SPAIN: ECONOMIC, POLITICALAND SOCIAL ISSUES -- SPAIN: ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- OFFICIAL NAME:KINGDOM OF SPAIN -- GEOGRAPHY -- PEOPLE -- GOVERNMENT -- ECONOMY -- People -- EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM -- History -- Government and Political Conditions -- LOCAL GOVERNMENT -- TERRORISM -- PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS -- Economy -- Foreign Relations -- U.S.-Spanish Relations -- THE EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP ONBANK PROFITABILITY AND RISK: THE SPANISHEXPERIMENT -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE OF SPANISH SAVINGS BANKS -- 3. CHANGES IN SAVINGS BANKS' OWNERSHIP AND BANKS'PERFORMANCE AND RISK -- 4. EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS -- 5. RESULTS -- 5.1. Mean differences -- 5.2. Regression Analysis -- 6. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- MANAGERS' DISCRETIONARY BEHAVIOR, EARNINGSMANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:AN EMPIRICAL INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS∗ -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MANAGERS' DISCRETIONARY BEHAVIOR, EARNINGSMANAGEMENT AND BOARDS OF DIRECTORS -- 3. DATA AND METHODOLOGY -- 3.1. Sample -- 3.2. Variables and Methodology -- 4. RESULTS -- 5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- DOES ONE MONETARY POLICY FIT ALL?THE DETERMINANTS OF INFLATIONIN EMU COUNTRIES* -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. STYLIZED FACTS -- 3. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK -- 3.1 Cost-push Inflation -- 3.2 Demand Inflation -- 4. ECONOMETRIC METHODOLOGY -- 4.1 The Structural Cointegrating VAR Model -- 4.2 The Subset VEC Model -- 5. THE ESTIMATED STRUCTURAL VEC MODELS -- 5.1 Preliminary Analysis -- 5.2 THE ESTIMATED LONG-RUN STRUCTURE -- 5.3 THE ESTIMATED SHORT-RUN STRUCTURE -- 6. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- BANKS AS SHAREHOLDERS: THE SPANISH MODEL OFCORPORATE GOVERNANCE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MARKET CONTROLLED AND BANK CONTROLLED FIRMS: THEIMPACT OF BANKS -- 3. THE SPANISH FINANCIAL SYSTEM.

3.1. The Spanish Financial System in the International Arena -- 3.2. The Spanish Banking System -- 4. EMPIRICAL DESIGN -- 4.1. Sources and Data -- 4.2. Variables -- 4.3. Empirical Method -- 5. FINDINGS -- 5.1. Descriptive Analysis -- 5.2. Explanatory Analysis -- 6. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- HOW MUCH DO TRADE AND FINANCIALLINKAGES MATTER FOR BUSINESS CYCLESYNCHRONIZATION? -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. RELATED LITERATURE -- 3. ESTIMATION -- 4. ESTIMATION STRATEGY AND DATA ISSUES -- 6. CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDIX A: TABLES -- APPENDIX B: DEFINITION OF VARIABLES AND SOURCES -- REFERENCES -- SECULARIZATION AND FERTILITY:EVIDENCE FROM SPAIN -- ABSTRACT -- 1. MOTIVATION -- 2. LITERATURE OVERVIEW -- 2.1. Differences Between Religions (and Fertility) -- 2.2. Differences Within a Given Religion (and Fertility) -- 3. SAMPLE AND DATA -- 4. SECULARIZATION AND FERTILITY: AN OVERVIEW -- 5. AN ECONOMETRIC STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF SECULARIZATIONON FERTILITY -- 5.1. A Formal Model -- 5.2. Fertility Equations -- 6. SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION -- APPENDIX: SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS -- REFERENCES -- SLEEPING HABITS AND REPORTEDSLEEP QUALITY AMONG SCHOOLADOLESCENTS IN CUENCA, SPAIN -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIAL AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- Socio-Demographic Data and Life Style Habits -- Sleeping Habits -- SLEEP QUALITY AND PREVALENCE OF RELATED DISORDERS -- SYMPTOMS AND RESPIRATORY SLEEP DISORDERS -- INSOMNIA PREVALENCE -- A. Insomnia and Life Habits -- B. Insomnia, Sleep Habits and Daytime Symptoms -- C. Insomnia and Psychological Disorders -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- AUTONOMY OF SCHOOLS IN SPAIN -- GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT AUTONOMY OF SCHOOLS -- THE EDUCATIONAL PROJECT OF THE SCHOOL -- CURRICULAR AUTONOMY -- ORGANIZATIONAL AUTONOMY -- AUTONOMY IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT -- AUTONOMY IN ECONOMIC AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.