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The impact of global economic crisis on remittances in the commonwealth of independent states (2009)
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O'Hara, S., Ivlevs, A., & Gentile, M. (2009). The impact of global economic crisis on remittances in the commonwealth of independent states. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 50(4), 447-463. https://doi.org/10.2747/1539-7216.50.4.447

Two European geographers and an economist analyze the impact of the 2008-2009 global economic recession on remittances in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Drawing on balance-of-payments data as well as information on money transfers to and fro... Read More about The impact of global economic crisis on remittances in the commonwealth of independent states.

An alternative test to check the validity of convergence results (2009)
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Webber, D. J., & White, P. (2009). An alternative test to check the validity of convergence results. Applied Economics Letters, 16(18), 1825-1829. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504850701719579

This article presents a simple method for identifying distributional dynamic properties of economies using the ideas of concordance and discordance. It can be employed to examine the strength and validity of the results of other methods. The method h... Read More about An alternative test to check the validity of convergence results.

The Creative Class, Bohemians and Local Labor Market performance: A micro-data panel study for Germany 1975–2004 (2009)
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Moeller, J., & Tubadji, A. (2009). The Creative Class, Bohemians and Local Labor Market performance: A micro-data panel study for Germany 1975–2004

The paper aims at testing Florida's concept of the Creative Class using panel data for 323 West German regions for the time period 1975 - 2004. Applying a dynamic system approach based on GMM, we find that the local concentration of the Creative Clas... Read More about The Creative Class, Bohemians and Local Labor Market performance: A micro-data panel study for Germany 1975–2004.

Financialization and changes in the social relations along commodity chains: The case of coffee (2009)
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Newman, S. (2009). Financialization and changes in the social relations along commodity chains: The case of coffee. Review of Radical Political Economics, 41(4), 539-559. https://doi.org/10.1177/0486613409341454

This article examines distributional implications of the restructuring of international coffee markets that has occurred since the collapse of the International Coffee Agreement in 1989 and market liberalization in coffee producing countries under st... Read More about Financialization and changes in the social relations along commodity chains: The case of coffee.

Job satisfaction and employment equity in South Africa (2009)
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Hinks, T. (2009). Job satisfaction and employment equity in South Africa. Journal of African Economies, 19(2), 237-255. https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejp019

This paper is the first to estimate job satisfaction equations in post-Apartheid South Africa. Absolute earnings contribute to greater job satisfaction. Racial group is also an important predictor of job satisfaction, but, when interacted with a prox... Read More about Job satisfaction and employment equity in South Africa.

Modelling issues in the relationship between audit and non-audit fees (2009)
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Adelopo, I. (2009). Modelling issues in the relationship between audit and non-audit fees. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 10(2), 96-108. https://doi.org/10.1108/09675420910984664

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine modelling issues in the research of the relationship between audit and non-audit fees by comparing the outcome of a single-equation model of fees to the results of simultaneous equation model (SEM) of t... Read More about Modelling issues in the relationship between audit and non-audit fees.

Congestion in the Chinese automobile and textile industries revisited (2009)
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Flegg, A. T., & Allen, D. O. (2009). Congestion in the Chinese automobile and textile industries revisited. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 43(3), 177-191

This paper re-examines a problem of congested inputs in the Chinese automobile and textile industries, which was identified by Cooper et al. [5]. Since these authors employed a single approach in measuring congestion, it is worth exploring whether a... Read More about Congestion in the Chinese automobile and textile industries revisited.

Regional productivity differentials in England: Explaining the gap (2009)
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Webber, D. J., Hudson, J., Boddy, M., & Plumridge, A. (2009). Regional productivity differentials in England: Explaining the gap. Papers in Regional Science, 88(3), 609-621. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1435-5957.2008.00209.x

Significant and persistent differences in regional productivity exist across most countries and are the subject of academic and policy concern. We use plant-level data to examine the determinants of regional productivity differentials across regions... Read More about Regional productivity differentials in England: Explaining the gap.

Student participation in sporting activities (2009)
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Webber, D. J., & Mearman, A. (2009). Student participation in sporting activities. Applied Economics, 41(9), 1183-1190. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840601019216

Given that many universities spend large sum of money supplying sports facilities for student use, comparatively little is known about the factors that influence the quantity of student sporting participation. This article presents evidence which sug... Read More about Student participation in sporting activities.

The relationship between economic and subjective wellbeing indicators in Peru (2009)
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Velazco, J., Chou, W. J., Guillen-Royo, M., Copestake, J., & Hinks, T. (2009). The relationship between economic and subjective wellbeing indicators in Peru. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 4(2), 155-177. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-009-9070-1

Previous studies in Peru have identified apparent mismatches between people's perceptions of their wellbeing and indicators of their material welfare. This paper draws on primary data from relatively poor localities in Central Peru to investigate the... Read More about The relationship between economic and subjective wellbeing indicators in Peru.

The identification of variation in students' understandings of disciplinary concepts: The application of the SOLO taxonomy within introductory accounting (2009)
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Lucas, U., & Mladenovic, R. (2009). The identification of variation in students' understandings of disciplinary concepts: The application of the SOLO taxonomy within introductory accounting. Higher Education, 58(2), 257-283. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-009-9218-9

Insights into students' understandings of disciplinary concepts are fundamental to effective curriculum development. This paper argues that a rounded picture of students' understandings is required to support such development. It is argued that one e... Read More about The identification of variation in students' understandings of disciplinary concepts: The application of the SOLO taxonomy within introductory accounting.

The downside of ‘financialisation’ of international commodity markets (2009)
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Newman, S. (2009). The downside of ‘financialisation’ of international commodity markets

The current global financial crisis has revealed that many economies, both developed and developing, have become increasingly ‘financialised’. This Development Viewpoint focuses on the ‘financialisation’ of the international marketing of coffee (the... Read More about The downside of ‘financialisation’ of international commodity markets.

Basic needs, government debt and economic growth (2009)
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Perlo-Freeman, S., & Webber, D. J. (2009). Basic needs, government debt and economic growth. World Economy, 32(6), 965-994. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9701.2009.01181.x

This paper investigates the relationships between basic needs and economic growth where the interactions between output, health, nutrition and education are explicitly simultaneous. We find a unidirectional relationship that improving basic welfare c... Read More about Basic needs, government debt and economic growth.

Congestion in the new British universities: A further analysis (2009)
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Flegg, A. T. (2009). Congestion in the new British universities: A further analysis. Journal- Operations Research Society of Japan, 52(2), 186-203

The focus of this paper is on the problem of congestion, which refers to a situation where the use of a certain input has increased by so much that output has actually fallen. This problem is explored using the methodological framework proposed by Fä... Read More about Congestion in the new British universities: A further analysis.

Banking sector development in Uzbekistan: A case of mixed blessings? (2009)
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Ruziev, K., & Ghosh, D. (2009). Banking sector development in Uzbekistan: A case of mixed blessings?. Problems of Economic Transition, 52(2), 3-41. https://doi.org/10.2753/PET1061-1991520201

Using grass-roots-level data, this article analyzes factors that contribute to the current backwardness of the Uzbek banking sector. The study attempts to show that despite considerable progress achieved in terms of modernizing payments systems, embr... Read More about Banking sector development in Uzbekistan: A case of mixed blessings?.

Choice at 16: School, parental and peer group effects (2009)
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Thomas, W., & Webber, D. J. (2009). Choice at 16: School, parental and peer group effects. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 14(2), 119-141. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596740902921372

School, parental and peer group effects have been identified as being influential in shaping the decision of students to participate in post-compulsory education, but the analysis of each effect separately is rare. Using a random effects logistic reg... Read More about Choice at 16: School, parental and peer group effects.

Business productivity and area productivity in rural England (2009)
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Webber, D., Curry, N., & Plumridge, A. (2009). Business productivity and area productivity in rural England. Regional Studies, 43(5), 661-675. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400701874156

Rural area productivity and rural business productivity measure different things. This paper presents an empirical analysis of labour productivity differentials across the new Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) definition of '... Read More about Business productivity and area productivity in rural England.

Testing an extended R&D survey: Interviews with firms on innovation investment and depreciation (2009)
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Whittard, D., Stam, P., Franklin, M., & Clayton, T. (2009). Testing an extended R&D survey: Interviews with firms on innovation investment and depreciation

A recommendation from the revision of the System of National Accounts (SNA) 1993 is to include R&D as an intangible fixed asset. This reflects the increasing role of knowledge in the economy. The definition of an asset within the National Accounts is... Read More about Testing an extended R&D survey: Interviews with firms on innovation investment and depreciation.

Accounting for food waste: Comparative analysis within the UK (2009)
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Bradley, P., Druckman, A., Jackson, T., & Thomas, C. (2009). Accounting for food waste: Comparative analysis within the UK. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 162(1), 5-13. https://doi.org/10.1680/warm.2009.162.1.5

Meeting UK targets for waste reduction will require careful planning and informed investment in infrastructure. An essential prerequisite for both is the availability of robust waste data. This paper compares four methods for estimating food waste in... Read More about Accounting for food waste: Comparative analysis within the UK.