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How central banks shape liquidity production: The case of India (2023)
Thesis
Jain, S. How central banks shape liquidity production: The case of India. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10017916

This thesis develops a theoretical framework to study the role of central banks in shaping liquidity production in different financial structures and applies the framework to India. The theoretical framework draws on the three different ways in which... Read More about How central banks shape liquidity production: The case of India.

Ownership structure and stock market implications of forward-looking and risk disclosure: Evidence from Asean listed companies (2023)
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Nguyen, L. T. T. Ownership structure and stock market implications of forward-looking and risk disclosure: Evidence from Asean listed companies. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9995248

This study aims to examine the extent of forward-looking and risk disclosure in annual report narratives of listed companies in ASEAN member countries – namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – over the period 2009... Read More about Ownership structure and stock market implications of forward-looking and risk disclosure: Evidence from Asean listed companies.

How do an individual’s values drive their involvement to develop a sustainable community business? (2023)
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Gardner, M. How do an individual’s values drive their involvement to develop a sustainable community business?. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8808248

Community businesses (CB) are not-for-profit trading organisations created to serve a purpose: geographically situated, contextually embedded and accountable to the local community that they serve. Despite their vital role within their communities,... Read More about How do an individual’s values drive their involvement to develop a sustainable community business?.

Real business cycles in small emerging economies: The role of financial frictions and dollarization (2023)
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Haroon, M. Real business cycles in small emerging economies: The role of financial frictions and dollarization. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9186965

The objective of this thesis is to explain and empirically evaluate real business cycle (RBC) models in small and emerging economies. The focus of the thesis is to explore the role of financial sector in propagation and amplification of real business... Read More about Real business cycles in small emerging economies: The role of financial frictions and dollarization.

Measuring sustainability performance of SMEs in a developing country: A study in the southern of Vietnam (2022)
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Phan, H. Measuring sustainability performance of SMEs in a developing country: A study in the southern of Vietnam. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8046146

Given that sustainability performance measurement has gained a lot of momentum in recent years, there has been a shortcoming of sustainability metrics developed from SMEs perspective. This thesis investigated the most appropriate metrics for SMEs in... Read More about Measuring sustainability performance of SMEs in a developing country: A study in the southern of Vietnam.

Unit trust performance metrics: A comparison of value, growth, and ethical fund (2022)
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Said, A. Unit trust performance metrics: A comparison of value, growth, and ethical fund. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7667929

Empirical evidence from the mutual fund industry suggests that on average, mutual fund managers do not possess stock selection abilities. Yet, there is always the possibility that traditional performance measures are not sufficient to detect such ski... Read More about Unit trust performance metrics: A comparison of value, growth, and ethical fund.

The dynamics of convergence, disparity, mobility, and persistence of output gaps across economies: A pairwise comparative study (2021)
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Kumari, A. The dynamics of convergence, disparity, mobility, and persistence of output gaps across economies: A pairwise comparative study. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6822818

The on-going impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has reiterated the existence of regional inequalities across the World. The United Nations (UN) underlines the importance of reducing inequalities and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone and for the... Read More about The dynamics of convergence, disparity, mobility, and persistence of output gaps across economies: A pairwise comparative study.

Volatility spillover and herding in the Middle East and North African stock markets (2021)
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Mahfouz, R. Volatility spillover and herding in the Middle East and North African stock markets. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7502559

The first aim of this thesis is to examine the market behaviour of the Middle East North African (MENA) region. This aim is fulfilled by examining the volatility of eight selected markets representing the MENA region using ARCH/GARCH models. Using th... Read More about Volatility spillover and herding in the Middle East and North African stock markets.

Capital structure and firm growth: The case of Vietnamese listed firms (2021)
Thesis
Hoang, H. Capital structure and firm growth: The case of Vietnamese listed firms. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6886809

This thesis provides a wide range of research on capital structure within the context of Vietnamese listed firms through three specific empirical studies. The first study focuses on analysing the adjustment process of capital structure towards the ta... Read More about Capital structure and firm growth: The case of Vietnamese listed firms.

The role of earnings and its components in predicting future cash flows: Evidence from the MENA region firms (2021)
Thesis
Hamza, H. The role of earnings and its components in predicting future cash flows: Evidence from the MENA region firms. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6729173

This thesis aims to examine the role of current earnings and its components - cash flows and accruals- in predicting the one-year-ahead cash flows from operations (CFO) in the MENA region country firms for the sample period 2005 to 2018. In order to... Read More about The role of earnings and its components in predicting future cash flows: Evidence from the MENA region firms.

Modelling the effects of fiscal policy choices on debt, crises and recovery for small open economies (2021)
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Hatfield, R. Modelling the effects of fiscal policy choices on debt, crises and recovery for small open economies. (Thesis). University of Bath. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9749610

Crises have littered human history with serious consequences for both the country and its people. The 2008 Great Recession and Asian Financial Crisis are exemplars of such serious economic and social damage that took many years to recover. Debt defau... Read More about Modelling the effects of fiscal policy choices on debt, crises and recovery for small open economies.

A behavioural approach to corporate finance: A study of the Egyptian and UK markets (2020)
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ElGebeily, E. A behavioural approach to corporate finance: A study of the Egyptian and UK markets. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5715851

This thesis empirically investigates the effect of managerial overconfidence bias on investment decisions, stock price crash risk and default risk. Overconfidence is manifested in an exaggerated sense of being attentive only to one’s own information,... Read More about A behavioural approach to corporate finance: A study of the Egyptian and UK markets.

Audit committee characteristics, trust and audit quality: Evidence from Hong Kong (2019)
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Cheung, K. Y. Audit committee characteristics, trust and audit quality: Evidence from Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490854

This thesis comprises of two parts. Part One of the thesis denotes an archival modelling study that evaluates the relationships between effective audit committee characteristics (size, independence, financial expertise, meeting frequency, directorshi... Read More about Audit committee characteristics, trust and audit quality: Evidence from Hong Kong.

Decision-making in the fund management industry: Empirical evidence from European fund managers, buy-side analysts and sell-side analysts (2019)
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Kelly, K. Decision-making in the fund management industry: Empirical evidence from European fund managers, buy-side analysts and sell-side analysts. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1491148

This thesis responds to calls from prominent academics for research on the so-called investment management ‘black box’ of decision-making practices in capital markets. Motivated by four overarching research objectives, the study examines the followi... Read More about Decision-making in the fund management industry: Empirical evidence from European fund managers, buy-side analysts and sell-side analysts.

Determinants of stock prices in the Egyptian stock market: Traditional asset pricing models versus behavioural asset pricing models (2019)
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Abdou, R. Determinants of stock prices in the Egyptian stock market: Traditional asset pricing models versus behavioural asset pricing models. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/850577

The aim of this thesis is to determine a valuation model for stocks in the Egyptian stock market by comparing conventional and behavioural asset pricing models. To achieve this aim, this thesis constructs and tests the following extensions of the Fam... Read More about Determinants of stock prices in the Egyptian stock market: Traditional asset pricing models versus behavioural asset pricing models.

Heuristic reasoning in the setting of hurdle rates and in the projection of cash flows in investment appraisal (2017)
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Hornung, M. Heuristic reasoning in the setting of hurdle rates and in the projection of cash flows in investment appraisal. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/883893

A growing body of literature in investment appraisal has focused on bounded rationality of managerial decision-makers. It mostly addresses the actual investment decision stage, i.e. project approval. The investment decision is usually supported by a... Read More about Heuristic reasoning in the setting of hurdle rates and in the projection of cash flows in investment appraisal.

A phenomenographic study of students' perceptions of accounting (2017)
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McGuigan, N. A phenomenographic study of students' perceptions of accounting. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/887380

Accounting, as a complex social phenomenon, is experienced by individuals in a multitude of ways. A changing professional business landscape coupled with the transforming role of the accountant highlights the need for a broader focus in accounting ed... Read More about A phenomenographic study of students' perceptions of accounting.