EASTERN MACEDONIA AND THRACE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY AND FINANCE, GREECE UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA, DEPARTMENT OF BALKAN, SLAVIC AND ORIENTAL STUDIES, GREECE Conference Program 7th International Conference ‘The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries in the changed World’

EBEEC 2015

of Technology, (Greece) University of Macedonia (Greece) Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute

KAVALA, GREECE May 8-10, 2015 1 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

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and Eastern Europe Countries Committee Organizing Commitee Scientific in the changed World’ 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Belletti Matteo,Belletti The Polytechnic University ofMarche, Italy Batzios Christos, Aristotle University of GreeceThessaloniki, Banica Olga,Economic Science Faculty, University ofPitesti, Romania Arandjelovic Zoran, University ofNis, Serbia University ofAnastasiadou Sofia, Macedonia,West Greece Angelis Vasilis, University ofAegean, Greece • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • CO-PRESIDENTS Thessaloniki, GreeceThessaloniki, Kyrkilis,Dimitrios University ofMacedonia, and Thrace of Institute Technology, Greece Anastasios,Karasavvoglou Eastern Macedonia Petasakis Giannis, TEI EMTh, Greece Greece EMTh,Theodosiou Theodosis, TEI Thrace, Greece Chatzoudes University Dimitrios,of Democritus Zoumboulidis Vasilis, TEI EMTh, Greece Giannis, Kazanidis TEI EMTh, Greece Polychronidou Persefoni, TEI EMTh, Greece Perdiki Fotini, TEI EMTh, Greece Pavlos,Delias TEI EMTh, Greece Valsamidis Stavros, TEI EMTh, Greece Kalliopi, TEI EMTh,Kalampouka Greece Kipouros Anagnostis, TEI EMTh, Greece Athanasios,Mandilas TEI EMTh, Greece Michael, Nikolaidis TEI EMTh, Greece Florou Giannoula, TEI EMTh, Greece Grujic Natasa, University ofMacedonia,Greece Kounou Vasiliki, University ofMacedonia,Greece Neskovic Tania, University ofMacedonia,Greece Greece Georgios, University ofMacedonia, Makris 7. Bexheti Abdylmenaf, South East European University, F.Y.R.O.M. 8. Borislav Borisov, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria 9. Buracas Antanas, Vilnius University, Lithuania 10. Chatzidimitriou Yannis, University of Macedonia, Greece 11. Chatzoglou Prodromos, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece 12. Chernyak Alexander, Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University, Ukraine 13. Chletsos Michael, University of Ioannina, Greece 14. Chobanov George, St. Kliment Ohridski University, Bulgaria 15. Chortareas Georgios, National and Kapodistrian University of , Greece 16. Davorka Turčinović, University of Dubrovnik, Kroatia 17. Deichmann Joel, Bentley University, U.S.A 18. Delias Pavlos, TEI of EMTh, Greece 19. Delipala Sofia, University of Macedonia, Greece 20. Drezgić Saša, University of Rijeka, Croatia 21. Fetai Besnik, South East European University, 22. Florou Giannoula, TEI of EMTh, Greece 23. Goic Srecko, University of Split, Croatia 24. Hazakis Konstantinos, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece 25. Herdon Miklos, University of Debrecen, Hungary 26. Janowicz-Lomott Marietta, Gdansk University, 27. Kalampouka Kaliopi, TEI of EMTh, Greece 28. Karafolas Makis, TEI of West Macedonia, Greece 29. Kargidis Theodoros, TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece

30. Katrakilidis Konstantinos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 31. Karabchuk Tatiana, Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation 32. Kipouros Anagnostis, TEI of EMTh, Greece 33. Kollias Christos, University of Thessaly, Greece 34. Kononova Katerina, Kharkiv Karazin National University, Ukraine 35. Koutsoukis Nikitas-Spiros, University of Peloponnese, Greece 36. Lapatsioras Spyros,University of Crete, Greece

37. Leksinaj Elvira, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania of Technology, (Greece) 38. Lesakova Dagmar, University of Economics Bratislava, Slovak Republic University of Macedonia (Greece) Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute 39. Liapis Konstantinos, Panteion University, Greece 40. Loizou Stratos, TEI of West Macedonia, Greece 3 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

4 ‘The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries in the changed World’ 71. 70. 69. 68. 67. 66. 65. 64. 63. 62. 61. 60. 59. 58. 57. 56. 55. 54. 53. 52. 51. 50. 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. 44. 43. 42. 41. Zoumboulakis Michael, University of Michael, Zoumboulakis Thessaly, Greece Zarotiadis Grigorios, Aristotle University of GreeceThessaloniki, Valsamidis Stavros, TEI ofEMTh, Greece Trifonova Silvia,Economic University, Bulgaria Sofia, Thalassinos University ofPiraeus, Eleftherios, Greece Georgios,Stathakis University ofCrete, Greece Pantelis,Sklias University ofPeloponnese, Greece Simet Georg, Neuss University for InternationalBusiness, Germany Željko,Šević Caledonian University, Scotland SchweighofferRaimund,Sciences University of Applied Kepmten, University ofMontenegro, Lakić, Saša Montenegro University ofMacedonia, Greece Katerina, Sarri Sarafopoulos Georgios, University of Democritus Thrace, Greece Spyros,Roukanas University ofPiraeus, Greece Ivona Raguž Vrdoljak, University ofDubrovnik,Croatia. Predrag Bjelić, University ofBelgrade, Serbia Prašnikar Janez,University ofLjubljana,Slovenia Pignatti Norberto, Tbilisi State University, Georgia of Pieńkowska-Kamieniecka Sylwia, University Warmia andMazury Paschaloudis Dimitrios, TEI ofCentral Macedonia,Greece Papadourakis Georgios, TEI ofCrete, Greece Pantelidis Pantelis, University ofPiraeus, Greece Ongan Serdar, IstanbulUniversity, Beyazit, Turkey andUniversity of Michael, Nikolaidis TEI ofEMTh, Greece Anastasios,Michailidis Aristotle University of GreeceThessaloniki, Hannes,Meissner University of Applied Sciencesof Vienna, Austria Markova Eugenia, Metropolitan University, U.K. Srđan,Marinković University ofNis, Serbia Athanasios,Mandilas TEI ofEMTh, Greece Georgios, University ofMacedonia, GreeceMakris Georgios,Magoulios TEI ofCentral Macedonia,Greece Germany in Olsztyn,Poland Florida,South USA 9:00 FRIDAY, Registration May 8 Venue: Great Amphitheatre of TEI EMTh

9:00-9:30 Opening Ceremony and welcome speeches Venue: Great Amphitheatre of TEI EMTh

Professor Athanasios Mitropoulos, Rector of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Greece Professor Achilleas Zapranis, Rector of University of Macedonia, Greece Professor Dimitrios Kyrkilis, University of Macedonia, Greece Professor Karasavvoglou Anastasios, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace In- stitute of Technology, Greece

9:30-11:00 Chairman: Dimitrios Kyrkilis, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece PLENARY SESSION: (a) Professor Dr. Heiner Flassbeck, University of Hamburg, Germany / Fac- ulty of Economics / Director of Flassbeck-Economics “Macroeconomic logic and macroeconomic theory - The case of the euro crisis” (b) Professor Dr. Christos Kalantaridis, University of Bradford, U.K. “He who pays the piper calls the tune: The appropriation of university generated knowledge”

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-13:00 Venue of all Sessions: Rooms 20, 21, 33 and 34 (1st floor of the building of Accountancy and Finance Department) SESSION I Chairmen: Konstantinos Hazakis / Matteo Belletti - Democritus Universi- ty of Thrace, Greece / The Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy of Technology, (Greece) 1) Srdjan Marinkovic, Ognjen Radovic, Zeljko Sevic - University of Nis / University of Macedonia (Greece) University of Nis / University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Serbia / Serbia Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute / U.K., “Testing uncovered interest parity for structural breaks: A developing country perspective” 5 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

6 ‘The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries in the changed World’ 2) 1) Greece / Chairmen: 4) 3) 2) 4) 3) 2) 1) / University of Tirana, Albania Chairmen: Vasilis Angelis /DorinaKripa - 4) 3) SESSION II SESSION III Marija Petrović-Ranđelović,Marija Tatjana Stevanović from European South-Eastern countries” Nis, Serbia, Jelena Stankovic, Vesna Jankovic-Milic, Dzunic Marija Balkans” ropolitan University, Mexico, “ Edgar Saucedo, JesusDiaz reform”tive ofanecessary Greece and Eastern andnonEUcountries Europe. ofSouthern The perspec ponnese, Greece, Spiliopoulos Odysseas indicators, performance rankings andratings”try-oriented political economy clusters: Exploringtheworld through theeyelets ofcoun Nikitas-Spiros Koutsoukis Krzysztof Lyskawa,Krzysztof Paweł Rozumek Hungary, László Várallyai, Botos, Szilvia Ádám Péntek Greece. Acase study ofThessaloniki’s municipalities” “Structures andfinancingmeansoflocal government’s in policy social Magoulios,George Nikolaos Pretsios economies” ficiency-driven analysis ofkey factors influence ontheinternational competitiveness inef Radukic,Snezana Zarko Popovic cost labour tiveness: linkthetwo?” Does of Macedonia,Greece, Kyrkilis,Dimitrios Makris, Georgios Konstantinos Hazakis the republic ofSerbia” bia, goslavian republic ofMacedonia” versity, F.Y.R.O.M., Fetai,Besnik Stefan Qirici Abduli, Selajdin Example ofPoland” Poland, “ “Sustainable development andnationalcompetitiveness: The case of Alexandru IoanCuza University ofIasi,Romania

Georgios Makris Retirement decisionsintheface oftheretirement ageincreasing – “Socio-economic factors ofsoilpollution”“Socio-economic “Interaction competitiveness between andinnovation: Evidence “Ordered probit ofjobsatisfaction informerYu model “The regime ofbilateral investment“The treaties between “Economic crisisandnationaleconomic competi - Athanassia Triantafyllopoulou / - University ofPeloponnese, Greece, - Angela Roman

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University “Global ------13:00-14.30 SESSION I Chairmen: Dimitrios Kyrkilis / Marija Dzunic - University of Macedonia, Greece / University of Nis, Serbia 1) Özcan Karahan, Olcay Çolak - Balıkesir University / Usak University, Turkey, “The Nexus between imports and national income in Turkey” 2) Luljeta Sadiku, Merale Fetahi-Vehapi, Nimete Berisha - State University of Tetovo / State University of Tetovo / University of Prishtina, F.Y.R.O.M. / F.Y.R.O.M. / , “The persistence and determinants of current account balance of FYROM” 3) Elena Spasova - New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria, “The balance-of-pay- ments constrained growth model in trantitional economy: The case of Bul- garia” 4) Alexandra Horobet, Radu Lupu, Lucian Belascu - Bucharest University of Economic Studies / Bucharest University of Economic Studies / Lu- cian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania, “The behaviour of currencies from Eastern Europe and the Balkans during high volatility episodes- A cluster analysis approach”

SESSION II Chairmen: Nikitas – Spyros Koutsoukis / Athanasios Mandilas - Univer- sity of Peloponnese, Greece / Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Greece 1) Athanasios Athanasenas - TEI of Central Macedonia, Greece, “Value co-creation in services: An economic perception on the state of the art in economics, I.C.T. vs. Marketing” 2) Nikolaos Kartalis, Konstantinos Matis - TEI of Western Macedonia / TEI

of Central Macedonia, Greece, “Time driven activity based costing applied in Hellenic post office” 3) Konstantinos Liapis, Panagiotis Spanos - Panteion University, Greece, “Public accounting analysis under budgeting and controlling process: The Greek evidence” 4) Svetlana Michailidou, Agelos Zoitsas - Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technοlogy, Greece, “Auditing procedures applies in an SA for control of vat, withholding tax, stamp duty and property taxation” 5) Elpida Tenidou, Stavros Valsamidis, Ioannis Petasakis, Athanasios

Mandilas - Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Greece, of Technology, (Greece) “ELENXIS, an effective tool for the war against tax avoidance and evasion” University of Macedonia (Greece) Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute

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8 ‘The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries in the changed World’ 4) 2) 3) 2) 1) Greece University of /Democritus Thrace, Greece Chairmen: Georgios Theodossiou / Christos - Karelakis Area? “ Invited Speaker: Prof. Eleftherios Thalassinos Chairman: Srdjan Marinkovic - 3) 1) U.K. /University ofSplit, Croatia Chairmen: Christos Kalantaridis /Srećko - Goić SESSION I LUNCH SESSION III 16:00-17:30 15:00-16:00 14:30-15:00 Eurozone: The Greek TragedyIncomplete willAffect an Optimum Currency information systems inKosovo energy corporation (KEC)” University ofPristina/ International University ofStruga, Vehbi Ramaj, Aferdita Refik Berisha, Havolli businessprocesses: Eylüluniversity University” Aproposed forDokuz model sity, Greece, Yılmaz Damar, Gökşen, Muhammet Onur Doğan rural people” Behaviouralfluentials: perceived dimensions of leadership whichinfluence Kountios Paraskevi Tsimitri, Giorgos Michailidis, Partalidou, Anastasios Maria areas ofeastern Thessaly” capital oftheeconomic inmanagingtheeffects crisisintheurbanandrural TEI of Thessaly / TEI ofAthens, Greece, Zisis, Theodossiou,George Apostolos Eleni Thanou cording to Deming, Juran, andCrosby inlightoftheEFQM model” roadmaps managementintheGreek oftotal quality education system ac Anastasiadou Sofia “Cost andtimeoptimization for projects” construction Konstantinos Liapis, Kantianis Dimitris andAustrianGerman companies” fluencing on earnings management:factors Empirical evidence from listed Thomas Dilger, Graschitz Sabine ” (university campus) - Aristotle University of Greece,Thessaloniki, “Building managementinformation systems to coordinate the - University of Western Macedonia, Greece, University ofNis, Serbia - University of Innsbruck, Austria, - University ofInnsbruck, “The contribution ofthesocial “The -

Panteion University, Greece, , University ofPiraeus, Greece -

University of Bradford, University of Pristina / - Dokuz Eylul Univer- Dokuz - TEI of Thessaly / “The real rural in “The TEI of Thessaly,TEI “Management “The “The “In - - - - 4) Dimitrios Maditinos, Alexandra Tsinani, Željko Šević - Eastern Mace- donia and Thrace Institute of Technology / Glasgow Caledonia Univer- sity / University of Wales TSD, Greece / U.K. / U.K., “Managerial optimism and the impact of cash flow sensitivity on corporate investment: The case of Greece”

SESSION II Chairmen: Luljeta Sadiku / Kateryna Kononova - State University of Teto- vo, F.Y.R.O.M. / V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine 1) Pantelis Sklias, Maria Tsampra - University of the Peloponnese / Uni- versity of Patras, Greece, “Labor reforms in SEE countries and their impact on escaping from the crisis” 2) Matteo Belletti - The Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy, “The emerging role of peasant economics at the end of industrial age: Insights from Albania” 3) Georges Sarafopoulos - Democritus University, Greece, “Complexity in a duopoly game with homogeneous players, convex, log-linear demand and quadratic cost functions” 4) Chrysanthi Balomenou, Marianthi Maliari - Hellenic Open University / Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, “Support of local entre- preneurship during periods of crisis: A case study for Serres-Greece on NSRF programmes” 5) Srećko Goić - University of Split, Croatia, “Motivation, resistance to stress, and adaptation to changes among employee of different generations”

SESSION III Chairmen: Konstantinos Liapis / Alexandra Horobet - Panteion Universi-

ty, Greece / Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania 1) Vasilika Kota - University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, “Allocative efficiency of bank lending in emerging markets: The case of Albania” 2) Costas Kyritsis, Panagiotis Reklitis, Panagiotis Trivellas - TEI of Epirus / TEI of Central Greece / TEI of Central Greece, Greece, “Simulation for the stability and DEA risk analysis of Greek banks within a prolonged duration of the debt crisis” 3) Dimitris Kyrkilis, Konstantinos Hazakis - Democritus University of Thrace / University of Macedonia, Greece, “Is competitiveness influenced

by macroeconomic-fiscal stabilization policy? Greece as a case study” of Technology, (Greece) 4) Demosthenes Georgopoulos, Theodore Papadogonas, George Sfaki- anakis - Hellenic Ministry of National Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping University of Macedonia (Greece) and Tourism / Central Greece University of Applied Sciences / Central Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute Greece University of Applied Sciences, Greece, “A new type of goods: Ecu- menical or universal goods” 9 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

10 ‘The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries in the changed World’ 3) 2) Chairmen: Efstratios Loizou 4) 3) 2) 1) Greece EastEuropean /South University, Albania Chairmen: Georges Sarafopoulos 4) 1) Macedonia, Greece /Aristotle University of GreeceThessaloniki, 2) 1) Sciences BFI Vienna, Austria Chairmen: Political Risk SESSION III - SESSION II SESSION I 17:30-19:00 Panagiotis Gavras, Vogiazas, Sofoklis Koura Maria petitor dies?Failure biggest bankin Bulgaria” ofthefourth Bojidar Archinkov “ Kateryna Kononova in theautomotive industry” acquisitions incentral andeastern European markets basedon experience Sacek Alen optimizationsystem (3MDSOS)” ity Lithuania, Technical University / Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, VytautasAleksandras Rutkauskas, Egle Celiesiene oftheinsurancelow income from market” population part being Banushaj Aseda the role ofCAP. University of Thrace, Greece, Papadopoulos,Dimos EleniZafeiriou, Christos Karelakis face ofafailed industrialization.From accession to EUto debtcrisis” University of Greece,Thessaloniki, Kyrkilis,Dimitris Semasis Simeon ings andcredit union)” growth andthedevelopment ofagriculture inAlbania(case Albaniansav East European University, Albania, Stefan Delija, Alma Qirici ofcereals?practices from Insights theagricultural inputsuppliers” of sity Greece,Thessaloniki, reform“Did the2004CAP affectproduction University of Thrace University of /Democritus Thrace /Aristotle Univer los, Konstadinos Mattas Markopoulos,Theodoros Christos Karelakis, Konstantinos Galanopou Economic development: evolution An model”

Johannes Leitner - /HannesMeissner “Multisector, multifactor, multicriteria development sustainabil -

University of Latvia, Latvia, University ofLatvia, Special Special Track: Environment Institutional and Α survey withlinearprogramming” survey -

University of Tirana, Albania, - PRAVITEL, Bulgaria, -

V.N. National University, Kharkiv Karazin Ukraine, -

Democritus University of Democritus Thrace /Democritus / - Albanian Savings and Credit Union / South Anastasios Michailidis “The income ofenergy crops inGreece“The and / Stefan Qirici - University ofMacedonia /Aristotle “Greek agriculture failure. The other “Promotion microfinance policies “Risk assessment in cross-border “Risk “To whenacom laugh orto cry

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Democritus University,Democritus University ofApplied - BSTDB, East South -

Vilnius Gediminas - ΤΕΙ of Western -

Democritus Democritus - - - - - European Research Centre / Research Centre of the University of Shef- field and CITY College / University of Macedonia, Greece,“The numbers behind the ratings: The determinants of country risk in the Black Sea region” 3) Ewa Martyna-David - University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, Austria, “Political risks and their impact on western companies in Russia” 4) Nikitas-Spiros Koutsoukis, Spyros Roukanas - University of Pelopon- nese / University of Piraeus, Greece, “‘Compulsory’ economic deflation turned political risk: Effects of austere decision-making on Greece’s ‘true’ economy (2008-2015) and the ‘Eurozone or default’ dilemma” 5) Yaroslav Prytula, Elena Denisova-Schmidt - Ivan Franko National Uni- versity of Lviv / University of St. Gallen (HSG), Ukraine / Switzerland, “In- formality or corruption? The case of Ukrainian firms”

21:00 WELCOME DINNER 20.30 Departure with the conference bus from the hotels to the restaurant

SATURDAY, 9:00-10:30 May 9 SESSION I Chairmen: Dagmar Lesakova / Sofia Anastasiadou - University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia / Uni- versity of Western Macedonia, Greece 1) Anastasios Michailidis, Afroditi Papadaki-Klavdianou, Ignacio Lorite Torres, Fabio Augusto Pereira, Mirko Hänel, Joseph Buhagiar, Stefan Shilev, Efstratios Michaelidis, Efstratios Loizou, Fotios Chatzitheo- doridis, Rafael Casielles Restoy, Antonia Lorenzo Lopez - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki / Aristotle University of Thessaloniki /Andalu- sian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA) / Technology Transfer Centre (TTZ) / Technology Transfer Centre (TTZ) / University of Malta / Agricultural university / Third Military Veterinary Hospital / Greek Army / TEI of Western Macedonia / TEI of Western Mace-

donia / BIOAZUL S.L. / BIOAZUL S.L., “Exploring treated wastewater issues of Technology, (Greece) related to agriculture in Europe, employing a quantitative swot analysis” 2) Krzysztof Lyskawa, Marietta Janowicz-Lomott - Poznań University of University of Macedonia (Greece) Economics / Gdansk University, Poland, “Subsidized crop insurance in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute Poland – Analysis of 10 years of functioning” 3) Athanasios Ragkos, Alexandros Theodoridis, Antonis Fachouridis, 11 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

12 ‘The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries in the changed World’ 3) 2) 1) Germany -Director of Flassbeck-Economics Eylül University, /Dokuz Turkey Chairmen: 5) 4) 3) 2) 1) College,versity ofSheffieldandCITY / U.K. Chairmen: Sogoklis Vogiazas / László Várallyai 4) Coffee Break 4) SESSION III SESSION II 10:30-11:00 in the modern globalizedin themodern environment: Problems andchallenges” ofMacedonia, Greece,ty EleniVoutsa,Maria Borovas George Greece, the Peloponnese /Piraeus University /University ofthePeloponnese, Pantelis Sklias, Spyridon Roukanas, Vasileios Balafas results oftheadjustmentprogram fortheGreek“The economy” Western Greece / TEI of Western Greece /University ofPatras, Greece, Theofanis Mavridakis, Dovas, Dimitrios Bravou Spiridoula crisis” integration in the age approachof narcissism: of An the Greek economic Athanassios Papageorgiou agriculture inGreece” of sity Thrace /Greece, Papadopoulos, MarkopoulosSotirios Theodoros inGreece” sector The food gy, Greece, PatelisGeorgios Greece, Kydros,Dimitrios Vasileios factor forevaluating theneedto improve firms’ financialmanagement” of Social Technologies, Latvia, Svetlana Saksonova, Svetlana Savina view oftheoriesfollowed by empirical evidences- Apedagogical approach” KopaneliAnastasia tional crop insurance” of Economics, Poland, University /PoznanGdansk University ofEconomics /Poznan University Marietta strategies offarms” againstthecrisisandeconomic performance Christos

“A analysisoftheGreek network stock market” “The “cloud”“The Europe andGermany asthe European stabilizer” Heiner Flassbeck /Cigdem Tarhan -

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Janowicz-Lomott, Łyskawa, Krzysztof Pawel Rozumek “Employing valuation tools forpublicandprivate companies. -Aristotle University of Greece,Thessaloniki, - Eastern Macedonia and Thrace of Institute Technolo -University ofPatras, Greece, “Factors theimplementationofintegrated affecting “Farm income insurance asanalternative fortradi “The operation oftheBretton woods institutions “The - TEI ofPeloponnese, Greece,

“Analysing changesinfirm a value changesas Oumbailis - University of Latvia / Higher School School /Higher -University ofLatvia

University ofDebrecen, Hungary - University of Thessaly /Universi - TEI ofCentral Macedonia,

- Research Centre oftheUni University ofHamburg, “Dividend policy: Are policy: “Dividend -

Democritus UniverDemocritus -University of “Dairy farmers’ farmers’ “Dairy “European - TEI of ------11:00-12:30 SESSION I Chairmen: Katerina Dimaki / Svetlana Saksonova - Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece / University of Latvia, Latvia 1) Turker Susmus, Ozgur Baslangic - Ege University, Turkey, “The new pay- ment term BPO and its effects on Turkish international businesses” 2) Asterios Sormas, Ioannis Antoniadis, Panagiotis Serdaris - TEI of Western Macedonia, Greece, “Convergences and divergences between the Greek business economy with those of the Black Sea countries” 3) Victoria Pistikou, Pyrros Papadimitriou - University of Peloponnese, Greece, “Economic interdependence and national security: The India-Paki- stan case” 4) Vassiliadis Spyros, Siakas Kerstin, Vassiliadis Achilleas - TEI of Thessa- loniki, Greece, “Helping to manage the generation shift of the Greek family businesses” 5) Odysseas Spiliopoulos, Athanasia Triantafyllopoulou - TEI of Pelo- ponnese, Greece, “The institution of social economies in the era of crisis. Sectors of cooperation in the southern Europe countries”

SESSION II Chairmen: Logica Banica / Simeon Karafolas - University of Pitesti, Roma- nia / TEI of Western Macedonia, Greece 1) Giedrė Kviesienė, Valentinas Podvezko, Eglė Celiešienė - Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences / Vilnius Gediminas Technical Univer- sity / Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, Lithuania, “Prefer- ence of education: Universal sustainable development context”

2) Pantelis Sklias, Giota Chatzimichailidou - University of Peloponnese, Greece, “Adult education: A vehicle for economic development” 3) Sofia Anastasiadou, Poulcheria Zirinoglou - University of Western Macedonia, Greece, “EFQM dimensions in Greek primary education system” 4) Logica Banica, Magdalena Radulescu - University of Pitesti, Romania, “Using big data in academic environment”

SESSION III - Special Track: Macro- and Micro-Aspects of Eco- nomic Development Chairmen: Grigoris Zarotiadis / Constantinos Katrakilidis - Aristotle Uni- versity of Thessaloniki, Greece of Technology, (Greece)

1) Grigoris Zarotiadis - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, “Extro- University of Macedonia (Greece) version within a new economic paradigm” Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute 2) Eirini Ozouni, Grigoris Zarotiadis - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, “Relieving inflation or palliative self-destruction?” 13 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

14 ‘The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries in the changed World’ 5) 4) 3) 2) 1) nese, Greece /Ege University, Turkey Chairmen: Pantelis / Sklias Turker Susmus 6) 5) 4) 3) 1) nia, Greece /LithuanianUniversity ofEducational Sciences, Lithuania IoannidesChairmen: /Egle Dimitrios Celiesiene SESSION II SESSION I 12:30-14:00 producer to consumer transaction” phenomenonof social real datasetofwinesand thedirect e-commerce Greece, Athanasiadis,Ioannis Ioannides Dimitrios and trends”Romania: Developments gional disparities regarding of SMEs in thesituation and performances Roman Angela case offinancialinstruments” of Western Macedonia,Greece, Karafolas,Simeon Katarachia, Androniki Kyriazopoulos George via andItaly” resources oftheentrepreneurial Lat forSMEsasacritical eco-system: part University ofBergamo, / Latvia Ramona Rupeika-Apoga, Danovi Alessandro from inflation by investing in real estate, Albanian case” Korbi Kripa,Alban Dorina Greece, idis Achilleas Kontogeorgos, Konstantina Pendaraki, Fotios Chatzitheodor gy consumption andeconomic growth inGreece Greece, “ Macedonia, of ty /Aristotle University of Thessaloniki / Thessaloniki TEI ofCentral Panayiotis Konstantinos Theodoridis, Constantinos Katrakilidis, Kyritsis, Ioannis oil prices, prices” biofuelsandfood Greece,of Thessaloniki, “An empirical investigation ofthelinkages between University /Aristotle /TEIofThessaloniki ofThessaloniki University Aristotle Constantinos Katrakilidis and convergence intheEU-15:More evidence from thecohesion countries” of sity /Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece,Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia &Aristotle University of /Aristotle UniverThessaloniki Xanthippi Tsanana, Eftychia Chapsa, Constantinos Katrakilidis Greece,loniki, Evangelia GrigorisZarotiadis Sdrolia, - University ofPatras /University ofPatras / TEI of Western Macedonia, “Assessing oftheGreek cheeseindustry” theeconomic performance “A statistical analysisofbigweb market datastructureusing abig

Pantelidis “Green Wherewe Product”: are andwhere to go?” -Alexandru IoanCuza University ofIasi, Romania, An empiricalAn studyontherelationship ener between - HellenicOpenUniversity /Aristotle Universi , Nicolaos Tampakis -

University of Tirana, Albania, Italy “Developing cooperation“Developing forSMEs:The , “ Availability of alternative financial - Aristotle University of Thessa

- University ofthePelopon -University ofMacedonia, ” -University ofMacedo , - Moyses

University of Latvia / University ofLatvia

Sidiropoulos Sidiropoulos “Protection “Growth - TEI of of - TEI - TEI “Re ------2) Can Aydın, Vahap Tecim, Cigdem Tarhan - Dokuz Eylül University, Tur- key, “It based vehicle tracking system for effective management in public organizations” 3) Efstathios Dimitriadis, Katerina Stratigopoulou, Despoina Kaltsidou - Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology / Eastern Mace- donia and Thrace Institute of Technology / Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, “Electronic commerce and economical crisis” 4) Christos Geranis, Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Konstantinos Koveris - University of Macedonia, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Greece, “Accommodative and dissuasive factors that affect the intention to transact through Internet in Greece” 5) Jacek Lisowski - Poznan University of Economics, Poland, “Challenges for the polish insurance market”

SESSION III Chairmen: Besnik Fetai / Sonja Jovanovic - South East European Universi- ty, F.Y.R.O.M. / University of Nis, Serbia 1) Dagmar Lesakova - University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia “Cus- tomer satisfaction development in retail business” 2) Androniki Katarachia, Anastasios Konstantinidis - TEI of Western Macedonia / Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, “Fast-food service quality and customer satisfaction: An empirical study in Greece” 3) Panagiotis Trivellas, Nikolaos Kakkos, Nikos Blanas and Ilias Santou- ridis - TEI of Central Greece / TEI of Thessaly / TEI of Thessaly / TEI of Thes- saly, Greece,“Career satisfaction and job performance in accounting firms. The mediating effect of general competencies” 4) Angela Gjekanovikj, Athanasios Bizmpiroulas, Konstantinos Rotsios -

Perrotis College - American Farm School, Greece, “Export success factors for table olives: The perception of Greek exporting firms” 5) Vaggelis Saprikis, Androniki Katarachia -TEI of Western Macedonia, Greece, “Examining the e-gamblers’ behavior: An empirical study”

14:00-15:00 Lunch (university campus)

15:00-16:30 of Technology, (Greece)

SESSION I University of Macedonia (Greece)

Chairmen: Yannis Hajidimitriou / Stavros Valsamidis - University of Mace- Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute donia, Greece / Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Greece 1) Sonja Jovanovic, Vesna Jankovic Milic, Ivana Ilic - University of Nis, 15 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

16 ‘The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries in the changed World’ 2) 1) 5) 4) 3) 2) 1) Austriania, Greece /University ofInnsbruck, Chairmen: 4) 3) / Eastern Macedoniaand Thrace of Institute Technology, Greece Chairmen: SESSION III SESSION II

opment – An empiricalopment –An analysisforMoldova” many, Tatiana Lungu ofeach effect countries regime: The real estate companies (REITS)” University, Greece, Rovolis,Antonios Konstantinos Liapis, Christos Galanos financial securitiesinAlbania” Edlira Luci Greece, of Thessaloniki, Thrace of Institute Technology / TEI of /Aristotle University Thessaloniki Technology /InternationalHellenicUniversity /Eastern Macedoniaand Kargidis, Stergios Anatolitis Theognwsia Tellidou, ChrisGrose, Persefoni Polychronidou, Theodore oping anaggregate intheBalkans” indexformeasuringfinancialstability Goran Karanovic, Bisera Karanovic region: Trends anddevelopments” of Western Macedonia,Greece, the area. The case Island” ofSamos ceptions ofresidents ofatourism site, fortheeconomic oftourism in impact Eastern Macedoniaand Thrace of Institute Technology, Greece, Athanasios Mandilas, Dimitriadis, Efstathios Stavros Valsamidis development andtourism spheres ofresort-recreation inUkraine” ansk State Pedagogical University, Ukraine, Pavel Vasilevich Zakharchenko, Igorevich Dmitriy Savushkin in theregion ofEastern Macedonia andThrace inGreece?” ce of Institute Technology, Greece, donia and Thrace of Institute Technology /Eastern Macedoniaand Thra Eastern Macedonia and Thrace of Institute Technology /Eastern Mace and Thrace /Eastern Macedoniaand Thrace of Institute Technology / tasios Karasavvoglou, Stavros Valsamidis Tsourgiannis,Lambros Pavlos Delias, Persefoni Polychronidou, Anas tourism development” Serbia, Ioannis Antoniadis,Ioannis Asterios Alexandridis Sormas, Anastasios “The impact of labour migration oflabour impact ontheeconomic devel andsocial “The

Spyridon / Pavlos Roukanas Delias Konstantinos Rotsios/ Thomas - Dilger “Economic of perspectives and western effects Balkan countries

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University of Tirana, Albania, -HochschuleNeussfürInternationale Ger Wirtschaft, “A capital structure financialanalysisandunmeasured “Corporate governance forA.S.E. listed firms” -Eastern Macedoniaand Thrace of Institute “Corporate governance intheBlackSea “Why tourists prefer to make vacation“Why - University of Rijeka, Croatia, - University of Rijeka,

“Legal issuesof and regulatory - Region ofEastMacedonia - “Innovative andinvestment

Piraeus University, Greece University ofMacedo -Panteion “The per “The - Berdy “Devel - TEI ------2) Vassiliki Batiou, Sofia Anastasiadou - University of Macedonia / Uni- versity of Western Macedonia, Greece, “Greeks’ attitudes toward bound- aryless mindset career” 3) Sophia Anastasiou, Kostas Siassiakos, , Cos- mas Nathanailides - TEI of Central Greece / ASEP / University of Western Macedonia / TEI of West Greece, Greece, “Occupational accidents of im- migrant workers in Greece” 4) Yevgen Chernyak - Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, “The features of internal migration in Ukraine: Influence on coun- try’s competitiveness”

16:30-18:00 SESSION I Chairmen: George Magoulios / Goran Karanovic - TEI of Central Macedo- nia, Greece / University of Rijeka, Croatia 1) Georges Sarafopoulos, Panos Ioannidis - Democritus University of Thra- ce, Greece “Interregional Cooperation, local welfare and social capital” 2) Nikolaos Sklavounos, Konstantinos Rotsios, Yannis Hajidimitriou - Uni- versity of Macedonia, Greece, “Trust in ISAs: The role of foreign partners’ knowledge transfer, senior management commitment, goal congruity and control” 3) Vasilis Angelis, Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis, Katerina Dimaki - Uni- versity of the Aegean / Imperial College London / Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece, “The region and its multiple images” 4) Georgios Lampiris, Christos Karelakis, Efstratios Loizou - Democritus University of Thrace / Democritus University of Thrace / ΤΕΙ of Western Macedonia, Greece, “General equilibrium models for assessing policy im-

pacts on a region: A review” 5) Theodore Koutroukis - Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, “Ben- efits and costs of European works councils in Greece: A Balkan way of social dialogue?”

SESSION II Chairmen: Özcan Karahan / Panagiotis Trivellas - Balıkesir University, Tur- key / TEI of Central Greece, Greece 1) Onur Mengi, Deniz Deniz, Ahmet Can Ozcan, Cigdem Tarhan - Izmir University of Economics / Izmir University of Economics / Izmir Univer- of Technology, (Greece) sity of Economics / Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey, “Multi actor-based

approach to planning decisions for cultural industries in new economy” University of Macedonia (Greece)

2) Onur Doğan, Hakan Aşan, Ejder Ayçin - Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute “Using data mining techniques to advance decision making processes in a local firm” 17 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

18 ‘The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries in the changed World’ Chairmen: 5) 4) Walk ofKavala at theOldcity “Panagia” area 5) 4) 3) 2) 1) Poland / 3) Tavern to“Sto Sarri” Koutouki at theshoppingcenter ofthecity DINNER SESSION III 21:00 19:30 based on the open data”based ontheopen of Technology, Greece, Thrace of Institute Technology / Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute ogy /Manpower Employment Organisation /Eastern Macedonia and Florouannoula Kolokytha,Eleftheria Kolokythas,Georgios Stavros Valsamidis, Gi intonology accounting andfinance highereducation curriculainGreece” Ilias Santouridis Hungary, Botos,Szilvia Várallyai László, Péntek Ádám and thementalaccounting” of sity Thrace / TEI of Western Macedonia, Greece, “ Konstantinidis,Anastasios Katarachia Androniki cus ofinformationtechnology’s efficiency” DEU, Turkey,/ Yılmaz Serbest, Serhat Gökşen,Onur Dogan maps. Acase resort” ski from Serbian nology, /Greece, /Serbia Serbia University of Beograd / Eastern Macedonia and Thrace of Institute Tech Delibašić, PetarBoris Markovic, Pavlos Delias ing markets” University ofNiš, Serbia, Jelena Stanković, Jovica Stanković, Ivana Marković, Evica Petrović systems” request development system ofdecisionsupport onthefocus /DEUDEU,tric Turkey, Tolga Yılmaz Urekli, Hakan Gökşen,Onur Dogan, Asan

University ofPristina

Marietta Janowicz-LomottMarietta “Mobile technologies andapplications inSMEsector” “The helpdesksystem designandimplementationinthefo “The -Eastern Macedoniaand Thrace of Institute Technol - TEI of Thessaly, Greece, “A framework cities for the development ofsmart “Risk-constrained investment“Risk-constrained strategies inemerg “The system design and implementation of “The “Analyzing movements skier asprocess / Vehbi Ramaj

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Democritus UniverDemocritus Irrational behavior - Schnider Elec -Schnider ------SUNDAY, May 10 9:30-19:30 TRIP TO AMPHIPOLIS (optional)

1. Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis The city of Amphipolis is located two km from Thessaloniki-Kavala motor- way (Egnatia road) at the crossroad of Serres, Drama, just above of Strymon river. Therein lies the great archaeological site and museum. The Museum is housed in a new building, completed in 1995. All findings are from the sur- rounding area and reflects the time course of the city. Entering the museum one can see the silver reliquary and gold wreath of olive leaves found in a cist grave at the foundation of the museum.

2. Kasta Tomb The Kasta Tomb or Casta Tomb, also known as the Amphipolis Tomb, is an ancient Macedonian tomb discovered in Amphipolis, Central Macedonia, in northern Greece in 2012 and first entered in August 2014. The tomb is dated at the last quarter of 4th century B.C., and it is the largest burial monument ever discovered in Greece and by comparison dwarfs the tomb of Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, in Vergina.

3. Alistrati cave Alistrati cave lies about 6 km southeast of the village of Alistrati at a place called “Petroto” in Serres. The expanse of the area is almost 14.000 square meters. At a distance of 250 km from the southern part of the entrance of the Alistrati cave it passes the railway line from Serres to Drama. As a result of the water flow of the river the limestone layers of the mountain has been corroded and the ravine of Aggitis river has been shaped.

Preconditions for the trip: Minimum number of participation: 30-40 person Valued cost per person: 20 euro for transportation and lunch Inform us on your interest to participate via an email until May 5. of Technology, (Greece) University of Macedonia (Greece) Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute

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