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How similar are ONS’s monthly and annual business inquiries? (2008)
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Whittard, D., & Robjohns, J. (2008). How similar are ONS’s monthly and annual business inquiries?. Economic and Labour Market Review, 2(12), 43-51. https://doi.org/10.1057/elmr.2008.186

This article supports the Office for National Statistics’ monthly and annual surveys reconciliation programme. It presents an analysis of the coherence of business survey returns between the Monthly Inquiry into the Distribution and Service Sector... Read More about How similar are ONS’s monthly and annual business inquiries?.

Life satisfication in Malawi and the importance of relative consumption, polygamy and religion (2008)
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Davies, S., & Hinks, T. (2008). Life satisfication in Malawi and the importance of relative consumption, polygamy and religion. Journal of International Development, 20(7), 888-904. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1470

Happiness equations for Malawi are estimated using a new household survey. It is apparent that absolute consumption level is strongly associated with satisfaction. Both objective and subjective relative consumption in the neighbourhood is positively... Read More about Life satisfication in Malawi and the importance of relative consumption, polygamy and religion.

Scattering off an oscillating target: Basic mechanisms and their impact on cross sections (2008)
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Brouzos, I., Karlis, A. K., Chrysanthakopoulos, C. A., Diakonos, F. K., Constantoudis, V., Schmelcher, P., & Benet, L. (2008). Scattering off an oscillating target: Basic mechanisms and their impact on cross sections. Physical Review E, 78(5), 056207. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.78.056207

We investigate classical scattering off a harmonically oscillating target in two spatial dimensions. The shape of the scatterer is assumed to have a boundary which is locally convex at any point and does not support the presence of any periodic orbit... Read More about Scattering off an oscillating target: Basic mechanisms and their impact on cross sections.

Rare events and their impact on velocity diffusion in a stochastic Fermi-Ulam model (2008)
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Karlis, A. K., Diakonos, F. K., Constantoudis, V., & Schmelcher, P. (2008). Rare events and their impact on velocity diffusion in a stochastic Fermi-Ulam model. Physical Review E, 78(4), 046213. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.78.046213

A simplified version of the stochastic Fermi-Ulam model is investigated in order to elucidate the effect of a class of rare low-velocity events on the velocity diffusion process and consequently Fermi acceleration. The relative fraction of these even... Read More about Rare events and their impact on velocity diffusion in a stochastic Fermi-Ulam model.

The preliminary R&D satellite account: A sensitivity analysis (2008)
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Whittard, D., Evans, P., & Hatcher, M. (2008). The preliminary R&D satellite account: A sensitivity analysis. Economic and Labour Market Review, 2, 37-43. https://doi.org/10.1057/elmr.2008.138

This article builds on previous work in Economic & Labour Market Review which treated expenditure on research and development as investment in an intangible scientific asset, in line with proposed revisions to the System of National Accounts (SNA).... Read More about The preliminary R&D satellite account: A sensitivity analysis.

Costing, funding and budgetary control in UK hospitals: A historical reflection (2008)
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Ryan, C., Mellett, H., & Robson, N. (2008). Costing, funding and budgetary control in UK hospitals: A historical reflection. Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change, 4(3), 343-362. https://doi.org/10.1108/18325910810898098

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to trace the changes in accounting practice in UK hospitals, focussing on costing, funding and budgetary control, and to place more recent accounting changes in their historic context. Design/methodology/approach... Read More about Costing, funding and budgetary control in UK hospitals: A historical reflection.

The preliminary R&D satellite account for the UK: A sensitivity analysis (2008)
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Whittard, D., Evans, P., & Hatcher, M. (2008). The preliminary R&D satellite account for the
UK: A sensitivity analysis. Economic and Labour Market Review,

This article builds on previous work in Economic & Labour Market Review which treated expenditure on research and development as investment in an intangible scientific c asset, in line with proposed revisions to the System of National Accounts (SNA).... Read More about The preliminary R&D satellite account for the UK: A sensitivity analysis.

Country-level business performance and policy asymmetries in the UK (2008)
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Plumridge, A., Webber, D. J., Boddy, M., & Hudson, J. (2008). Country-level business performance and policy asymmetries in the UK. International Journal of Business Performance Management, 10(4), 305-317. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBPM.2008.019989

The HM Treasury identifies the key 'drivers' of business performance and productivity differentials, which include skills, investment and competition. This paper presents an empirical investigation into the effects of these drivers on business-level... Read More about Country-level business performance and policy asymmetries in the UK.

A stages approach to banking development in transition economies (2008)
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Ruziev, K., Ghosh, D., & Dow, S. C. (2008). A stages approach to banking development in transition economies. Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 31(1), 3-33. https://doi.org/10.2753/PKE0160-3477310101

Credit shortages are widely thought to explain the output contraction in former Soviet Union (FSU) countries during the 1990s. It is argued here that these shortages were the result of an ahistorical approach to policymaking which ignored the time ne... Read More about A stages approach to banking development in transition economies.

The demand for military expenditure in developing countries: Hostility versus capability (2008)
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Smith, R. P., Dunne, J. P., & Perlo-Freeman, S. (2008). The demand for military expenditure in developing countries: Hostility versus capability. Defence and Peace Economics, 19(4), 293-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/10242690802166566

This paper considers the interpretation of the empirical results of the developing literature on the demand for military spending that specifies a general model with arms race and spill-over effects and estimates it on cross-section and panel data. I... Read More about The demand for military expenditure in developing countries: Hostility versus capability.

Being "pulled up short": Creating moments of surprise and possibility in accounting education (2008)
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Lucas, U. (2008). Being "pulled up short": Creating moments of surprise and possibility in accounting education. Critical Perspectives On Accounting, 19(3), 383-403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpa.2006.09.004

This paper identifies characteristic features of a pedagogic approach that may be used effectively within a dialogical approach to accounting education. The development of the ideas in the paper arose as a form of praxis: moments of surprise within t... Read More about Being "pulled up short": Creating moments of surprise and possibility in accounting education.

The demand for food in south Africa 1 (2008)
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Edkins, B., & Dunne, J. P. (2008). The demand for food in south Africa 1. South African Journal of Economics, 76(1), 104-117. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2008.00162.x

Food consumption is an important issue in South Africa, given its relation to poverty and deprivation. With the pressing need to increase food security, understanding the determinants of the demand for food and having some estimates of the likely imp... Read More about The demand for food in south Africa 1.

Poverty, networks and location: The determinants of job-search in South Africa (2008)
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Hinks, T. (2008). Poverty, networks and location: The determinants of job-search in South Africa. Journal of International Development, 20(2), 117-131. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1392

Previous work into the decision to search or not for work when unemployed has found that local unemployment rates, education level and social networks are important in the case of South Africa. This paper introduces a number of additional variables i... Read More about Poverty, networks and location: The determinants of job-search in South Africa.

The impact of firm characteristics on management accounting practices: A UK-based empirical analysis (2008)
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practices: A UK-based empirical analysis. British Accounting Review, 40(1), 2-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2007.11.003

There has been sustained interest in explaining why firms adopt different management accounting practices (MAPs). This paper applies contingency theory to respond empirically to calls by Gerdin [2005. Management accounting system design in manufactur... Read More about The impact of firm characteristics on management accounting practices: A UK-based empirical analysis.

Beyond 'access': Internet use and take-up of online services by adults living in disadvantaged areas in England (2008)
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Devins, D., Darlow, A., & Webber, D. (2008). Beyond 'access': Internet use and take-up of online services by adults living in disadvantaged areas in England. Local Economy, 23(1), 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690940801906734

Much discussion of the 'digital divide' has focused around the issue of access to technology and how this plays out in relation to different groups from disadvantaged neighbourhoods. This paper draws on survey data from a national evaluation project... Read More about Beyond 'access': Internet use and take-up of online services by adults living in disadvantaged areas in England.

Regulating a reluctant profession: Holding solicitors to account (2008)
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Chandler, R. A., & Fry, N. (2008). Regulating a reluctant profession: Holding solicitors to account. Accounting Forum, 32(4), 303-312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accfor.2008.07.002

Solicitors are often placed in a position of trust where they hold money on behalf of their clients. Instances of the misuse of clients' money have been a recurring feature in the history of the legal profession in England and Wales. Yet the legal es... Read More about Regulating a reluctant profession: Holding solicitors to account.