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Emerging markets (2012)
Book Chapter
Ruziev, K. (2012). Emerging markets. In J. Michell, & J. Toporowski (Eds.), The Handbook of Critical Issues in Finance (77-84). UK: Edward Elgar

To observe or not to observe: Complementary pluralism in physics and economics (2012)
Journal Article
Fullbrook, E. (2012). To observe or not to observe: Complementary pluralism in physics and economics

This quotation from Einstein expresses the essence of what this paper hopes to say. "Whether you can observe a thing or not depends on the theory which you use. It is theory which decides what can be observed." There exists in economics a malaise... Read More about To observe or not to observe: Complementary pluralism in physics and economics.

Fractionalization and well-being: Evidence from a new South African data set (2012)
Journal Article
Hinks, T. (2012). Fractionalization and well-being: Evidence from a new South African data set. New Zealand Economic Papers, 46(3), 253-271. https://doi.org/10.1080/00779954.2012.691787

This paper aims to test whether a number of fractionalization variables that capture cultural and economic diversity have any impact on reported life satisfaction as well as happiness. Controlling for standard economic and non-economic variables, we... Read More about Fractionalization and well-being: Evidence from a new South African data set.

Quality of life research in economics: An introduction to the special issue (2012)
Journal Article
Pacheco, G., & Webber, D. J. (2012). Quality of life research in economics: An introduction to the special issue. New Zealand Economic Papers, 46(3), 189-190. https://doi.org/10.1080/00779954.2012.725546

This special issue highlights the growing trend in applied economics research of the use and analysis of subjective concepts, such as quality of life. It contains five studies that highlight the broad range of research currently in vogue, including t... Read More about Quality of life research in economics: An introduction to the special issue.

'Heterodox economics' and the problems of classification (2012)
Journal Article
Mearman, A. (2012). 'Heterodox economics' and the problems of classification. Journal of Economic Methodology, 19(4), 407-424. https://doi.org/10.1080/1350178X.2012.742201

This paper discusses classification in Economics via the case of 'heterodox economics (HE)'. It argues that the debate over HE reflects several important methodological issues: the need and motives for classification, and its consequences; dualism; a... Read More about 'Heterodox economics' and the problems of classification.

From immigrants to (non-)citizens: political economy of naturalisations in Latvia (2012)
Journal Article
Ivļevs, A., Ivlevs, A., & King, R. M. (2012). From immigrants to (non-)citizens: political economy of naturalisations in Latvia. IZA Journal of Migration, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/2193-9039-1-14

© 2012, Ivļevs and King; licensee Springer. We study the determinants of the willingness to acquire citizenship of Latvia by ‘non-citizens’ – the former Soviet migrants and their descendants born on the territory of Latvia. The country of Latvia serv... Read More about From immigrants to (non-)citizens: political economy of naturalisations in Latvia.

Determinants of audit committees' activity: Evidence from the UK (2012)
Journal Article
Adelopo, I., Jallow, K., & Scott, P. (2012). Determinants of audit committees' activity: Evidence from the UK. Social Responsibility Journal, 8(4), 471-483. https://doi.org/10.1108/17471111211272066

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to revisit the determinants of audit committee activity in UK listed companies after over a decade since the last investigation of this matter and with numerous significant changes in the regulatory and corporat... Read More about Determinants of audit committees' activity: Evidence from the UK.

Intellectual capital information gaps (2012)
Journal Article
Tayles, M. E., Luther, R. G., Huang, C. C., Huang, C., Luther, R., Tayles, M., & Lin, B. (2012). Intellectual capital information gaps. International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 9(4), 448-463. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLIC.2012.049619

This paper explores the internal intellectual capital (IC) information gaps by examining the extent to which IC information is made available by the internal accounting system as well as how important IC information is to managers in carrying out the... Read More about Intellectual capital information gaps.

Something will turn up? Financial over-optimism and mortgage arrears (2012)
Journal Article
Dawson, C., & Henley, A. (2012). Something will turn up? Financial over-optimism and mortgage arrears. Economics Letters, 117(1), 49-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.063

This paper investigates the association between unrealised financial expectations (over-optimism) and subsequent mortgage repayment difficulties, using British longitudinal data. Evidence is provided that an increased probability of mortgage payment... Read More about Something will turn up? Financial over-optimism and mortgage arrears.

Determinants of web‐accessibility of corporate social responsibility communications (2012)
Journal Article
Adelopo, I., Cea Moure, R., Vargas Preciado, L., & Obalola, M. (2012). Determinants of web‐accessibility of corporate social responsibility communications. Journal of Global Responsibility, 3(2), 235-247. https://doi.org/10.1108/20412561211260539

Purpose: The corporate social responsibility (CSR) debate has developed tremendously over decades. However, while CSR communication has developed significantly, web‐accessibility of CSR communications is under researched. The purpose of this paper is... Read More about Determinants of web‐accessibility of corporate social responsibility communications.

Criticality and strong intermittency in the lorentz channel (2012)
Journal Article
Karlis, A. K., Diakonos, F. K., Petri, C., & Schmelcher, P. (2012). Criticality and strong intermittency in the lorentz channel. Physical Review Letters, 109(11), 110601. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.110601

We demonstrate the emergence of criticality due to power-law cross correlations in an ensemble of noninteracting particles propagating in an infinite Lorentz channel. The origin of these interparticle long-range correlations is the intermittent dynam... Read More about Criticality and strong intermittency in the lorentz channel.

Multiple large ownership structure, audit committee activity and audit fees: Evidence from the UK (2012)
Journal Article
Adelopo, I., Jallow, K., & Scott, P. (2012). Multiple large ownership structure, audit committee activity and audit fees: Evidence from the UK. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 13(2), 100-121. https://doi.org/10.1108/09675421211254821

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of multiple large ownership structure (MLS) and audit committee activity (ACA) on audit pricing for a sample of UK listed companies. One way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and cross sectional multiple... Read More about Multiple large ownership structure, audit committee activity and audit fees: Evidence from the UK.

"Push" versus "pull" entrepreneurship: An ambiguous distinction? (2012)
Journal Article
Dawson, C., & Henley, A. (2012). "Push" versus "pull" entrepreneurship: An ambiguous distinction?. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, 18(6), 697-719. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552551211268139

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to reassess whether individuals choose to become self-employed for "pull" or "push" reasons, to discuss and describe ambiguities in this distinction, with focus on differences between men and women, and draw conc... Read More about "Push" versus "pull" entrepreneurship: An ambiguous distinction?.

Can producer currency pricing models generate volatile real exchange rates? (2012)
Journal Article
Povoledo, L. (2012). Can producer currency pricing models generate volatile real exchange rates?. Economics Letters, 116(3), 436-439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.033

If the elasticities of substitution between traded and nontraded and between Home and Foreign traded goods are sufficiently low, then the real exchange rate generated by a model with full producer currency pricing is as volatile as in the data. © 201... Read More about Can producer currency pricing models generate volatile real exchange rates?.