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Financial contagion and the MENA Region (2014)
Thesis
Shrydeh, N. Financial contagion and the MENA Region. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/815941

The rapid growth of capital markets in emerging countries exerts a significant impact upon the future of the global economy. The spread of a shock, or crisis, from one originating market to other destination markets is a manifest phenomenon of recent... Read More about Financial contagion and the MENA Region.

Consumer resistance to internet-based services: Implications for real estate customer service (2014)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Management control systems in innovation companies: A contingency theory study (2014)
Thesis
Haustein, E. Management control systems in innovation companies: A contingency theory study. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/817313

Past research has traditionally argued that management control systems (MCS) may present a hindrance to corporate flexibility and creativity. The study’s overall research aim is to explore the contingency factors that influence the intensity of use o... Read More about Management control systems in innovation companies: A contingency theory study.

Development, demography and migration (2014)
Book Chapter
McKinley, T., Cozzi, G., & Michell, J. (2014). Development, demography and migration. In J. Eatwell, T. McKinley, & P. Petit (Eds.), Challenges for Europe in the World, 2030. UK: Ashgate

Introduction (2014)
Book Chapter
Gonçalves de Abreu, M. Z., & Fleetwood, S. (2014). Introduction. In S. Fleetwood, & M. Z. Gonçalves de Abreu (Eds.), Women Past and Present: Biographic and Multidisciplinary Studies (1-20). Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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Mental and physical health: Re-assessing the relationship with employment propensity (2014)
Journal Article
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.

Perceptions of accounting (2014)
Book Chapter
Lucas, U., & Mladenovic, R. (2014). Perceptions of accounting. In R. Wilson (Ed.), Routledge Companion to Accounting Education (125-144). Abingdon, Oxon, UK.: Routledge

Perceptions of accounting can have a powerful impact on how students learn and on the outcomes of their learning. This impact is often negative. Students may enter their studies with stereotypical views of accounting as being dull, boring and associa... Read More about Perceptions of accounting.

Do Italian non-listed firms manage earnings efficiently or opportunistically? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Matonti, G., Tomasetti, A., & Tucker, J. (2014, April). Do Italian non-listed firms manage earnings efficiently or opportunistically?. Paper presented at 2nd Global Virtual Conference, Slovakia

Earnings management may be efficient or opportunistic depending on the ability of discretionary accruals to communicate information about a firm's future profitability to the public. The existing literature, which focuses mainly on listed firms, prov... Read More about Do Italian non-listed firms manage earnings efficiently or opportunistically?.

The association between accruals, economic value added, and cash value added and the market performance of UK and US firms (2014)
Thesis
Al-Omush, A. The association between accruals, economic value added, and cash value added and the market performance of UK and US firms. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/820447

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

Understanding official data sources: Final report for the low pay commission (2014)
Report
Ritchie, F., Whittard, D., & Dawson, C. (2014). Understanding official data sources: Final report for the low pay commission

The paper is split into three main sections: a review of existing data sources; an analysis of characteristics of the main reference datasets used for the production of research and official statistics; and an investigation into the imputation code u... Read More about Understanding official data sources: Final report for the low pay commission.

2004 Minority Education Reform and pupil performance in Latvia (2014)
Journal Article
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.

Macroprudential regulations as counter-cyclical tools: The case of Turkey (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Gezici, A., & Erten, B. (2014, January). Macroprudential regulations as counter-cyclical tools: The case of Turkey. Paper presented at URPE at ASSA 2014, Philadelphia

This paper analyzes the effectiveness of macroprudential regulations adopted by the Central Bank of Turkey in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. In particular, we examine the effects of the domestic policy rate and the reserve requirements... Read More about Macroprudential regulations as counter-cyclical tools: The case of Turkey.

A universal mechanism for long-range cross-correlations (2014)
Journal Article
Diakonos, F. K., Karlis, A. K., & Schmelcher, P. (2014). A universal mechanism for long-range cross-correlations. EPL, 105(2), 26004. https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/105/26004

Cross-correlations are thought to emerge through interaction between particles. Here we present a universal dynamical mechanism capable of generating power-law cross-correlations between non-interacting particles exposed to an external potential. Thi... Read More about A universal mechanism for long-range cross-correlations.

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

Yes, the CAPM is testable (2014)
Journal Article
Guermat, C. (2014). Yes, the CAPM is testable. Journal of Banking and Finance, 46(1), 31-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2014.05.001

It is well-known that cross-sectional tests of the CAPM are problematic. The market indexes used in empirical tests are likely to be inefficient ex ante, which could lead to spurious results even in the absence of sampling errors. This problem has le... Read More about Yes, the CAPM is testable.

What determines students' choices of elective modules? (2014)
Journal Article
Pacheco, G. A., Hedges, M. R., & Webber, D. J. (2014). What determines students' choices of elective modules?. International Review of Economics Education, 17, 39-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2014.05.003

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Prior literature emphasises supply side issues concerning the modularisation of university programmes such as curricula issues and enhanced learning opportunities. Comparatively little is known about the demand side, such as why... Read More about What determines students' choices of elective modules?.

Access to sensitive data: Satisfying objectives rather than constraints (2014)
Journal Article
Ritchie, F. (2014). Access to sensitive data: Satisfying objectives rather than constraints. Journal of Official Statistics, 30(3), 533-545. https://doi.org/10.2478/JOS-2014-0033

The argument for access to sensitive unit-level data produced within government is usually framed in terms of risk and the legal responsibility to maintain confidentiality. This article argues that the framing of the question may restrict the set of... Read More about Access to sensitive data: Satisfying objectives rather than constraints.