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International access to restricted data: A principles-based standards approach (2013)
Journal Article
Ritchie, F. (2013). International access to restricted data: A principles-based standards approach. Statistical Journal of the IAOS, 29(4), 289-300. https://doi.org/10.3233/SJI-130780

Cross-border access to restricted government microdata for research has made relatively little progress. Recent developments are notable as exceptions. This paper argues that the situation is made more complex by the lack of a common general frame of... Read More about International access to restricted data: A principles-based standards approach.

Learning to build sustainable communities: An interdependency network perspective (2013)
Journal Article
Lever, J., & Smith, I. (2013). Learning to build sustainable communities: An interdependency network perspective. People, Place and Policy, 7(3), 113-126. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.0007.0003.0001

This paper explores the production of sustainable communities from an interdependency network perspective (Newton, 2001). Drawing on fieldwork that examined how planners worked collaboratively with other professionals to address the challenges of de... Read More about Learning to build sustainable communities: An interdependency network perspective.

Over-optimism and entry and exit from self-employment (2013)
Journal Article
Dawson, C., & Henley, A. (2013). Over-optimism and entry and exit from self-employment. International Small Business Journal, 31(8), 938-954. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242612445462

This article develops a conceptual framework for addressing the relationship between over-optimism and entry into, and survival in, self-employed business ownership. Previous research has rarely examined over-optimism and the dynamics of business own... Read More about Over-optimism and entry and exit from self-employment.

Money demand stability: A case study of Nigeria (2013)
Journal Article
Kumar, S., Webber, D. J., & Fargher, S. (2013). Money demand stability: A case study of Nigeria. Journal of Policy Modeling, 35(6), 978-991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2013.03.012

Monetary policy in Nigeria aims is to achieve price and monetary stability. During the 1980s and 1990s, monetary targeting was the dominant monetary policy framework in Nigeria. However, in 2006 the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) adopted the new monet... Read More about Money demand stability: A case study of Nigeria.

The making of the institutional theory of social costs: Discovering the K. W. Kapp and J. M. Clark Correspondence (2013)
Journal Article
Berger, S. (2013). The making of the institutional theory of social costs: Discovering the K. W. Kapp and J. M. Clark Correspondence. American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 72(5), 1106-1130. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajes.12040

This article reconstructs the making of the often "overlooked" institutional theory of social costs based on the unexploited correspondence between John Maurice Clark and Karl William Kapp. The reconstruction demonstrates that the institutional argum... Read More about The making of the institutional theory of social costs: Discovering the K. W. Kapp and J. M. Clark Correspondence.

Finance, Monetary Policy and the Institutional Foundations of the Phillips Curve (2013)
Journal Article
Argitis, G., & Dafermos, Y. (2013). Finance, Monetary Policy and the Institutional Foundations of the Phillips Curve. Review of Political Economy, 25(4), 607-623. https://doi.org/10.1080/09538259.2013.837326

The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of financial commitments on the short-run Phillips curve, under different institutional structures of the labour and product market, degrees of euphoria and ratios of firms' to workers' outstandin... Read More about Finance, Monetary Policy and the Institutional Foundations of the Phillips Curve.

Degree of monopoly and class struggle: Political aspects of Kalecki’s pricing and distribution theory (2013)
Journal Article
Rugitsky, F. (2013). Degree of monopoly and class struggle: Political aspects of Kalecki’s pricing and distribution theory. Review of Keynesian Economics, 1(4), 447-464. https://doi.org/10.4337/roke.2013.04.06

The aim of this paper is to analyse the concept of class struggle in Michal Kalecki’s writings. First, his inclusion of trade unions’ strength as one of the determining elements of the degree of monopoly is examined, taking into consideration Abba Le... Read More about Degree of monopoly and class struggle: Political aspects of Kalecki’s pricing and distribution theory.

The interaction between equity and credit risks (2013)
Thesis
Demirovic, A. The interaction between equity and credit risks. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/927667

Equity and debt are two distinct classes of securities in terms of investing risks and potential return, but their value depends on the same underlying assets of the firm and therefore the risk-return tradeoff of each security should be systematicall... Read More about The interaction between equity and credit risks.

The efficacy of high performance work practices in the Middle East: evidence from Algerian firms (2013)
Journal Article
Ramdani, B., Ramdani, B., Mellahi, K., Guermat, C., & Kechad, R. (2014). The efficacy of high performance work practices in the Middle East: evidence from Algerian firms. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25(2), 252-275. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2013.826918

Although there is developing evidence on the effectiveness of global HRM best practices in emerging and developing economies, little is known about the efficacy of those practices in the Middle East. This study examines the impact of high performance... Read More about The efficacy of high performance work practices in the Middle East: evidence from Algerian firms.

Human capital disclosures in developing countries: Figureheads and value creators (2013)
Journal Article
Haniffa, R., Huang, C. C., Huang, C., Luther, R., Tayles, M., & Haniffa, R. (2013). Human capital disclosures in developing countries: Figureheads and value creators. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 14(2), 180-196. https://doi.org/10.1108/09675421311291919

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore if any disparity exists between human capital information desired by financial analysts and fund managers and actual disclosure of such information in company annual reports, in the context of develop... Read More about Human capital disclosures in developing countries: Figureheads and value creators.

Does mandatory adoption of IFRS guarantee compliance? (2013)
Journal Article
Yükseltürk, O., Misirlioǧlu, I. U., Misirlioglu, I. U., Tucker, J., & Yukselturk, O. (2013). Does mandatory adoption of IFRS guarantee compliance?. International Journal of Accounting, 48(3), 327-363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intacc.2013.07.002

In this study, we examine whether the mandatory adoption of IFRS by Turkish listed companies in 2005 was successful in practice and what role firm and country level factors played in the adoption. We determine the firm-specific factors that affect th... Read More about Does mandatory adoption of IFRS guarantee compliance?.

Influence at work and the desire for more influence (2013)
Journal Article
Markey, R., Ravenswood, K., Webber, D. J., & Knudsen, H. (2013). Influence at work and the desire for more influence. Journal of Industrial Relations, 55(4), 507-526. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022185613489393

What determines whether workers want more influence in their workplace? Much of the literature on employee voice assumes that employees desire a say in how they do their work, and that where they lack influence they are more likely to desire a greate... Read More about Influence at work and the desire for more influence.

Implementing the new science of risk management to tanker freight markets (2013)
Thesis
tanker freight markets. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/929221

Studies in the area of shipping freight risk measurement and management are limited and the understandings of the impact of freight volatility dynamics on the freight market remain insufficient and under-researched. The few studies that explore diffe... Read More about Implementing the new science of risk management to tanker freight markets.

A note on the volatility of the tradeable and nontradeable sectors (2013)
Journal Article
Povoledo, L. (2013). A note on the volatility of the tradeable and nontradeable sectors. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 17(5), 1158-1168. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1365100511000782

This note evaluates whether a New Open Economy model can reproduce qualitatively the observed fluctuations of the tradeable and nontradeable sectors of the U.S. economy. The answer is positive: both in the model and in the data, the standard deviatio... Read More about A note on the volatility of the tradeable and nontradeable sectors.