83rd International Atlantic Economic Conference

March 22 - 25, 2017 | Berlin, Germany

323 BUSINESS ECONOMICS

Saturday, 25 March 2017: 11:30-13:30
Chair:
Thomas Poufinas, Democritus University–Thrace—Greece
Organizer:
M. Peter van der Hoek, Erasmus University—Netherlands
International ownership and SMEs in Middle Eastern and African economies
Mina Baliamoune-Lutz, University of North Florida—USA; Mohamed Basuony, American University in Cairo—Egypt; Stefan Lutz, European Management School—Germany; Ehab K. A. Mohamed, German University in Cairo—Egypt
Financing innovation in Latin America
Viviana Fernandez, Adolfo Ibanez University—Chile
Discount return distributions and implications for portfolio construction
Nilufer Usmen, Montclair State University—USA; Anthony Tessitore, Gramercy—USA
Gender diversity in boards and performance of Philippine publicly traded firms: Do women matter?
Ailyn A. Shi, De La Salle University—Philippines; Angelo A. Unite, De La Salle University—Philippines; Michael J. Sullivan, University of Nevada—USA
Discussants:
Ailyn A. Shi, De La Salle University—Philippines ; Mina Baliamoune-Lutz, University of North Florida—USA ; Viviana Fernandez, Adolfo Ibanez University—Chile and Nilufer Usmen, Montclair State University—USA