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Voting patterns, party spending and relative location in England and Wales (2010)
Journal Article
Cutts, D., & Webber, D. J. (2010). Voting patterns, party spending and relative location in England and Wales. Regional Studies, 44(6), 735-760. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400903107744

CUTTS D. and WEBBER D.J. Voting patterns, party spending and relative location in England and Wales, Regional Studies. There is growing evidence that context can influence how people make voting decisions, and some of the contexts are spatially defin... Read More about Voting patterns, party spending and relative location in England and Wales.

The UK's international investment position (2010)
Journal Article
Whittard, D., & Khan, J. (2010). The UK's international investment position. Economic and Labour Market Review, 4(6), 25-34. https://doi.org/10.1057/elmr.2010.79

This paper describes the path of the UK's net asset position with the rest of the world. Notwithstanding that the UK has run a substantial current account deficit for over a quarter of a century, at the beginning of 2009 the net asset position was no... Read More about The UK's international investment position.

Sector variations in smes' use of external business advice (2010)
Journal Article
Webber, D. J., Johnson, S., & Fargher, S. (2010). Sector variations in smes' use of external business advice. Local Economy, 25(4), 339-355. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690942.2010.498959

This paper uses employer survey data to identify whether and why the probability that a firm uses external advice varies across sectors. The results suggest that the probability of a firm using external advice does vary across sectors and these secto... Read More about Sector variations in smes' use of external business advice.

Environmental Kuznets curves: Mess or meaning? (2010)
Journal Article
Allen, D. O., & Webber, D. J. (2010). Environmental Kuznets curves: Mess or meaning?. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 17(3), 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504501003787638

There may be relationship between output and environmental degradation. The shape of this relationship is proposed to be an inverted 'U' shape for a number of pollutants. The purpose of this paper is to review empirical literature on the environmenta... Read More about Environmental Kuznets curves: Mess or meaning?.

Exercising corporate governance at the annual general meeting (2010)
Journal Article
Apostolides, N. (2010). Exercising corporate governance at the annual general meeting. Corporate Governance, 10(2), 140-149. https://doi.org/10.1108/14720701011035666

Purpose: Annual general meetings (AGMs) are an essential aspect of corporate governance in the UK, although there is little attempt to monitor the process of accountability evident on the part of the directors. This paper aims to provide an analysis... Read More about Exercising corporate governance at the annual general meeting.

Sector differences in conference facility refurbishment (2010)
Journal Article
Whitfield, J., & Webber, D. J. (2010). Sector differences in conference facility refurbishment. Tourism and Hospitality Planning and Development, 7(2), 163-178. https://doi.org/10.1080/14790531003737177

What influences the probability that a conference facility will refurbish? This is an important question as such information can inform conference organisers when selecting a venue. This paper presents an econometric analysis of the probability of co... Read More about Sector differences in conference facility refurbishment.

The legal foundations of financial collapse (2010)
Journal Article
Sissoko, C. (2010). The legal foundations of financial collapse. Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 2(1), 5-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/17576381011055325

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the consequences of the “safe harbor” provisions of the US Bankruptcy Code that were enacted from 1984 through 2005 and that protect certain financial contracts from standard bankruptcy procedures.... Read More about The legal foundations of financial collapse.

Attendance and exam performance at university: A case study (2010)
Journal Article
Allen, D. O., & Webber, D. J. (2010). Attendance and exam performance at university: A case study. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 15(1), 33-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596740903565319

The link between absenteeism and students' academic performance at university is perpetually a hot topic for teaching academics. Most studies suggest the effect is negative, although the strength of this effect is in dispute. The issue is complicated... Read More about Attendance and exam performance at university: A case study.

Keeping up with revolutions: Evolution of higher education in Uzbekistan (2010)
Journal Article
Majidov, T., Ghosh, D., & Ruziev, K. (2010). Keeping up with revolutions: Evolution of higher education in Uzbekistan. Economic Change and Restructuring, 43(1), 45-63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10644-009-9077-5

Uzbekistan's higher education system has undergone some dramatic changes in the past century, evolving from largely traditional religious colleges to fully state-funded communist-atheist institutions. Since the end of the communist administration and... Read More about Keeping up with revolutions: Evolution of higher education in Uzbekistan.

A net beta test of asset pricing models (2010)
Journal Article
Freeman, M. C., & Guermat, C. (2010). A net beta test of asset pricing models. International Review of Financial Analysis, 19(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2009.09.008

While many recent empirical studies of the CAPM have used conditional beta tests, this technique has recently been shown to have several weaknesses. Here we introduce a new, more robust, net beta test which shares a number of characteristics with con... Read More about A net beta test of asset pricing models.

The developmental state and post-liberation South Africa (2010)
Book Chapter
Ashman, S., Fine, B., & Newman, S. (2010). The developmental state and post-liberation South Africa. In N. Misra-Dexter, & J. February (Eds.), Testing Democracy: Which Way is South Africa Going? (23-45). South Africa: IDASA

The Developmental State and Post-Liberation South Africa

Boom or bust: Coffee farmers seldom benefit (2010)
Journal Article
Newman, S. (2010). Boom or bust: Coffee farmers seldom benefit. South African Labour Bulletin, 34(4),

This article discusses the impact on farmers of coffee price increases and falls.

Chapter 7: Financial account and chapter 8: International investment position (2010)
Book Chapter
Whittard, D., Bundey, J., & Edwards, M. (2010). Chapter 7: Financial account and chapter 8: International investment position. In J. Bundey, & M. Edwards (Eds.), United Kingdom Balance of Payments: The Pink Book 2010 Edition. GB: Palgrave Macmillan

The annual Office for National Statistics (ONS) Pink Book contains estimates of the balance of payments of the United Kingdom. The presentation of the accounts is based on the IMF Balance of Payments Manual 5th edition (BPM5).

Crime and happiness amongst heads of households in Malawi (2010)
Journal Article
Davies, S., & Hinks, T. (2010). Crime and happiness amongst heads of households in Malawi. Journal of Happiness Studies, 11(4), 457-476. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-009-9152-7

This paper uses 2005 Malawian data to investigate the link between crime and happiness in Malawi. Detailed descriptive statistics reveal that crime is a gendered issue and econometric analyses show that males and females respond differently to differ... Read More about Crime and happiness amongst heads of households in Malawi.

Productivity and proximity (2010)
Journal Article
Webber, D. J., & White, P. (2010). Productivity and proximity. Empirical Economics Letters, 9(4), 323-330

Labour productivity is known to be higher in the presence of agglomeration economies. This paper presents an analysis of the shape of the relationship between labour productivity and the distance between the firm and the region’s central business dis... Read More about Productivity and proximity.

Testing for a structural change of gradient in regression modelling (2010)
Journal Article
White, P., Webber, D. J., & Helvin, A. (2010). Testing for a structural change of gradient in regression modelling. Empirical Economics Letters, 9(8), 819-826

We present a “broken stick” method to model structural changes of gradient in a regression model. The assessment of the statistical significance of the nodes in the model is assessed using bootstrap techniques. The method is illustrated using output... Read More about Testing for a structural change of gradient in regression modelling.