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An alternative test to check the validity of convergence results (2009)
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Webber, D. J., & White, P. (2009). An alternative test to check the validity of convergence results. Applied Economics Letters, 16(18), 1825-1829. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504850701719579

This article presents a simple method for identifying distributional dynamic properties of economies using the ideas of concordance and discordance. It can be employed to examine the strength and validity of the results of other methods. The method h... Read More about An alternative test to check the validity of convergence results.

Regional productivity differentials in England: Explaining the gap (2009)
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Webber, D. J., Hudson, J., Boddy, M., & Plumridge, A. (2009). Regional productivity differentials in England: Explaining the gap. Papers in Regional Science, 88(3), 609-621. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1435-5957.2008.00209.x

Significant and persistent differences in regional productivity exist across most countries and are the subject of academic and policy concern. We use plant-level data to examine the determinants of regional productivity differentials across regions... Read More about Regional productivity differentials in England: Explaining the gap.

Student participation in sporting activities (2009)
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Webber, D. J., & Mearman, A. (2009). Student participation in sporting activities. Applied Economics, 41(9), 1183-1190. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840601019216

Given that many universities spend large sum of money supplying sports facilities for student use, comparatively little is known about the factors that influence the quantity of student sporting participation. This article presents evidence which sug... Read More about Student participation in sporting activities.

Basic needs, government debt and economic growth (2009)
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Perlo-Freeman, S., & Webber, D. J. (2009). Basic needs, government debt and economic growth. World Economy, 32(6), 965-994. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9701.2009.01181.x

This paper investigates the relationships between basic needs and economic growth where the interactions between output, health, nutrition and education are explicitly simultaneous. We find a unidirectional relationship that improving basic welfare c... Read More about Basic needs, government debt and economic growth.

Choice at 16: School, parental and peer group effects (2009)
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Thomas, W., & Webber, D. J. (2009). Choice at 16: School, parental and peer group effects. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 14(2), 119-141. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596740902921372

School, parental and peer group effects have been identified as being influential in shaping the decision of students to participate in post-compulsory education, but the analysis of each effect separately is rare. Using a random effects logistic reg... Read More about Choice at 16: School, parental and peer group effects.

Business productivity and area productivity in rural England (2009)
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Webber, D., Curry, N., & Plumridge, A. (2009). Business productivity and area productivity in rural England. Regional Studies, 43(5), 661-675. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400701874156

Rural area productivity and rural business productivity measure different things. This paper presents an empirical analysis of labour productivity differentials across the new Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) definition of '... Read More about Business productivity and area productivity in rural England.

Who stopped flying around of September 11th? (2009)
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Webber, D. J. (2009). Who stopped flying around of September 11th?. Applied Economics Letters, 16(13), 1375-1381. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504850701452031

The terrorist acts of September 11th, 2001, affected people’s fears of and demand for flying. This paper presents the first set of empirical results of the effects of September 11th on flying behaviour. This paper Women, the less-educated and America... Read More about Who stopped flying around of September 11th?.

A statistical development of fixed odds betting rules in soccer (2009)
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Milliner, I., White, P., & Webber, D. J. (2009). A statistical development of fixed odds betting rules in soccer

Two simple but seemingly profitable betting rules for betting on the away win in association football are developed. One rule is consistent with avoiding those games in which there is a clear favourite. The second rule is based directly on modellin... Read More about A statistical development of fixed odds betting rules in soccer.