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Identity, identity politics, and neoliberalism (2014)
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Wrenn, M. (2014). Identity, identity politics, and neoliberalism. Panoeconomicus, 61(4), 503-515. https://doi.org/10.2298/PAN1404503W

With the intensification of neoliberalism, it is useful to examine how some individuals might cope with the irrationality of the system. Neoliberalism cloaks the execution of the corporate agenda behind rhetorical manipulation that advocates for limi... Read More about Identity, identity politics, and neoliberalism.

Scoring environmental credentials: a review of UK conference and meetings venues using the GREENER VENUE framework (2014)
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Webber, D. E., Whitfield, J., Dioko, L. A., & Webber, D. J. (2014). Scoring environmental credentials: a review of UK conference and meetings venues using the GREENER VENUE framework. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 22(2), 299-318. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2013.809090

This paper investigates frameworks to conceptualise, monitor and compare corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance at individual conference venues, and provides a new comparative framework that organises and communicates information detailing... Read More about Scoring environmental credentials: a review of UK conference and meetings venues using the GREENER VENUE framework.

'We have neither money nor time to have breakfast': Reflections on food vulnerability in northern Mozambique (in Italian) (2014)
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Stevano, S. (2014). 'We have neither money nor time to have breakfast': Reflections on food vulnerability in northern Mozambique (in Italian)

The article discusses measurements of food security based on the assumption that lack of access to monetary resources is the key determinant of food insecurity. It shows that in the North of Mozambique poor households are faced with both lack of mone... Read More about 'We have neither money nor time to have breakfast': Reflections on food vulnerability in northern Mozambique (in Italian).

Corporate social responsibility, Waqf system and Zakat system as faith-based model for poverty reduction (2014)
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Raimi, L., Patel, A., & Adelopo, I. (2014). Corporate social responsibility, Waqf system and Zakat system as faith-based model for poverty reduction. World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 10(3), 228-242. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-09-2013-0052

Poverty is a plague which has continental manifestation, but its impact is heavily felt in several Muslim majority nations (MMNs), where unemployment, illiteracy, chronic diseases, food shortage, sectarian wars and wave of militancy are surging at al... Read More about Corporate social responsibility, Waqf system and Zakat system as faith-based model for poverty reduction.

Using student evaluations to improve individual and departmental teaching qualities (2014)
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Hedges, M., & Webber, D. J. (2014). Using student evaluations to improve individual and departmental teaching qualities. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 19(3), 323-339

Student evaluations can be seen as an opportunity for students to vent their views on the quality of teaching that they receive, and sometimes instructors trivialise the importance of this opportunity for dialogue with students and colleagues and ref... Read More about Using student evaluations to improve individual and departmental teaching qualities.

Learning from Japan: The European Central Bank and the European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2014)
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Gabor, D. (2014). Learning from Japan: The European Central Bank and the European Sovereign Debt Crisis. Review of Political Economy, 26(2), 190-209. https://doi.org/10.1080/09538259.2014.881010

What shapes central banks' learning from the policy experiments of their peers? Both economic ideas and organizational interests play important roles. Thus, New Keynesian ideas led central banks to interpret Japan's experience with quantitative easin... Read More about Learning from Japan: The European Central Bank and the European Sovereign Debt Crisis.

Was Weber right? The cultural capital root of socio-economic growth examined in five European countries (2014)
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Tubadji, A. (2014). Was Weber right? The cultural capital root of socio-economic growth examined in five European countries. International Journal of Manpower, 35(1), 56-88. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-08-2013-0194

Purpose: The existing theoretical and empirical research on cultural impact is rather inconsistent. The purpose of this paper is to deal with the reasons for this inconsistency by debating the adequate inclusion of the cultural factor in the growth m... Read More about Was Weber right? The cultural capital root of socio-economic growth examined in five European countries.

A universal mechanism for long-range cross-correlations (2014)
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Diakonos, F. K., Karlis, A. K., & Schmelcher, P. (2014). A universal mechanism for long-range cross-correlations. EPL, 105(2), 26004. https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/105/26004

Cross-correlations are thought to emerge through interaction between particles. Here we present a universal dynamical mechanism capable of generating power-law cross-correlations between non-interacting particles exposed to an external potential. Thi... Read More about A universal mechanism for long-range cross-correlations.

Attracting convention and exhibition attendance to complex MICE venues: Emerging data from Macao (2014)
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Zhang, L., Whitfield, J., Dioko, L. D. A., Webber, D., & Zhang, L. (2014). Attracting convention and exhibition attendance to complex MICE venues: Emerging data from Macao. International Journal of Tourism Research, 16(2), 169-179. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.1911

This study presents an importance-performance analysis of multi-level attributes (event, facility and destination) evaluated by delegates attending an exhibition event in a 'complex meetings, incentive, convention or exhibition (MICE) venue' in great... Read More about Attracting convention and exhibition attendance to complex MICE venues: Emerging data from Macao.

How should economics curricula be evaluated? (2014)
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Mearman, A. (2014). How should economics curricula be evaluated?. International Review of Economics Education, 16(PB), 73-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2013.07.001

© 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This paper explores the evaluation of economics curricula. It argues that the dominant approach in economics education, experimentalism, has serious limitations which render it an unsuitable evaluation method... Read More about How should economics curricula be evaluated?.

Altruism to strangers for our own sake: Domestic effects from immigration: A comparative analysis for EU15 (2014)
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Tubadji, A., & Nijkamp, P. (2014). Altruism to strangers for our own sake: Domestic effects from immigration: A comparative analysis for EU15. International Journal of Manpower, 35(1), 11-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-08-2013-0192

Purpose: Theoretical and empirical research on the impact of immigrants for local development is rather inconclusive regarding the direction of said impact. The purpose of this paper is to identify relationships between human capital and cultural cap... Read More about Altruism to strangers for our own sake: Domestic effects from immigration: A comparative analysis for EU15.

Introduction to cultural research approaches: Applications to culture and labour analysis (2014)
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Tubadji, A., Moeller, J., & Nijkamp, P. (2014). Introduction to cultural research approaches: Applications to culture and labour analysis. International Journal of Manpower, 35(1), 2-10. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-08-2013-0191

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief introduction to the topic of cultural research approaches that are applicable for investigating the interdependence of culture and labour. The "Introduction" notes two main constraints and four... Read More about Introduction to cultural research approaches: Applications to culture and labour analysis.

The German miracle or the miracle of the cultural attitude Inequality and convergence as products of culture in Germany (2014)
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Tubadji, A., & Gnezdilova, N. (2014). The German miracle or the miracle of the cultural attitude Inequality and convergence as products of culture in Germany. International Journal of Social Economics, 41(11), 1014-1037. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-11-2012-0211

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose : The purpose of this paper is to explore the link between redistribution, convergence and local cultural capital (as defined by culture-based development concept).Design/methodology/approach : The paper in... Read More about The German miracle or the miracle of the cultural attitude Inequality and convergence as products of culture in Germany.

Access to sensitive data: Satisfying objectives rather than constraints (2014)
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Ritchie, F. (2014). Access to sensitive data: Satisfying objectives rather than constraints. Journal of Official Statistics, 30(3), 533-545. https://doi.org/10.2478/JOS-2014-0033

The argument for access to sensitive unit-level data produced within government is usually framed in terms of risk and the legal responsibility to maintain confidentiality. This article argues that the framing of the question may restrict the set of... Read More about Access to sensitive data: Satisfying objectives rather than constraints.

What determines students' choices of elective modules? (2014)
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Pacheco, G. A., Hedges, M. R., & Webber, D. J. (2014). What determines students' choices of elective modules?. International Review of Economics Education, 17, 39-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2014.05.003

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Prior literature emphasises supply side issues concerning the modularisation of university programmes such as curricula issues and enhanced learning opportunities. Comparatively little is known about the demand side, such as why... Read More about What determines students' choices of elective modules?.

Informal credit institutions in transition countries: A study of urban money lenders in post-communist Uzbekistan (2014)
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Ruziev, K., & Midmore, P. (2014). Informal credit institutions in transition countries: A study of urban money lenders in post-communist Uzbekistan. Post-Communist Economies, 26(3), 415-435. https://doi.org/10.1080/14631377.2014.937107

Research on informal financial institutions in transition economies is scant. This study investigates behaviour of urban money lenders in Uzbekistan. Money lending in Uzbekistan is a relatively new business which emerged mostly in response to targete... Read More about Informal credit institutions in transition countries: A study of urban money lenders in post-communist Uzbekistan.

Over-optimism and entry and exit from self-employment (2013)
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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.

International access to restricted data: A principles-based standards approach (2013)
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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.