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Learning to build sustainable communities: An interdependency network perspective (2013)
Journal Article
Lever, J., & Smith, I. (2013). Learning to build sustainable communities: An interdependency network perspective. People, Place and Policy, 7(3), 113-126. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.0007.0003.0001

This paper explores the production of sustainable communities from an interdependency network perspective (Newton, 2001). Drawing on fieldwork that examined how planners worked collaboratively with other professionals to address the challenges of de... Read More about Learning to build sustainable communities: An interdependency network perspective.

Money demand stability: A case study of Nigeria (2013)
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Kumar, S., Webber, D. J., & Fargher, S. (2013). Money demand stability: A case study of Nigeria. Journal of Policy Modeling, 35(6), 978-991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2013.03.012

Monetary policy in Nigeria aims is to achieve price and monetary stability. During the 1980s and 1990s, monetary targeting was the dominant monetary policy framework in Nigeria. However, in 2006 the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) adopted the new monet... Read More about Money demand stability: A case study of Nigeria.

The making of the institutional theory of social costs: Discovering the K. W. Kapp and J. M. Clark Correspondence (2013)
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Berger, S. (2013). The making of the institutional theory of social costs: Discovering the K. W. Kapp and J. M. Clark Correspondence. American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 72(5), 1106-1130. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajes.12040

This article reconstructs the making of the often "overlooked" institutional theory of social costs based on the unexploited correspondence between John Maurice Clark and Karl William Kapp. The reconstruction demonstrates that the institutional argum... Read More about The making of the institutional theory of social costs: Discovering the K. W. Kapp and J. M. Clark Correspondence.

Finance, Monetary Policy and the Institutional Foundations of the Phillips Curve (2013)
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Argitis, G., & Dafermos, Y. (2013). Finance, Monetary Policy and the Institutional Foundations of the Phillips Curve. Review of Political Economy, 25(4), 607-623. https://doi.org/10.1080/09538259.2013.837326

The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of financial commitments on the short-run Phillips curve, under different institutional structures of the labour and product market, degrees of euphoria and ratios of firms' to workers' outstandin... Read More about Finance, Monetary Policy and the Institutional Foundations of the Phillips Curve.

Degree of monopoly and class struggle: Political aspects of Kalecki’s pricing and distribution theory (2013)
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Rugitsky, F. (2013). Degree of monopoly and class struggle: Political aspects of Kalecki’s pricing and distribution theory. Review of Keynesian Economics, 1(4), 447-464. https://doi.org/10.4337/roke.2013.04.06

The aim of this paper is to analyse the concept of class struggle in Michal Kalecki’s writings. First, his inclusion of trade unions’ strength as one of the determining elements of the degree of monopoly is examined, taking into consideration Abba Le... Read More about Degree of monopoly and class struggle: Political aspects of Kalecki’s pricing and distribution theory.

The efficacy of high performance work practices in the Middle East: evidence from Algerian firms (2013)
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Ramdani, B., Ramdani, B., Mellahi, K., Guermat, C., & Kechad, R. (2014). The efficacy of high performance work practices in the Middle East: evidence from Algerian firms. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25(2), 252-275. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2013.826918

Although there is developing evidence on the effectiveness of global HRM best practices in emerging and developing economies, little is known about the efficacy of those practices in the Middle East. This study examines the impact of high performance... Read More about The efficacy of high performance work practices in the Middle East: evidence from Algerian firms.

Human capital disclosures in developing countries: Figureheads and value creators (2013)
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Haniffa, R., Huang, C. C., Huang, C., Luther, R., Tayles, M., & Haniffa, R. (2013). Human capital disclosures in developing countries: Figureheads and value creators. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 14(2), 180-196. https://doi.org/10.1108/09675421311291919

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore if any disparity exists between human capital information desired by financial analysts and fund managers and actual disclosure of such information in company annual reports, in the context of develop... Read More about Human capital disclosures in developing countries: Figureheads and value creators.

Does mandatory adoption of IFRS guarantee compliance? (2013)
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Yükseltürk, O., Misirlioǧlu, I. U., Misirlioglu, I. U., Tucker, J., & Yukselturk, O. (2013). Does mandatory adoption of IFRS guarantee compliance?. International Journal of Accounting, 48(3), 327-363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intacc.2013.07.002

In this study, we examine whether the mandatory adoption of IFRS by Turkish listed companies in 2005 was successful in practice and what role firm and country level factors played in the adoption. We determine the firm-specific factors that affect th... Read More about Does mandatory adoption of IFRS guarantee compliance?.

Influence at work and the desire for more influence (2013)
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Markey, R., Ravenswood, K., Webber, D. J., & Knudsen, H. (2013). Influence at work and the desire for more influence. Journal of Industrial Relations, 55(4), 507-526. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022185613489393

What determines whether workers want more influence in their workplace? Much of the literature on employee voice assumes that employees desire a say in how they do their work, and that where they lack influence they are more likely to desire a greate... Read More about Influence at work and the desire for more influence.

A note on the volatility of the tradeable and nontradeable sectors (2013)
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Povoledo, L. (2013). A note on the volatility of the tradeable and nontradeable sectors. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 17(5), 1158-1168. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1365100511000782

This note evaluates whether a New Open Economy model can reproduce qualitatively the observed fluctuations of the tradeable and nontradeable sectors of the U.S. economy. The answer is positive: both in the model and in the data, the standard deviatio... Read More about A note on the volatility of the tradeable and nontradeable sectors.

Differing Effects of the Global Financial Crisis on the Central Asian Countries: Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan (2013)
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Ruziev, K., & Majidov, T. (2013). Differing Effects of the Global Financial Crisis on the Central Asian Countries: Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan. Europe-Asia Studies, 65(4), 682-716. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2013.766044

Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan are neighbouring countries in post-Soviet Central Asia which share similar culture and language. Their economic structures were similar under central planning: they provided the agricultural basis to the... Read More about Differing Effects of the Global Financial Crisis on the Central Asian Countries: Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan.

A Comment on Tobias Kronenberg's "Construction of Regional Input-Output Tables Using Nonsurvey Methods: The Role of Cross-Hauling" (2013)
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Flegg, A. T., & Tohmo, T. (2013). A Comment on Tobias Kronenberg's "Construction of Regional Input-Output Tables Using Nonsurvey Methods: The Role of Cross-Hauling". International Regional Science Review, 36(2), 235-257. https://doi.org/10.1177/0160017612446371

This article examines the effectiveness of a new non-survey regionalization method: Kronenberg's Cross-Hauling Adjusted Regionalization Method (CHARM). This aims to take into account the fact that regions typically both import and export most commodi... Read More about A Comment on Tobias Kronenberg's "Construction of Regional Input-Output Tables Using Nonsurvey Methods: The Role of Cross-Hauling".

Australasian money demand stability: Application of structural break tests (2013)
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Webber, D. J., & Kumar, S. (2013). Australasian money demand stability: Application of structural break tests. Applied Economics, 45(8), 1011-1025. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2011.613788

Estimates of the demand for money provide important foundations for monetary policy setting but if the estimation technique does not explicitly account for structural changes then such estimates will be biased. This article presents an investigation... Read More about Australasian money demand stability: Application of structural break tests.

Culture-based development: Culture and institutions – economic development in the regions of Europe (2013)
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Tubadji, A. (2013). Culture-based development: Culture and institutions – economic development in the regions of Europe. International Journal of Society Systems Science, 5(4), 355-391. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSS.2013.058466

This inquiry seeks to provide a comprehensive conceptual framework for understanding the role of culture in economic growth. Economic growth theory has recognised labour and physical capital as primary economic inputs; plugging in additional variable... Read More about Culture-based development: Culture and institutions – economic development in the regions of Europe.

The development of commercial local area resource and emissions modelling-navigating towards new perspectives and applications (2013)
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Bradley, P., Druckman, A., & Jackson, T. (2013). The development of commercial local area resource and emissions modelling-navigating towards new perspectives and applications. Journal of Cleaner Production, 42, 241-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.11.009

Meeting near future UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets will require all parts of the UK economy to contribute, and in particular significant changes in business practices are required at the local level. From review it was found that there is... Read More about The development of commercial local area resource and emissions modelling-navigating towards new perspectives and applications.

Developing a capacity to engage in critical reflection: Students' 'ways of knowing' within an undergraduate business and accounting programme (2013)
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Lucas, U., & Tan, P. L. (2013). Developing a capacity to engage in critical reflection: Students' 'ways of knowing' within an undergraduate business and accounting programme. Studies in Higher Education, 38(1), 104-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2011.569706

The development of a capacity to engage in critical reflection is central to higher education. However, students vary in this capacity and its development requires students to move from an absolute towards a contextual way of knowing. Using 32 semi-s... Read More about Developing a capacity to engage in critical reflection: Students' 'ways of knowing' within an undergraduate business and accounting programme.

The effect of reliance on international funding on banking fragility: Evidence from East Asia (2013)
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Hamid, F. S. (2013). The effect of reliance on international funding on banking fragility: Evidence from East Asia. Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 7(1), 29-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/0973801012466102

The East Asian crisis highlights the importance of liquidity for smooth functioning of the banking system. It also shows the vulnerabilities that arise as a result of high dependence on international liquidity. This article empirically analyses the i... Read More about The effect of reliance on international funding on banking fragility: Evidence from East Asia.

Minorities on the move? Assessing post-enlargement emigration intentions of Latvia's Russian speaking minority (2013)
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Ivlevs, A. (2013). Minorities on the move? Assessing post-enlargement emigration intentions of Latvia's Russian speaking minority. Annals of Regional Science, 51(1), 33-52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-012-0534-0

Are ethnic minorities more likely to emigrate from the new EU Member States? Who are the potential minority and majority migrants? This paper studies emigration intentions of the Russian speaking minority in Latvia after the 2004 EU enlargement. Usin... Read More about Minorities on the move? Assessing post-enlargement emigration intentions of Latvia's Russian speaking minority.