA

PARALLEL SESSIONS Session 1B: FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, ‘PYTHAGORAS’ AUDITORIUM Session Chair: Prof. Nicholas Tsounis

9:15– 11:15 The dilemma of a central counterparty versus a qualified central counterparty in a developing country Antonie Kotze, Coenraad C.A. Labuschagne-SOUTH AFRICA

Volatility skews of indexes of BRICS securities exchanges Chadd B. Hunzinger, Coenraad C.A. Labuschagne, Sven T. Von Boetticher-SOUTH AFRICA

Mutual Fund’s Holdings and Chinese Acquisitions XiaoGang BI, Tharyan Rajesh-CHINA

Football and Stock Returns: New Evidence Floros Christos-GREECE

The long memory volatility spillover effect between intraday spot and futures markets Sang Hoon Kang, Seongwon Moon, Seong-Min Yoon-SOUTH KOREA Long memory features evolve in the time-varying process in Asia-Pacific foreign exchange markets Kang Sang Hoon, Ron Mclver, , Sung-Yong Park, Seong-Min Yoon-SOUTH KOREA Errors in short run forecasts next-day volatility of equity risk premium in the UK and US market Tomas Heryan –CZECH REPUBLIC

Note on the measures of dependence in terms of copulas Ayumi Ida, Naoyuki Ishimura, MasaAki Nakamura-JAPAN

11:30 Excursion – Chania City Tour

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International Conference On Applied Economics (ICOAE 2014)

POSTER SESSION

THURSDAY 3 JULY 14:00-15:00

Building Agricultural Sustainability Indicators in Spain Samir Mili, Javier Martínez-Vega – SPAIN Modernization of the Russian economy in terms of innovative development Azat Faskhutdinov – RUSSIA A temporal difference method to solve dynamic discrete choice models with the curse of dimensionality Masaaki Imaizumi – JAPAN Understanding Employment Situation of Women: A District Level Analysis Muhammad Khan – PAKISTAN An investigation the impact of financial constraints and agency problems on the investment efficiency by measuring the sensitivity of free cash flow in Tehran stock Norozi Haeri – IRAN An analysis of the dairy trade between Malawi and the European Union Luiza Toma, Cesar Revoredo-Giha, Steven Thomson-UNITED KINGDOM

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AUTHORS – ICOAE 2014 – BY COUNTRY

AUSTRALIA

Ron Mclver University of South Australia, Adelaide

BELGIUM

Viktoria Tsitsoni EUROCONTROL, Brussels

BRAZIL

Ricardo Ramalhete Moreira Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória

Carlos Otávio de Freitas Federal University of Viçosa

Leonardo Bornacki de Mattos Federal University of Viçosa, Francisco Beltrão

Erly Cardoso Teixeira Federal University of Viçosa

Marcelo José Braga Federal University of Viçosa

Fernanda Aparecida Silva Federal University of Viçosa

Patrícia Lopes Rosado Federal University of São João Del Rei

Marília F. Maciel Gomes Federal University of Viçosa

Douglas Marcos Ferreira Federal University of Viçosa, Francisco Beltrão

Fernanda Maria de Almeida Federal University of Viçosa

Talles Girardi de Mendonça Federal University of São João Del Rei

Orlando Monteiro da Silva Federal University of Viçosa

Viviani Silva Lirio Federal University of Viçosa

CHINA

XiaoGang BI, University of Nottingham Ningbo

CYPRUS Hadjidakis Spyros University of Nicosia

CZECH REPUBLIC

Žaneta Rylková, Silesian University in Opava

Tomáš Pivoňka Economic University Prague

Petr Makovský Economic University Prague

Pavla Vodová Silesian University in Opava

Jitka Bartošová, Economic University Prague

Jakub Stejskal Economic University Prague

Monika Chobotová Silesian University in Opava

Tomáš Heryán Silesian University, Karvina

EGYPT

Hoda Abd El Hamid Ali Helwan University

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GREECE

Alexandridis Anastasios TEI of Western Macedonia Antoniadis Ioannis TEI of Western Macedonia Asimopoulos Nicholas TEI of Western Macedonia Baourakis George MAICH, Chania

Benetis Nikolas TEI of Western Macedonia

Charalampides Georgios TEI of Western Macedonia

Chatzitheodoridis Fotios TEI of Western Macedonia

Dritsaki Chaido TEI of Western Macedonia

Fakotakis George MAICH, Chania

Floros Christos TEI of Crete

Galata Lena MAICH, Chania

Grigoroudis Evangelos Technical University of Crete

Kalogiratou Zacharoula TEI Western Macedonia

Karayannis Vayios TEI of Western Macedonia

Kavoura Androniki TEI of Athens

Kontogeorgos Achilleas University of Patras

Lakioti Evangelia TEI of Western Macedonia

Lianos Theodore Athens University of Economics and Business

Loizou Eustratios TEI of Western Macedonia

Massaras Panagiotis TEI of Athens

Mattas Konstandinos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Mavridis Dimitrios TEI of Western Macedonia

Michailidis Anastasios Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Mirsida Alikaj MAICH, Chania

Monovasilis Theodore TEI of Western Macedonia

Notta Ourania Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki

Plastira Sotiria University of Piraeus

Platias Spiridon TEI of Western Macedonia

Polychronopoulos George TEI of Athens Psaltopoulos Demetrios University of Patras

Sabbatini Valentina MAICH, Chania

Sahinidis Alexandros TEI of Athens

Sariannidis Nikolaos TEI of Western Macedonia

Serenis Dimitrios TEI of Western Macedonia

Stavrianea Katerina TEI of Athens

Stiakakis Emmanouil University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki

Tatevik Mkrtchyan MAICH, Chania

Tsounis Nicholas TEI of Western Macedonia

Tzouvelekas Vaggelis University of Crete

Valid Bahri MAICH, Chania

Vatalis Konstantinos TEI of Western Macedonia

Vlachvei Aspasia TEI of Western Macedonia

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Zmazhenko Tetiana MAICH, Chania

Zopounidis Constantin Technical University of Crete

INDIA

Samaresh Bardhan Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar

Rajesh Sharma Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar

ITALY

Leandro D’Aurizio Bank of Italy

Giovanni Cerulli CERIS-CNR, Editor-in-Chief IJCEE

Riccardo Cristadoro Bank of Italy

Angela Besana, IULM University, Milan, Italy

Annamaria Esposito IULM University, Milan, Italy

Marco Zuppiroli Università degli Studi di Parma

Anna Maria Bagnasco IULM University, Milan, Italy

JAPAN

MasaAki Nakamura Nihon University, Kanda-surugadai, Tokyo

Naoyuki Ishimura Hitotsubashi University, Kunitachi, Tokyo

Ayumi Ida Hitotsubashi University, Kunitachi, Tokyo

KOSOVO

Alban F. HETEMI ProCredit Bank Kosovo

Besnik R. LIVOREKA University of Prishtina

Albulena Shala University of Prishtina

Rrustem Asllanaj University of Prishtina

Arta Hoti University of Prishtina

LATVIA

Alexander Tarvid University of Latvia

LITHUANIA

Lina Sinevičienė Kaunas University of Technology

Vilma Deltuvaitė Kaunas University of Technology

LUXEMBURG

Xi Chen, Centre Administratif Pierre Werner (CAPW)

Tatiana Plotnikova Centre Administratif Pierre Werner (CAPW)

MALAYSIA

Shu Yi Lim, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Siok Kun Sek Universiti Sains Malaysia

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NIGERIA Njoku, A.C Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education

Okezie A. Ihugba Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education

PHILIPPINES

Roperto S. Deluna Jr. University of Southeastern Philippines

Edgardo D. Cruz University of Southeastern Philippines

POLAND

Joanna Olbrys Bialystok University of Technology

Elzbieta Majewska University of Bialystok, Sklodowskiej

a EwoEaEaB awE-paBwBP Warsaw School of Economics

Jacek Prokop Warsaw School of Economics

Korneliusz Pylak Lublin University of Technology

QATAR Marios Katsioloudis Qatar University, Doha

RUSSIA

Alpeeva Elena Southwest State University, Kursk

Bagautdinova Nailya Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Bedakova Mariya Southwest State University, Kursk

Bessonova Elena Southwest State University, Kursk

Camille Ricaud Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Gafurov I.R. Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Glebova Irina Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Ismagilova G.N. Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Kalenskaya Nataliya Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Kamasheva Anastasia Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Khabibrahmanova Rezeda Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Kharchenko Ekaterina Southwest State University, Kursk

Kirshin I.A., Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Kolesnikova Julia Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Korablev Maksim Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Kotenkova Svetlana Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Larionova Natalia Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Lubov Shirokova Southwest State University, Kursk

Maleev M.V. Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Mereshchenko Oksana Southwest State University, Kursk

Novenkova A.Z. Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Ovcharova Olga Southwest State University, Kursk

Pachkova O.V. Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Plotnikov Vladimir Saint Petersburg State University of Economics

Safiullin L.N. Kazan Federal University, Kazan

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Safiullin N.Z. Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Sarkin A.V Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Shiskin A. Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Svirina Anna Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Timur Bareev Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Tyugai O. Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Validova Asya Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Varlamova Julia Kazan Federal University, Kazan

Vertakova Julia Southwest State University, Kursk

Yue Zhao Kazan Federal University, Kazan

SOUTH AFRICA

Antonie Kotze, University of Johannesburg

Sven T. von Boetticher University of Johannesburg

Chadd B. Hunzinger Rand Merchant Bank, Sandton

Coenraad C.A. Labuschagne University of Johannesburg

SOUTH KOREA

Sang Hoon Kang Pusan National Univerity, Busan, Korea

Sung-Yong Park Pusan National University, Busan, Korea

Seong-Min Yoon Pusan National University, Busan, Korea

SPAIN

Samir Mili, Spanish National Research Council

Javier Martínez-Vega Spanish National Research Council

Rafaela Pérez, Universidad Complutense and ICAE, Madrid

Jesús Ruíz Universidad Complutense and ICAE, Madrid

José María Martín Moreno Universidad de Vigo and Rede, Vigo

SWEDEN Kostas Karantininis Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) Hans Jeppsson University of Gothenburg

Sebastian Hess Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

SWITZERLAND

Bruno G. Rüttimann Swiss Institute for Systems Engineering

THAILAND

Paponpat Taveeapiradeecharoen Chiang Mai University

Songsak Sriboonchitta Chiang Mai University

Kanchana Chokethaworn Chiang Mai University

Anuphak Saosaovaphak Chiang Mai University

Prasert Chaitip, Chiang Mai University

Nathapornpan Uttama Mae Fah Luang University

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Fawikorn Inluang Chiang Mai University

Chukiat Chaiboonsri Chiang Mai University

TUNISIA

Ali CHEBIL National Institute for Research in Rural Engineering

UK

Luiza Toma Scottish Rural College, Edinburgh Campus

Antonis Foukaras University of Edinburgh

Cesar Revoredo-Giha Scottish Rural College, Edinburgh Campus

Andrew Barnes Scottish Rural College, Edinburgh Campus

Tharyan Rajesh University of Exeter

Klaus Glenk Scottish Rural College, Edinburgh Campus

Steedman Ian Manchester Metropolitan University

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