THE 60th INTERNATIONAL ATLANTIC ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
New York, New York
6-9 October 2005

Statistical and Econometric Methods for Business and Economics
Saturday 08h00 - 10h00
Organizer: José Maria Montero Lorenzo, University of Castilla-La Mancha

Chair: José Maria Montero Lorenzo, University of Castilla-La Mancha

Cristina Ruza Y Paz-Curbera, UNED University and José Maria Montero Lorenzo, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Credit Risk Valuation by Artificial Neural Networks: The Case of SME Lending

Guido Ferrari, Univeristy of Florence and Giorgio Garau, University of Sassari, Estimating a SAM for Tuscany that Accounts for Environment

Jeong-Joon Lee, Towson University, The Malmquist Index and its Implications for Business Cycle Analysis

Jose Ramon Cancelo, Universidade Da Coruna, Industrial Cycles in Europe: The Roles of Aggregate and Nation-Specific Shocks

Laura Grassini and Gabi Dei Ottati, University of Florence, Italy's Industrial Changes in the 1990s: The Case of Tuscany

Marcos Tulio Alvarez, Ilades Georgetown University and Cesar Ortiz Moya, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Political Factors and Industrial Activity in Venezuela: Coincidence or Causality?

Luis Vila and Eugenia Fabra Florit, University of Valencia, The Endogenous Determinants of Job Satisfaction

Discussants: Tiziana Laureti, University Tuscia of Viterbo, Roman Minguez Salido, San Pablo Ceu University, Magdalena Cejas, University of Carabobo