Economic Crisis in Europe and the Balkans

Part I. Economic Crisis in Europe

1. A Reputation Risk Perspective on the European Economic Crisis
Nikitas-Spiros Koutsoukis, Spyridon Roukanas

2. The Financial Crisis in Greece and Its Impacts on Western Balkan Countries
Murat Sadiku, Luljeta Sadiku, Nimete Berisha

3. A Comparison of Policy Responses to the Global Economic Crisis in the Balkans: Acceding Versus EU Candidate Countries
Bisera Gjosevska, Goran Karanovic

4. The Repercussions of the Financial Crisis (2008) on the Foreign Trade Between Greece and the Balkan Countries (BCs)
George Magoulios, Vasilis Chouliaras

5. Global Imbalances, Financial Sphere and the World Economic Crisis
Georgios Makris, Thomas Siskou

6. The Role of the Rating Companies in the Recent Financial Crisis in the Balkan and Black Sea Area
Eleftherios Thalassinos, Konstantinos Liapis, John Thalassinos

Part II. European Policies and Integration

7. The Tax Regimes of the EU Countries: Trends, Similarities and Differences
Konstantinos Liapis, Antonios Rovolis, Christos Galanos

8. Economic Policies of FYROM Towards the EU—Are They Efficient?
Abdylmenaf Bexheti, Luan Eshtrefi

9. Integration, Institutions and Export Specialization
Karen Crabbé, Michel Beine

Part III. European and Regional Development in South-Eastern Europe

10. Regional Integration in Western Balkans: A Case for Cross-Border Business Cooperation?
Pantelis Sklias, Maria Tsampra

11. A Statistical-Based Approach to Assessing Comparatively the Performance of Non-Banking Financial Institutions in Romania
Adrian Costea

12. Market and Economic Development in Bulgaria
Eleni Zafeiriou, Christos Karelakis, Chrisovalantis Malesios, Theodoros Koutroumanidis

13. The Role of Agriculture in Economic Growth in Greece
Dimitrios Kyrkilis, Simeon Semasis, Constantinos Styliaras

Nyckelord: Economics/Management Science, European Integration, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics, Public Finance & Economics, Economic Policy, Development Economics, Regional/Spatial Science