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How should economics curricula be evaluated? (2014)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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 interaction between equity and credit risks (2013)
Thesis
Demirovic, A. The interaction between equity and credit risks. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/927667

Equity and debt are two distinct classes of securities in terms of investing risks and potential return, but their value depends on the same underlying assets of the firm and therefore the risk-return tradeoff of each security should be systematicall... Read More about The interaction between equity and credit risks.

The efficacy of high performance work practices in the Middle East: evidence from Algerian firms (2013)
Journal Article
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.