Advances in Applied Macroeconomics International Conference on Applied Economics (ICOAE) 2024, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia, July 11-13, Vol 2

This volume presents new research and trends in applied macroeconomics. It features contributions presented at the 2024 International Conference on Applied Economics (ICOAE) held in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia including country specific studies from 40 different countries. The contents of this volume are of interest to researchers, scholars, academics and policy makers within applied macroeconomics.

Evaluation and Forecasting of Stock Performance on Athens Stock Exchange An Empirical Approach.- Forecasting International Tourist Arrivals to Myanmar During ongoing Military Coup Period Bayesian Structural Time Series.- Defense Spending and Income Inequality New Evidence from Greece.- The Impact of major energy indexes on the Economic Growth of EU countries according to the contribution of industry to GDP.- The Effects of Global and Domestic Economic Crises on Greek Fiscal Deficits.- Size and determinants of the shadow economy in Greece 19802020.- Can Fiscal Policies Improve Eating Habits and Combat Obesity in Greece.- Tourism as an enabler of economic sustainability in Europe.- Unveiling Market Regimes A Hidden Markov Model Application for Central Bank Interest Rate Prediction.- Exploring the Significance of Financial Correlation Testing in the Context of FRTB IMA Compliance.- The Impact of Tourism Development and Environmental Pollution on Income Inequality Empirical Evidence from Greece.- The Relationship between EGovernment Eparticipation Government Quality and Economic Growth Empirical Evidence from the 27 European Union Members.- Is the Rising Public Debt a Threat to the US Economic Growth An Empirical Investigation Using ARDL Approach.- Family businesses and succession issues A Case Study in Greece.

Nicholas Tsounis is a Professor of Economics at the Department of International Trade, University of Western Macedonia (Greece) and an adjunct faculty member at the Hellenic Open University (Greece). His research interests are on applied international economics, economic integration, and applied microeconomics. He has published many articles in international scientific periodicals and conferences proceedings as well as books. He is the co-founder of the International Conference on Applied Economics (ICOAE).

Aspasia Vlachvei is Professor of Marketing at University of Western Macedonia (Greece). Her research interests focus on international marketing strategies, competitiveness, wine tourism and wine marketing, e-marketing, social media. She is the co-founder of the International Conference on Applied Economics (ICOAE).