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Connectedness between G10 currencies: Searching for the causal structure (2022)
Journal Article
Bettendorf, T., & Heinlein, R. (2023). Connectedness between G10 currencies: Searching for the causal structure. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 28(4), 3938-3959. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2629

This paper presents a new approach for modelling the connectedness between asset returns. We adapt the measure of Diebold and Yilmaz, which is based on the forecast error variance decomposition of a VAR model. However, their connectedness measure hin... Read More about Connectedness between G10 currencies: Searching for the causal structure.

The agony of university choice: Broaden horizons, expand participation? (2022)
Journal Article
Weisser, R. A. (2023). The agony of university choice: Broaden horizons, expand participation?. Oxford Review of Education, 49(2), 229-246. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2022.2049738

This study investigates how personality and individual experiences influence decision-making processes during the transition into Higher Education (HE). It offers insights into application choices, where applicants employ different quantitative hedgi... Read More about The agony of university choice: Broaden horizons, expand participation?.

Growth opportunity and investment policy: The role of managerial incentives (2022)
Journal Article
Adu-Ameyaw, E., Danso, A., & Hickson, L. (2022). Growth opportunity and investment policy: The role of managerial incentives. Managerial and Decision Economics, 43(8), 3634-3646. https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.3619

Based on the neo-classical theory of investment (Tobin's Q), this study looks at how growth opportunity drives investment policies and the extent to which this relationship is sensitive to managerial incentives. We use data from 213 non-financial and... Read More about Growth opportunity and investment policy: The role of managerial incentives.

An agent-based model of motor insurance customer behaviour in the UK with word of mouth (2022)
Journal Article
England, R., Owadally, I., & Wright, D. (2022). An agent-based model of motor insurance customer behaviour in the UK with word of mouth. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 25(2), https://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.4768

Attracting and retaining loyal customers is a key driver of insurance profit. An important factor is the customers’ opinion of an insurer’s service quality. If a customer has a bad experience with an insurer, they will be less likely to buy from them... Read More about An agent-based model of motor insurance customer behaviour in the UK with word of mouth.

UK professional accounting bodies (PAB): Members’ unethical behaviors and exclusion (2022)
Journal Article
Adelopo, I., & Meier, F. (2022). UK professional accounting bodies (PAB): Members’ unethical behaviors and exclusion. Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, 33(3), 47-64. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcaf.22547

Although previous studies have explored the disciplinary procedures and sanctions by PABs, the focus of these studies has often been generalized to all forms of infringements. This has prevented specific attention on the most severe ethical breaches... Read More about UK professional accounting bodies (PAB): Members’ unethical behaviors and exclusion.

Endogenous fluctuations and international business cycles (2022)
Journal Article
McKnight, S., & Povoledo, L. (2022). Endogenous fluctuations and international business cycles. Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue Canadienne d'Économique, 55(1), 312-348. https://doi.org/10.1111/caje.12580

We introduce equilibrium indeterminacy into a two-country incomplete asset model with imperfect competition to analyze the role of self-fulfilling expectations or beliefs in explaining international business cycles. We find that, when self-fulfilling... Read More about Endogenous fluctuations and international business cycles.

Measuring the value of data governance in agricultural investments: A case study (2022)
Journal Article
Whittard, D., Ritchie, F., Rose, M., & Musker, R. (2022). Measuring the value of data governance in agricultural investments: A case study. Experimental Agriculture, 58, Article e8. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479721000314

Summary The study at hand measures the value of improving data governance and access in the Supporting Soil Health Interventions (SSHI) project in Ethiopia. We applied two separate but interlinked models, one qualitative and one quantitative, to crea... Read More about Measuring the value of data governance in agricultural investments: A case study.

R and D spending intensity of private vs public firms: The role of cash flow, leverage and information quality (2022)
Journal Article
Adu-Ameyaw, E., Danso, A., Hickson, L., & Lartey, T. (2022). R and D spending intensity of private vs public firms: The role of cash flow, leverage and information quality. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 23(4), 770-787. https://doi.org/10.1108/jaar-07-2021-0179

Purpose: This study provides a large sample comparison of research and development (R&D) spending intensity in private and public firms and the extent to which these firms' unique characteristics affect their R&D spending rate. Design/methodology/app... Read More about R and D spending intensity of private vs public firms: The role of cash flow, leverage and information quality.

Managing group work: The impact of peer assessment on student engagement (2022)
Journal Article
Adesina, O. O., Adesina, O. A., Adelopo, I., & Afrifa, G. A. (2023). Managing group work: The impact of peer assessment on student engagement. Accounting Education, 32(1), 90-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/09639284.2022.2034023

This study investigates the impact of peer assessment on students’ engagement in their learning in a group work context. The study used regression analysis and was complemented by qualitative responses from a survey of 165 first-year undergraduates i... Read More about Managing group work: The impact of peer assessment on student engagement.

Reassessing the multiple values of lowland British floodplains (2022)
Journal Article
Everard, M., Bradley, P., Ogden, W., Piscopiello, E., Salter, L., Herbert, S., & McInnes, R. (2022). Reassessing the multiple values of lowland British floodplains. Science of the Total Environment, 823, Article 153637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153637

Ecosystem services provided by lowland British floodplains respectively under semi-natural conditions and converted for intensive maize production were assessed. Floodplains across lowland Britain have been extensively disconnected from river channel... Read More about Reassessing the multiple values of lowland British floodplains.

Managerial compensation and fixed intangible assets investment: The role of managerial ownership and firm characteristics (2022)
Journal Article
Adu-Ameyaw, E., Hickson, L., & Danso, A. (2022). Managerial compensation and fixed intangible assets investment: The role of managerial ownership and firm characteristics. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 23(5), https://doi.org/10.1108/JAAR-04-2021-0099

Purpose: This study examines how cash and stock bonus compensations influence top executives to allocate a firm's resources to fixed intangible assets investment and the extent to which this relationship is conditional on executives' ownership, firm... Read More about Managerial compensation and fixed intangible assets investment: The role of managerial ownership and firm characteristics.

Life cycle optimisation of building retrofitting considering climate change effects (2022)
Journal Article
Luo, X. J., & Oyedele, L. O. (2022). Life cycle optimisation of building retrofitting considering climate change effects. Energy and Buildings, 258, 111830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.111830

Novelty: Climate change has significant impacts on building energy performance. A novel life cycle optimisation strategy is developed for determining optimal retrofitting solutions for office buildings with climate change effects taken into considera... Read More about Life cycle optimisation of building retrofitting considering climate change effects.

A self-adaptive deep learning model for building electricity load prediction with moving horizon (2022)
Journal Article
Luo, X., & Oyedele, L. (2022). A self-adaptive deep learning model for building electricity load prediction with moving horizon. Machine Learning with Applications, 7, Article 100257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlwa.2022.100257

A self-adaptive deep learning model powered by ranking selection-based particle swarm optimisation (RSPSO) is developed to predict electricity load in buildings with moving horizons. The main features of the load prediction model include its self-ada... Read More about A self-adaptive deep learning model for building electricity load prediction with moving horizon.

Contagion testing in frontier markets under alternative stressful S&P 500 market scenarios (2022)
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Mahadeo, S., Heinlein, R., & Legrenzi, G. (2022). Contagion testing in frontier markets under alternative stressful S&P 500 market scenarios. North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 60, Article 101629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.najef.2021.101629

We use alternative approaches to identify stable and stressful scenarios in the S&P 500 market, to offer a new perspective for constructing contagion tests in recipient frontier markets vulnerable to disturbances from this source market. The S&P 500... Read More about Contagion testing in frontier markets under alternative stressful S&P 500 market scenarios.

An exploration of institutional approaches in pursuing sustainable development (2021)
Journal Article
Bradley, P. (2022). An exploration of institutional approaches in pursuing sustainable development. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 30, 623-639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2021.12.010

The institutional setting within which consumption and production occurs has profound influence on preferences and forms of production, and substantially shapes resource throughput of economies, pollution and land use. Institutional economics is argu... Read More about An exploration of institutional approaches in pursuing sustainable development.

Adopting industry 4.0 by leveraging organisational factors (2021)
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Srivastava, D. K., Kumar, V., Ekren, B. Y., Upadhyay, A., Tyagi, M., & Kumari, A. (2022). Adopting industry 4.0 by leveraging organisational factors. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 176, Article 121439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121439

The manufacturing sector needs to focus on social, environmental and technological factors to integrate Industry 4.0 in production planning, logistics and supply chains. Technical Education Institutes (TEIs) can play a key role in achieving this ambi... Read More about Adopting industry 4.0 by leveraging organisational factors.

Financial accountability and religious sentiments: The case of Sukuk Bond (2021)
Journal Article
Adelopo, I., Ibrahim, R., & Bello, M. (2023). Financial accountability and religious sentiments: The case of Sukuk Bond. Journal of Business Ethics, 182, 397–420. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-04972-4

This study bridged the gap in the literature by exploring the overlaps between public financial accountability and religious sentiments. Previous studies have considered accountability in specific religions and religious organisations through the exp... Read More about Financial accountability and religious sentiments: The case of Sukuk Bond.

Crude oil and stock markets in the COVID-19 crisis: Evidence from oil exporters and importers (2021)
Journal Article
Heinlein, R., Legrenzi, G., & Mahadeo, S. (2021). Crude oil and stock markets in the COVID-19 crisis: Evidence from oil exporters and importers. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 82, 223-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2021.09.007

Financial assets tend to immediately react to the developments of a global crisis. We investigate how the relationship between crude oil and stock market returns for a heterogeneous selection of oil exporters and importers has been affected in the on... Read More about Crude oil and stock markets in the COVID-19 crisis: Evidence from oil exporters and importers.

Automatic Checking of Research Outputs (ACRO): A tool for dynamic disclosure checks (2021)
Journal Article
Green, E., Ritchie, F., & Smith, J. (2021). Automatic Checking of Research Outputs (ACRO): A tool for dynamic disclosure checks. ESS Statistical Working Papers, 2021 Edition, https://doi.org/10.2785/75954

This paper discusses the issues surrounding the creation of an automatic tool to reduce the burden of output checking in research environments. It describes ACRO (Automatic Checking of Research Outputs), a Stata tool written as a proof-of-concept, an... Read More about Automatic Checking of Research Outputs (ACRO): A tool for dynamic disclosure checks.

Impact of foreign ownership on market power: Do regional banks behave differently in ASEAN countries? (2021)
Journal Article
Yildirim, C., Kasman, A., & Hamid, F. S. (2021). Impact of foreign ownership on market power: Do regional banks behave differently in ASEAN countries?. Economic Modelling, 105, 105654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2021.105654

The change in crossborder financial intermediation and rise in regional banking have consequences for competitive conduct in emerging countries' banking markets. Using data from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries' banks during 2011–... Read More about Impact of foreign ownership on market power: Do regional banks behave differently in ASEAN countries?.