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Do central banks act asymmetrically? Empirical evidence from the ECB and the bank of England (2005)
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Altavilla, C., & Landolfo, L. (2005). Do central banks act asymmetrically? Empirical evidence from the ECB and the bank of England. Applied Economics, 37(5), 507-519. https://doi.org/10.1080/0003684042000307072

The paper attempts to exploit whether monetary authorities have a different behaviour during recession and expansion. To this end, a multivariate extension of Hamilton Markov-switching model is adopted. First, regime dependent Taylor-type rules are e... Read More about Do central banks act asymmetrically? Empirical evidence from the ECB and the bank of England.

Cross-country asymmetries in monetary policy transmission: Evidence from EMU members (2005)
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Altavilla, C., & Landolfo, L. (2005). Cross-country asymmetries in monetary policy transmission: Evidence from EMU members. International Review of Applied Economics, 19(1), 87-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/0269217042000312623

This paper analyzes monetary policy asymmetries in EMU participating countries. In particular, we use a structural dynamic modelling approach to investigate asymmetric monetary transmission in Europe. Asymmetries are investigated in two different way... Read More about Cross-country asymmetries in monetary policy transmission: Evidence from EMU members.

The economic benefits, organisational structure and governance of the motability scheme: A consumption opportunity set model (2005)
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Taylor, P. (2005). The economic benefits, organisational structure and governance of the motability scheme: A consumption opportunity set model. International Journal of Public Policy, 1(1/2), 78-90. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPP.2005.007794

This paper examines the Motability scheme which enables disabled people to obtain cars on a leasing basis in the UK. The scheme is centred around Motability, a charity, which has an arms-length relationship with a government department, and a close r... Read More about The economic benefits, organisational structure and governance of the motability scheme: A consumption opportunity set model.

The UK defence electronics industry: Adjusting to change (2004)
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Dowdall, P., Braddon, D., & Hartley, K. (2004). The UK defence electronics industry: Adjusting to change. Defence and Peace Economics, 15(6), 565-586. https://doi.org/10.1080/1024269042000246684

The electronics industry provides components and capabilities that are critical to modern defence requirements. It is anticipated that the effectiveness of both weapons systems and the command and control network that supports military operations wil... Read More about The UK defence electronics industry: Adjusting to change.

The racial employment gap in South Africa (2004)
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Brookes, M., & Hinks, T. (2004). The racial employment gap in South Africa. South African Journal of Economics, 72(3), 573-580. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2004.tb00126.x

The aim of this paper was to estimate whether the probability of an employment gap between White and African, and Coloured and Asian labour force participants had changed between 1995 and 2002. For each of the four years the expected racial employmen... Read More about The racial employment gap in South Africa.

Who writes this stuff? Students’ perceptions of their skills development (2004)
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Lucas, U., Cox, P., Croudace, C., & Milford, P. (2004). Who writes this stuff? Students’ perceptions of their skills development. Teaching in Higher Education, 9(1), 55-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/1356251032000155830

Bennett et al. (2000) refer to the notion of ‘core skills’ as an ‘unfulfilled concept’. Thus it is Q1 possible that different interpretations and values at the level of actual degree programmes may be hidden within this term. This study enquires in... Read More about Who writes this stuff? Students’ perceptions of their skills development.

Battles in the costing war: UK debates, 1950-75 (2003)
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Jones, T. C., & Dugdale, D. (2003). Battles in the costing war: UK debates, 1950-75. Accounting Business and Financial History, 13(3), 305-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585200310001606608

In the UK, 1950-75 was a lively period in the long-running debates between proponents of absorption and marginal costing. In the nexus of competing interests, management accountants advocated and defended rival costing systems with much vigour and pa... Read More about Battles in the costing war: UK debates, 1950-75.

Regional factor price convergence across four major European countries (2003)
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Webber, D. J., & White, P. (2003). Regional factor price convergence across four major European countries. Regional Studies, 37(8), 773-782. https://doi.org/10.1080/0034340032000128703

Neo-classical growth models predict that the free movement of goods and factors will result in the spatial convergence of output and an ensuing convergence of factor prices. Based on distribution free statistics, this paper presents an empirical exam... Read More about Regional factor price convergence across four major European countries.

From voluntary to state control and the emergence of the department in UK hospital accounting (2003)
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Robson, N. (2003). From voluntary to state control and the emergence of the department in UK hospital accounting. Accounting Business and Financial History, 13(2), 99-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/095852000084969

This paper explores the development and diffusion of accounting techniques in UK hospitals and finds that attempts to utilise accounting data, for performance measurement and control, predate the introduction of the NHS in 1948. The main focus of the... Read More about From voluntary to state control and the emergence of the department in UK hospital accounting.

Small firm finance and public policy (2003)
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Lean, J., & Tucker, J. (2003). Small firm finance and public policy. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 10(1), 50-61. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000310461367

Examines how a finance gap for small firms might be addressed by means of government policy to support informal financing initiatives. A review of both the finance and the government policy literature provides the basis for discussing and conceptuali... Read More about Small firm finance and public policy.

The demand for military spending in developing countries: A dynamic panel analysis (2003)
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Dunne, J. P., & Perlo-Freeman, S. (2003). The demand for military spending in developing countries: A dynamic panel analysis. Defence and Peace Economics, 14(6), 461-474. https://doi.org/10.1080/1024269032000085224

Estimating demand functions for developing countries before and after the end of the Cold War, Dunne and PerloFreeman (2003) found little evidence of any change in the underlying relationship. One concern with their analysis was that the use of cross... Read More about The demand for military spending in developing countries: A dynamic panel analysis.

The demand for military spending in developing countries (2003)
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Dunne, J. P., & Perlo-Freeman, S. (2003). The demand for military spending in developing countries. International Review of Applied Economics, 17(1), 23-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/713673166

Numerous studies have estimated demand for military expenditure in terms of economic, political and strategic variables. Ten years after the end of the Cold War, this paper attempts to ascertain if the new strategic environment has changed the patter... Read More about The demand for military spending in developing countries.

Gender wage differentials and discrimination in the New South Africa (2002)
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Hinks, T. (2002). Gender wage differentials and discrimination in the New South Africa. Applied Economics, 34(16), 2043-2052. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840210124991

Research into discrimination within South Africa (SA) has focused on racial issues, with gender issues being largely ignored. This study aims to estimate gender wage differentials and through decomposition analysis understand the different problems f... Read More about Gender wage differentials and discrimination in the New South Africa.

No end to the racial wage hierarchy in South Africa? (2002)
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Allanson, P., Atkins, J. P., & Hinks, T. (2002). No end to the racial wage hierarchy in South Africa?. Review of Development Economics, 6(3), 442-459. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9361.t01-1-00166

The South African apartheid system formally ended with the election of the African National Congress at the first all-race elections held in 1994. As a result, racist policies such as color barring, that particularly hindered the advancement of black... Read More about No end to the racial wage hierarchy in South Africa?.

Contradictions and uncertainties: Lecturers' conceptions of teaching introductory accounting (2002)
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Lucas, U. (2002). Contradictions and uncertainties: Lecturers' conceptions of teaching introductory accounting. British Accounting Review, 34(3), 183-203. https://doi.org/10.1006/bare.2002.0197

This paper draws upon educational research to examine lecturers' conceptions of teaching introductory accounting. A critical review of relevant research indicates that lecturers' conceptions of teaching may be specific to particular disciplinary and... Read More about Contradictions and uncertainties: Lecturers' conceptions of teaching introductory accounting.