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Determinants of capital structure: An age wise analysis from non-financial sector of Pakistan (2014)
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Arif, A., & Aslam, B. (2014). Determinants of capital structure: An age wise analysis from non-financial sector of Pakistan. International Journal of Empirical Finance, 3(2), 76-89

This study examines various determinants of capital structure in non-financial sector of Pakistan. Data are retrieved from the balance sheets, income statements and notes of 214 companies from non-financial sector in Pakistan. These companies were se... Read More about Determinants of capital structure: An age wise analysis from non-financial sector of Pakistan.

Critical observations on financialization and the financial process (2014)
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Michell, J., & Toporowski, J. (2014). Critical observations on financialization and the financial process. International Journal of Political Economy, 42(4), 67-82. https://doi.org/10.2753/IJP0891-1916420404

© 2013, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. The term "financialization" is a recognition that finance has come to play a key role on the modern capitalist economy. But users of the term do not agree on its meaning and recognition of the growing... Read More about Critical observations on financialization and the financial process.

Local culture and resistance to shocks in economic forecasts: A case study of Greece (2014)
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Tubadji, A., Nijkamp, P., & Angelis, V. (2014). Local culture and resistance to shocks in economic forecasts: A case study of Greece. https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.3.4.2014.298-308

This paper offers an analysis of errors in stochastic forecasts in case of economic shocks, on the basis of local intangible investments and historic cultural persistence in Greece. The main objective of the paper is to demonstrate that local culture... Read More about Local culture and resistance to shocks in economic forecasts: A case study of Greece.

Taking asymmetric information seriously: What modern regulators can learn from the structure of the London Stock Exchange in the early twentieth century (2014)
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Sissoko, C. (2015). Taking asymmetric information seriously: What modern regulators can learn from the structure of the London Stock Exchange in the early twentieth century. Capital Markets Law Journal, 10(1), 80-97. https://doi.org/10.1093/cmlj/kmu034

© The Author(s) (2014). Key points • In the early years of the twentieth century the London Stock Exchange (LSE) had a unique structure that, this article argues, was well-designed to promote efficient and liquid securities markets because it strictl... Read More about Taking asymmetric information seriously: What modern regulators can learn from the structure of the London Stock Exchange in the early twentieth century.

Global economic crisis and corruption (2014)
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Ivlevs, A., & Hinks, T. (2015). Global economic crisis and corruption. Public Choice, 162(3-4), 425-445. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-014-0213-z

© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York. We study the effects of the 2008–2009 global economic crisis on the household experience of bribing public officials. The data come from the Life in Transition-2 survey, conducted in 2010 in 30 post-s... Read More about Global economic crisis and corruption.

Knowledge creating capabilities and academic entrepreneurship (2014)
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Noor, S., Ismail, K., Ali, S., & Arif, A. (2014). Knowledge creating capabilities and academic entrepreneurship. World Applied Sciences Journal, 32(7), 1192-1203. https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.wasj.2014.32.07.964

Knowledge management (KM) needs a systematic approach to develop capabilities that accelerate the evolution of knowledge as a key organizational resource. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of knowledge creating capabilities on a... Read More about Knowledge creating capabilities and academic entrepreneurship.

Inconvenient glow: Cliometrics and the "golden age" of capitalism (2014)
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Rugitsky, F. (2014). Inconvenient glow: Cliometrics and the "golden age" of capitalism. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 34(4), 587-607. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0101-31572014000400005

This paper aims to criticize the recent cliometrics literature on the so-called "golden age" of capitalism. The works of Nicholas Crafts, Gianni Toniolo, and Barry Eichengreen are reconstructed in order to reveal the main characteristics of this rese... Read More about Inconvenient glow: Cliometrics and the "golden age" of capitalism.

Culture-based development in the USA: culture as a factor for economic welfare and social well-being at a county level (2014)
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Osoba, B. J., Tubadji, A., Nijkamp, P., & Osoba, B. (2015). Culture-based development in the USA: culture as a factor for economic welfare and social well-being at a county level. Journal of Cultural Economics, 39(3), 277-303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10824-014-9232-3

© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York. This paper explores the link between culture and regional development in USA counties by explicitly including an arts variable in an attitudes-driven culture-based development (CBD) production functio... Read More about Culture-based development in the USA: culture as a factor for economic welfare and social well-being at a county level.

Understanding student attendance in business schools: An exploratory study (2014)
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Mearman, A., Pacheco, G., Webber, D. J., Ivlevs, A., & Rahman, T. (2014). Understanding student attendance in business schools: An exploratory study. International Review of Economics Education, 17, 120-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2014.10.002

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. There is considerable literature indicating that class attendance is positively related to academic performance. However, the narrative on what influences students' decisions to attend class is scant. This article examines why st... Read More about Understanding student attendance in business schools: An exploratory study.

Information disclosure and depositor discipline: Evidence based on the East Asian crisis (2014)
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Sahul Hamid, F. (2014). Information disclosure and depositor discipline: Evidence based on the East Asian crisis. Journal of Asian Development Studies, 3(2),

This paper analyses the dynamic relationship between banks' information disclosure and depositor discipline. Signalling theory posits that the amount of information that banks disclose depends on their risk. In line with this, we model the relationsh... Read More about Information disclosure and depositor discipline: Evidence based on the East Asian crisis.

Consumer resistance to internet-based services: Implications for real estate customer service (2014)
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Patsiotis, A., Hughes, T., & Webber, D. J. (2014). Consumer resistance to internet-based services: Implications for real estate customer service

Internet-based applications are very commonplace within business and personal contexts. Online banking, chat based customer service, and shopping are just some of the e-functions that permeate our day-to-day lives. Some consumers, though, show great... Read More about Consumer resistance to internet-based services: Implications for real estate customer service.

Unveiling and deconstructing the enabling myths of neoliberalism through immanent critique (2014)
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Wrenn, M. (2014). Unveiling and deconstructing the enabling myths of neoliberalism through immanent critique. Journal of Economic Issues, 48(2), 477-484. https://doi.org/10.2753/JEI0021-3624480222

In the deconstruction of the neoliberal narrative through immanent critique, we find that it is woven from enabling myths that not only support the neoliberal project, but are essential for its continued survival. This research aims to untangle and c... Read More about Unveiling and deconstructing the enabling myths of neoliberalism through immanent critique.

With a little help from my neighbours: A spatial analysis of the impact of local campaigns at the 2010 British general election (2014)
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Cutts, D., Webber, D. J., Widdop, P., Johnston, R., & Pattie, C. (2014). With a little help from my neighbours: A spatial analysis of the impact of local campaigns at the 2010 British general election. Electoral Studies, 34, 216-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2013.12.001

This article examines the electoral impact of spillover effects in local campaigns in Britain. For the first time, this is applied to the long as well as the short campaign. Using spatial econometric modelling on constituency data from the 2010 gener... Read More about With a little help from my neighbours: A spatial analysis of the impact of local campaigns at the 2010 British general election.

Mental and physical health: Re-assessing the relationship with employment propensity (2014)
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Pacheco, G., Page, D., & Webber, D. J. (2014). Mental and physical health: Re-assessing the relationship with employment propensity. Work, Employment and Society, 28(3), 407-429. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017013491450

There is significant research demonstrating the labour market disadvantage experienced by the disabled community. Yet, relationships between wider ill-health concepts and employment are poorly investigated. This article presents an empirical investig... Read More about Mental and physical health: Re-assessing the relationship with employment propensity.

Why do students study economics? (2014)
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Mearman, A., Papa, A., & Webber, D. J. (2014). Why do students study economics?. Economic Issues, 19(1), 119-147

2004 Minority Education Reform and pupil performance in Latvia (2014)
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Ivlevs, A., & King, R. M. (2014). 2004 Minority Education Reform and pupil performance in Latvia. Economics of Education Review, 38, 151-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2013.08.010

One quarter of all schoolchildren in Latvia go to the publicly funded minority (predominantly Russian) schools. In 2004, the language of instruction in minority schools was changed from essentially minority language to a composite of 60% Latvian and... Read More about 2004 Minority Education Reform and pupil performance in Latvia.

Informal credit institutions in transition countries: A study of urban money lenders in post-communist Uzbekistan (2014)
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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.