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The effect of reliance on international funding on banking fragility: Evidence from East Asia (2013)
Journal Article
Hamid, F. S. (2013). The effect of reliance on international funding on banking fragility: Evidence from East Asia. Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 7(1), 29-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/0973801012466102

The East Asian crisis highlights the importance of liquidity for smooth functioning of the banking system. It also shows the vulnerabilities that arise as a result of high dependence on international liquidity. This article empirically analyses the i... Read More about The effect of reliance on international funding on banking fragility: Evidence from East Asia.

Minorities on the move? Assessing post-enlargement emigration intentions of Latvia's Russian speaking minority (2013)
Journal Article
Ivlevs, A. (2013). Minorities on the move? Assessing post-enlargement emigration intentions of Latvia's Russian speaking minority. Annals of Regional Science, 51(1), 33-52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-012-0534-0

Are ethnic minorities more likely to emigrate from the new EU Member States? Who are the potential minority and majority migrants? This paper studies emigration intentions of the Russian speaking minority in Latvia after the 2004 EU enlargement. Usin... Read More about Minorities on the move? Assessing post-enlargement emigration intentions of Latvia's Russian speaking minority.

Regional Input-Output Tables and the FLQ Formula: A Case Study of Finland (2013)
Journal Article
Flegg, A. T., & Tohmo, T. (2013). Regional Input-Output Tables and the FLQ Formula: A Case Study of Finland. Regional Studies, 47(5), 703-721. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2011.592138

Flegg A. T. and Tohmo T. Regional input - output tables and the FLQ formula: a case study of Finland, Regional Studies. This paper examines the use of location quotients (LQs) in constructing regional input - output tables. Its focus is on the modifi... Read More about Regional Input-Output Tables and the FLQ Formula: A Case Study of Finland.

A review of the costs and benefits of demand response for electricity in the UK (2013)
Journal Article
Bradley, P., Leach, M., & Torriti, J. (2013). A review of the costs and benefits of demand response for electricity in the UK. Energy Policy, 52, 312-327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.09.039

The recent policy discussion in the UK on the economic case for demand response (DR) calls for a reflection on available evidence regarding its costs and benefits. Existing studies tend to consider the size of investments and returns of certain forms... Read More about A review of the costs and benefits of demand response for electricity in the UK.

What drives inequality and poverty in the EU? Exploring the impact of macroeconomic and institutional factors (2013)
Journal Article
Dafermos, Y., & Papatheodorou, C. (2013). What drives inequality and poverty in the EU? Exploring the impact of macroeconomic and institutional factors. International Review of Applied Economics, 27(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2012.696590

Employing panel data techniques, we investigate the macroeconomic and institutional determinants of inequality and poverty in the EU over the period 1994-2008. We pay particular attention to the effects of macroeconomic environment, social protection... Read More about What drives inequality and poverty in the EU? Exploring the impact of macroeconomic and institutional factors.

Trusting neighbours or strangers in a racially divided society: Insights from survey data in South Africa (2013)
Journal Article
Hinks, T., Hinks, T., & Posel, D. (2013). Trusting neighbours or strangers in a racially divided society: Insights from survey data in South Africa. Journal of African Economies, 22(1), 136-162. https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejs018

In this paper, we investigate reported measures of trust in South Africa, collected in the 2008 National Income Dynamics Study. In particular, we compare responses to two questions asked of all adult respondents about the likelihood that a lost walle... Read More about Trusting neighbours or strangers in a racially divided society: Insights from survey data in South Africa.

Is financial regulation structurally biased to favor deregulation (2013)
Journal Article
Sissoko, C. (2013). Is financial regulation structurally biased to favor deregulation. Southern California Law Review, 86(2),

This article finds that the financial regulatory agencies operate in an environment where regulatory actions often face legal challenge, but deregulatory actions are rarely challenged, and argues that the growing use of interpretive rules combined wi... Read More about Is financial regulation structurally biased to favor deregulation.