New issue of Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Field

A new volume of TPREF (the whole journal as a pdf file ) is available now for Summer 2012. I am an author of one article and a co-editor.

A Closed Form Solution for a Growth Model with Externalities and Public Spending Oliviero A. CARBONI Paolo RUSSU University of Sassari, Italy	… 4
The Government-Taxpayer Game David CARFI University of California at Riverside, USA Caterina FICI Business Administrator at VF of V. Fici, Italy	… 13
Modeling Unemployment and Employment in Advanced Economies: Okun’s Law with a Structural Break Ivan KITOV Institute for the Dynamics of the Geospheres, Russia Oleg KITOV University of Oxford, UK	… 26
Knowledge-Based Economies and the Institutional Environment Daniele SCHILIRÒ University of Messina, Italy	… 42

Summer issue of Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields

As an Editor, I am happy to announce that the summer issue of the Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields has been published. There is my paper as well, pp. 86-93:

THE EVOLUTION OF FIRM SIZE DISTRIBUTION

Ivan O. KITOV

Institute for the Geospheres‟ Dynamics

Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Abstract

Significant differences in the evolution of firm size distribution for various industries in the United States have been revealed and documented. For theoretical considerations, this finding puts major constraints on the modelling of firm growth. For practical purposes, the observed differences create a solid basis for selective investment strategies.

Keywords: firm size distribution, Pareto distribution, the USA, evolution, investment

JEL Classification: L11, L17, G1

Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields: Winter Issue

I am happy to inform all readers that the winter issue of the TPREF is now available.

Table of contents:

Macroeconomic Fundamentals and Stock Return Dynamics: International Evidence from the Global Finance Area

Ezzeddine Abaoub, University of 7 November at Carthage
Mongi Arfaoui,  University El Manar
Hammadi Sliti,  University El Manar ... 122

Financial Integration in the four Basins: A Quantitative Comparison
Sergio Alessandrini,  University of Modena and Reggio Emilia … 147

The Law of One Price: Survey of a Failure
Alessio Emanuele Biondo, University of Catania … 168
The Yield Curve and the Prediction on the Business Cycle: A VAR Analysis for the European Union
Giuseppe Cinquegrana ISTAT, Italy
Domenico Sarno, Department of Law and Economics Second University of Naples … 183

Neuroeconomics and Decision Making Process
Mădălina Constantinescu, Spiru Haret University … 210

Differential Games in Non–Renewable Resources Extraction
George E. Halkos, University of Thessaly
George Papageorgiou, University of Thessaly … 219

Consumption in Developed and Emerging Economies
Peter Kadish, Norvik Alternative Investments … 231

Intelligent Agent Approach for Business Process Management
Andy Ştefănescu, University of Craiova … 241

First issue of Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Field

The first issue of TPREF (the whole journal as a pdf file ) is available now. I am an author of one article and a co-editor.

Contents: 1	The Nexus Between Regional Growth and Technology Adoption: A Case for Club-Convergence? Stilianos Alexiadis University of Piraeus …4	7	A Survey on Labor Markets Imperfections in Mexico Using a Stochastic Frontier Juan M. Villa Inter-American Development Bank … 97
2		Can Shift to a Funded Pension System Affect National Saving? The Case of Iceland Mariangela Bonasia University of Naples Oreste Napolitano University of Naples … 12
3		Global Supply Chains and the Great Trade Collapse: Guilty or Casualty? Hubert Escaith World Trade Organization … 27
4		Some Empirical Evidence of the Euro Area Monetary Policy Antonio Forte University of Bari … 42
5		Modeling Share Prices of Banks and Bankrupts Ivan O. Kitov Institute for the Geospheres‟ Dynamics, Russian Academy of Sciences … 59
6		Infrastructures and Economic Performance: A Critical Comparison Across Four Approaches Gianpiero Torrisi Newcastle University … 86

TPREF: Call for papers

The Editor in Chief would like to invite submissions for the 1stVolume, Issue 1, Summer 2010 of the Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields (TPREF).