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Which exhibition attributes create repeat visitation? (2011)
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Whitfield, J., & Webber, D. J. (2011). Which exhibition attributes create repeat visitation?. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 30(2), 439-447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2010.07.010

This study identifies exhibition attributes deemed important by attendees' in determining their attendance at the UK biennial MICROSCIENCE 2008 exhibition using a self-administered internet-based questionnaire. Perceived performance of attributes by... Read More about Which exhibition attributes create repeat visitation?.

Optimal military spending in the US: A time series analysis (2011)
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Dunne, J. P., d'Agostino, G., & Pieroni, L. (2011). Optimal military spending in the US: A time series analysis. Economic Modelling, 28(3), 1068-1077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2010.11.021

This paper extends previous work on the optimal size of government spending by including nested functional decompositions of military spending into consumption and investment. Post World War II US data are then used to estimate nested non-linear grow... Read More about Optimal military spending in the US: A time series analysis.

Amnesty international? The nature, scale and impact of capital flight from South Africa (2011)
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Ashman, S., Fine, B., & Newman, S. (2011). Amnesty international? The nature, scale and impact of capital flight from South Africa. Journal of Southern African Studies, 37(1), 7-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2011.555155

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced in July 2010 its intention to introduce a new amnesty for illegal capital flight. For a flat rate fee of 10 per cent of the value of the assets, corporations and individuals disclosing their illegal exp... Read More about Amnesty international? The nature, scale and impact of capital flight from South Africa.

The crisis in South Africa: Neoliberalism, financialization and uneven and combined development (2011)
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Ashman, S., Fine, B., & Newman, S. (2011). The crisis in South Africa: Neoliberalism, financialization and uneven and combined development. Socialist Register, 47, 174-195

South Africa is now, ‘officially’, the most unequal society in the world – though there seems to be a macabre rivalry with Brazil for this status. The poorest 20 per cent of South Africans receive 1.6 per cent of total income while the richest 20 per... Read More about The crisis in South Africa: Neoliberalism, financialization and uneven and combined development.

Recent developments in monetary policy (2011)
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Howells, P., & Biefang-Frisancho Mariscal, I. (2011). Recent developments in monetary policy. Informacion Comercial Espanola -Monthly Edition-, 858, 7-22

Interest rate pass-through and risk (2011)
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Biefang-Frisancho Mariscal, I., & Howells, P. (2011). Interest rate pass-through and risk. Economic Issues, 16(2), 93-114

The economic surplus as a fund for social change and post-neoliberal governance (2011)
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Wrenn, M. (2011). The economic surplus as a fund for social change and post-neoliberal governance. Forum for Social Economics, 40(1), 99-117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12143-010-9071-8

The central problem in capitalism today is not one of scarce resources clashing against innate, insatiable wants. Rather, the modern problem of monopoly capitalism is one of abundance of production clashing against scarcity of consumers. Indeed, su... Read More about The economic surplus as a fund for social change and post-neoliberal governance.

Millennium development goals: A concern over sub-national variations (2011)
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Rossouw, S., & Webber, D. J. (2011). Millennium development goals: A concern over sub-national variations. International Business and Economics Research Journal, 10(3), 127-136

Millennium development goals (MDGs) were agreed upon by 192 countries in the year 2000 and are due to be achieved by 2015. This paper highlights that MDGs deal with national averages and their achievement may hide sub-national variation. Sub-national... Read More about Millennium development goals: A concern over sub-national variations.

IFRS fair value measurement and accounting policy choice in the United Kingdom and Australia (2010)
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Cairns, D., Massoudi, D., Taplin, R., & Tarca, A. (2011). IFRS fair value measurement and accounting policy choice in the United Kingdom and Australia. British Accounting Review, 43(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2010.10.003

This study investigates the use of fair value measurement by 228 listed companies in the UK and Australia around the time of adoption of IFRS from 1 January 2005. We test whether within and between country comparability in policy choices (as measured... Read More about IFRS fair value measurement and accounting policy choice in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Military expenditure and granger causality: A critical review (2010)
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Smith, R. P., & Dunne, J. P. (2010). Military expenditure and granger causality: A critical review. Defence and Peace Economics, 21(5), 427-441. https://doi.org/10.1080/10242694.2010.501185

A large literature has used tests for Granger (1969) non-causality, GNC, to examine the interaction of military spending with the economy. Such tests answer a specific although quite limited question: can one reject the null hypothesis that one varia... Read More about Military expenditure and granger causality: A critical review.

A multiple price approach to limiting intra-group transfer pricing negotiations (2010)
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Luther, R., & Zverovich, S. (2010). A multiple price approach to limiting intra-group transfer pricing negotiations. International Journal of Management Accounting Research, 3(2),

Various approaches to solving the well-known transfer pricing problem are known. However, none satisfactorily resolve the objective of allowing both divisions to earn a profit in such a way that sub-optimal output levels are avoided. Tomkins (1990) c... Read More about A multiple price approach to limiting intra-group transfer pricing negotiations.

The impact of new sustainable technologies in the rural areas in the UK: Performance, policy and governance (2010)
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Plumridge, A. (2010). The impact of new sustainable technologies in the rural areas in the UK: Performance, policy and governance

The rural economies in many areas of the UK have undergone deep structural changes in recent years which have resulted in the disappearance of many traditional agriculture supply chain business and the arrival or emergence of an eclectic range of new... Read More about The impact of new sustainable technologies in the rural areas in the UK: Performance, policy and governance.

Distributional consequences of financial crises: Evidence from recent crises (2010)
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Gezici, A. (2010). Distributional consequences of financial crises: Evidence from recent crises. Review of Radical Political Economics, 42(3), 373-380. https://doi.org/10.1177/0486613410378003

The paper examines the distributional consequences of financial crises based on the lessons of the past crises experiences of Argentina, Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and Turkey. It identifies the possible channels through which crises may affect functional... Read More about Distributional consequences of financial crises: Evidence from recent crises.

Voting patterns, party spending and relative location in England and Wales (2010)
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Cutts, D., & Webber, D. J. (2010). Voting patterns, party spending and relative location in England and Wales. Regional Studies, 44(6), 735-760. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400903107744

CUTTS D. and WEBBER D.J. Voting patterns, party spending and relative location in England and Wales, Regional Studies. There is growing evidence that context can influence how people make voting decisions, and some of the contexts are spatially defin... Read More about Voting patterns, party spending and relative location in England and Wales.

The UK's international investment position (2010)
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Whittard, D., & Khan, J. (2010). The UK's international investment position. Economic and Labour Market Review, 4(6), 25-34. https://doi.org/10.1057/elmr.2010.79

This paper describes the path of the UK's net asset position with the rest of the world. Notwithstanding that the UK has run a substantial current account deficit for over a quarter of a century, at the beginning of 2009 the net asset position was no... Read More about The UK's international investment position.

Sector variations in smes' use of external business advice (2010)
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Webber, D. J., Johnson, S., & Fargher, S. (2010). Sector variations in smes' use of external business advice. Local Economy, 25(4), 339-355. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690942.2010.498959

This paper uses employer survey data to identify whether and why the probability that a firm uses external advice varies across sectors. The results suggest that the probability of a firm using external advice does vary across sectors and these secto... Read More about Sector variations in smes' use of external business advice.

Environmental Kuznets curves: Mess or meaning? (2010)
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Allen, D. O., & Webber, D. J. (2010). Environmental Kuznets curves: Mess or meaning?. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 17(3), 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504501003787638

There may be relationship between output and environmental degradation. The shape of this relationship is proposed to be an inverted 'U' shape for a number of pollutants. The purpose of this paper is to review empirical literature on the environmenta... Read More about Environmental Kuznets curves: Mess or meaning?.