Outputs (29)

Frameworks, principles and accreditation in modern data management (2020)
Preprint / Working Paper

The Five Safes framework is increasingly widely used for data governance. Since its conception in 2003, it has influenced data management in many ways, particularly in the public sector. As it has become established, both the advantages and limitatio... Read More about Frameworks, principles and accreditation in modern data management.

Students’ engagement with eLearning tools: their impact on academic performance (2020)
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This study examines the effect of synchronous and asynchronous online activities on students’ academic performance. Using student usage data captured in the log files of an adaptive Moodle learning platform, we find students’ total synchronous and as... Read More about Students’ engagement with eLearning tools: their impact on academic performance.

Can indeterminacy and self-fulfilling expectations solve the international macro puzzles? (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper

We introduce equilibrium indeterminacy into a two-country incomplete asset model with imperfect competition and analyze whether self-fulfilling expectations or beliefs can help resolve the major puzzles of international business cycles. We show that... Read More about Can indeterminacy and self-fulfilling expectations solve the international macro puzzles?.

Can indeterminacy and self-fulfilling expectations help explain international business cycles? A preliminary investigation (2015)
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We introduce equilibrium indeterminacy into a two-country incomplete asset model with imperfect competition and analyze whether self-fulfilling, belief-driven fluctuations (i.e., sunspot shocks) can help resolve the major puzzles of international bus... Read More about Can indeterminacy and self-fulfilling expectations help explain international business cycles? A preliminary investigation.

A review of banking sector reforms in transition economies (2013)
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This study critically analyses the intended and unintended consequences of financial sector policy implemented in transition economies (TEs) of Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Following the policy recommendations of interna... Read More about A review of banking sector reforms in transition economies.

The use of financial information by capital providers (2012)
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In this brief literature review paper, we explore four areas of the theoretical and empirical literature to discuss the use of financial information by capital providers: (i) Who are capital providers to companies, including all forms of debt, equity... Read More about The use of financial information by capital providers.

Agriculture, gendered time use, and nutritional outcomes: A systematic review
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Existing reviews on agriculture and nutrition consider limited evidence and focus on impact size, rather than impact pathway. This review overcomes the limitations of previous studies by considering a larger evidence base and exploring time as one of... Read More about Agriculture, gendered time use, and nutritional outcomes: A systematic review.

Operationalising ‘safe statistics’: The case of linear regression
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The recent growth in research access to confidential government microdata has prompted the development of more general 'output-based statistical disclosure control' (OSDC) methods which go beyond tabular protection. Central to OSDC is the concept of... Read More about Operationalising ‘safe statistics’: The case of linear regression.

Financialization, price risks, and global commodity chains: Distributional implications on cotton sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa
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The functioning of commodity markets has changed related to processes of financialization that involve two major developments – the rise of financial interest on commodity derivative markets through the increasing presence of financial investors and... Read More about Financialization, price risks, and global commodity chains: Distributional implications on cotton sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Urban food security in the context of inequality and dietary change: A study of schoolchildren in Accra
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Diets are changing globally, as agricultural and food systems have become globalised and created new forms of food production, distribution, and trade. Understanding how patterns of globalisation affect the welfare of populations is a key development... Read More about Urban food security in the context of inequality and dietary change: A study of schoolchildren in Accra.

La innovación en América Latina: Una mirada desde la Economía Social de Mercado y la economía evolucionaria
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What is this thing called heterodox economics?
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Business partnering as a complement to the accountant’s other roles: International survey evidence
Preprint / Working Paper

Cases involving change towards a more strongly business-oriented, or business partnering, role for accountants have been documented but evidence of the extent of such change more widely is sparse and indicates limited adoption of the role in practice... Read More about Business partnering as a complement to the accountant’s other roles: International survey evidence.

Financialisation of the South African economy: Impact on the economic growth path and employment
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Can a change in attitudes improve effective access to administrative data for research?
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The re-use of administrative data for social research holds great potential. From a privacy perspective, administrative data present some additional challenges, including lack of consent, existence of matching databases, and the association with data... Read More about Can a change in attitudes improve effective access to administrative data for research?.

Measuring non-compliance with minimum wages
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Many countries have a statutory minimum wage for employees. There is a strong policy interest in knowing the degree of compliance with the law. Quantitative analysis is ideally suited to this, and many countries have rich datasets for employment rese... Read More about Measuring non-compliance with minimum wages.

Five Safes: Designing data access for research
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What is the best way of managing access to sensitive data? This is not a straightforward question, as it involves the interaction of legal, technical, statistical and, above all, human components to produce a solution. This paper introduces a modelli... Read More about Five Safes: Designing data access for research.

Reacting to the Lucas Critique: The Keynesians' pragmatic replies
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We illustrate how the Lucas Critique was called into question by Keynesian macroeconomists during the 1970s and 1980s. Our claim is that Keynesians' reactions were carried out from a pragmatic approach, which addressed the empirical and practical rel... Read More about Reacting to the Lucas Critique: The Keynesians' pragmatic replies.

DSGE models and the Lucas Critique. A historical appraisal
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This contribution to the history of the economic thought aims at describing how “Econometric Policy Evaluation: A Critique” (Lucas, 1976) has been interpreted through four decades of debates. This historical appraisal clarifies how Lucas’s argument i... Read More about DSGE models and the Lucas Critique. A historical appraisal.

User-focused threat identification for anonymised microdata
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When producing anonymised microdata for research, national statistics institutes (NSIs) identify a number of 'risk scenarios' of how intruders might seek to attack a confidential dataset. This paper argues that the strategy used to identify confident... Read More about User-focused threat identification for anonymised microdata.