• Master Thesis  Open Access

      Aviation & tourism industry during Covid-19: the Impact on Cyprus island 

      Kakkoufa, Theognosia (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2023-05-26)
      This essay was written for the University of Cyprus' Master of Business and Economics program. The following essay will focus on the Covid-19 pandemic and how it affected a sizable portion of Cyprus's economy, particularly ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Business Plan of Alambra / Petrou Brothers Dairy Products LTD 

      Michael, Mariel (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2022-12)
      A business plan or entrepreneurial plan is any startup plan that helps a manager understand the business’s current state (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) and predict its future operation. A start-up ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Business Plan: COZY 

      Demosthenous, Stelios (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2021-12)
      Due to the completion of my TIME-MBE master degree, I decided to utilise all the skills and knowledge that I have obtained and act as an entrepreneur. My decision for the development of a Business Plan was not out of the ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      A business plan: LIST 'em ALL: an online listing application 

      Serentellou, Violeta Maria Ath. (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2021-05-21)
      In the business plan that follows, will be presented all the elements that will concern the establishment of a company. The company’s name is “LIST ‘em ALL” and it is about an online listing application with supermarkets ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Climate and economic policy uncertainty and the macroeconomy 

      Louka, Kyriaki G. (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2023-05-22)
      The paper examines the dynamics between economic and climate policy uncertainty and studies how these uncertainties affect the economy. Using quarterly US data from 1987Q2 to 2022Q2 and a vector autoregressive model, it ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      The determinant factors of debt and their impact on the debt-to-gdp ratio for high&upper-middle income countries and for lower-middle&low-income countries 

      Pratzioti, Maria (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2020-12-27)
      In this study, an attempt is made to investigate the possible determinants of the debt-to-GDP ratio for two groups of countries? high-income countries and low-income countries. To be more specific, it is examined the ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Determinants of Non-Performing Loans: evidence from Cyprus Banking System 

      Mitsigiorgi, Anna A. (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2021-05-28)
      The present study tries to detect the factors that increase the likelihood of non-performing loans for a sample of 878 loans in Cyprus for the period of 2004-2020. The variables used are specific variables to the loan and ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Economic crisis and illegal trade 

      Petrou, Stavros N. (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2020-12-23)
      Trade is a dynamic process that inevitably has many adverse effects and undesirable effects on the economy and culture. The purpose of this study was to analyze and record consumers' views on their awareness and positions ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      The effect of immigration on the wages of the natives 

      Loizou, Christoforos (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2023-06-03)
      This study investigates how immigrants affect the wages of native people, using 1% representative sample of the U.S. population of 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) data. The natives and the immigrants are separated ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      The effects of gender on internet use 

      Pontiki, Styliana (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2022-12)
      From the beginning of the appearance of the Internet, it is known that women used it less than men – the term usually did not appear in the early years – either because they were at home doing coursework or not working. ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      The effects of Ukraine-Russian war on Inflation expectations 

      Spyrou, Ioannis (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2023-12-27)
      This study investigates the impact of the recent Ukraine-Russia conflict on inflation expectations in the United States, emphasising both short-term and long-term effects. Utilising data from the Survey of Consumer ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Estimating the political variables and Independence on economic growth and educational inequality across the world 

      Hamalis, Loukianos (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2022-05-13)
      In this paper we calculate the effects of political variables and Independence on economic growth and educational inequality across the world. Using a dataset with mostly political and a few economic variables, Varieties ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      European Venture Capital Investments: The effects of the pandemic 

      Tsampalas, Andreas (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2023)
      This dissertation was produced as a requirement for the Master of Business Economics degree at the University of Cyprus. Numerous facets of European venture capital investments were investigated in this study. First, a ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Exploring German Housing Price Determinants: A Dual Approach Through Market Analysis and Hedonic Pricing Models 

      Stavrou, Ioannis (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2023-12-21)
      This work investigates the determinants of housing prices in the German real estate market by employing a dual methodology, combining market analyses and hedonic pricing models. The study aims to provide a comprehensive ...
    • Master Thesis  

      The factors affecting Foreign Direct Investments in Europe (2000-2019) 

      Pieri, Theofano P. (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2023-05-25)
      This study is focused on the analysis of foreign direct investment (FDI), identifying which factors drive the investors to invest in European countries and how the countries are affected by these kinds of investments. In ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Fiscal policy as a measure of improving the economy: Government expenditures, taxation and public debt 

      Yiasemi, Elena (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2024-01-31)
      The study aims to explore the impact of fiscal policies on the growth rate of GDP and the ratio of public debt to GDP. Specifically, it analyses how changes in public spending and expenses affect the economy. The study ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Fit for 55 legislation package, and its impact on the Cypriot economy: a case study for liquid and liquified cargo 

      Ktoris, Angelos S. (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2023-05-26)
      The recent adoption of directives and regulations as part of the Fit for 55 legislation package and the inclusion of shipping to the decarbonisation sphere will affect the Cypriot economy and the consumers. The Cypriot ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Gender wage gap in the USA 

      Antoniou, Ioanna A. (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2021-05-28)
      The main purpose of this paper is to analyses the gender wage gap in the USA and how this gap changes if the education level, the family status, the occupations and industry categories are taken into account. Collecting ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Happiness and income how does the income affects happiness? 

      Karatsioli, Despo (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2022-12)
      The principal occasion for this case study is the correlation between happiness and income. In the theory of happiness, a positive relationship is observed between them. The research that will follow includes data from the ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      How entrepreneurship is affected by inter generational mobility in US and globally 

      Vlachou, Vasiliki N. (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Economics and Management, 2021-02-28)
      The present dissertation aims at investigating an important issue related to economic and social growth, the effect of intergenerational mobility on entrepreneurship. In this paper, an effort to answer the following questions ...