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Do marine protected areas deliver flows of ecosystem services to support human welfare? (2013)
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Potts, T., Burdon, D., Jackson, E., Atkins, J., Saunders, J., Hastings, E., & Langmead, O. (2014). Do marine protected areas deliver flows of ecosystem services to support human welfare?. Marine Policy, 44, 139-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2013.08.011

This paper examines the potential relationships between the ecosystem services provided by the coastal and marine environment and the designation of marine protected areas. The hypothesis is that relationships exist between the provision of ecosystem... Read More about Do marine protected areas deliver flows of ecosystem services to support human welfare?.

The rise and fall of (Chinese) African apparel exports (2013)
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Rotunno, L., Vézina, P. L., & Wang, Z. (2013). The rise and fall of (Chinese) African apparel exports. Journal of Development Economics, 105, 152-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2013.08.001

During the final years of the Multifiber Agreement (2001-2005) the US imposed quotas on Chinese apparel while it gave African apparel duty- and quota-free access. We argue that the combination of these policies led to a rapid but ephemeral rise of Af... Read More about The rise and fall of (Chinese) African apparel exports.

Is the relationship between prices and exchange rates homogeneous? (2013)
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Hall, S. G., Hondroyiannis, G., Kenjegaliev, A., Swamy, P. A. V. B., & Tavlas, G. S. (2013). Is the relationship between prices and exchange rates homogeneous?. Journal of International Money and Finance, 37, 411-438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2013.06.014

Empirical tests of purchasing power parity (PPP) are implicitly based on the conditions of symmetry and proportionality of the price coefficients. We investigate a separate condition, which we term homogeneity. Specifically, while there may be factor... Read More about Is the relationship between prices and exchange rates homogeneous?.

Ethics in tax practice: A study of the effect of practitioner firm size (2013)
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Doyle, E., Frecknall-Hughes, J., & Summers, B. (2014). Ethics in tax practice: A study of the effect of practitioner firm size. Journal of Business Ethics, 122(4), 623-641. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-1780-5

While much of the empirical accounting literature suggests that, if differences do exist, Big Four employees are more ethical than non-Big Four employees, this trend has not been evident in the recent media coverage of Big Four tax practitioners acti... Read More about Ethics in tax practice: A study of the effect of practitioner firm size.

Convergence of inflationary shocks: Evidence from the Caribbean (2013)
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Cuestas, J. C., & Ramlogan-Dobson, C. (2013). Convergence of inflationary shocks: Evidence from the Caribbean. The World economy, 36(9), 1229-1243. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12082

In this paper, we aim to shed some light on the inflation dynamics in the Caribbean. We analyse the inflation rates for twelve countries using various time series methods. The results show that the inflation rates are mean reverting processes and tha... Read More about Convergence of inflationary shocks: Evidence from the Caribbean.

Measuring currency pressures: the cases of the Japanese yen, the Chinese yuan, and the UK pound (2013)
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Hall, S. G., Kenjegaliev, A., Swamy, P. A. V. B., & Tavlas, G. S. (2013). Measuring currency pressures: the cases of the Japanese yen, the Chinese yuan, and the UK pound. Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 29(September), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjie.2013.04.001

We investigate bilateral currency pressures against the US dollar for three currencies: the Japanese yen, the Chinese yuan, and the UK pound during the period 2000:Q1 to 2009:Q4. We employ a model-based methodology to measure exchange market pressure... Read More about Measuring currency pressures: the cases of the Japanese yen, the Chinese yuan, and the UK pound.

Recycling: Social norms and warm-glow revisited (2013)
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Abbott, A., Nandeibam, S., & O'Shea, L. (2013). Recycling: Social norms and warm-glow revisited. Ecological economics : the journal of the International Society for Ecological Economics, 90, 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.02.015

We examine the role of social norms and warm-glow in a theoretical framework and establish that improving the quality of recycling facilities, for example through kerbside collection, will elicit more recycling effort if warm-glow is present. Drawing... Read More about Recycling: Social norms and warm-glow revisited.

Informed trading and market structure (2013)
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Cai, C. X., Harris, J. H., Hudson, R. S., & Keasey, K. (2015). Informed trading and market structure. European Financial Management, 21(1), 148-177. https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.12003

We examine London Stock Exchange trading around information releases and link market quality dimensions with market structure during periods with heightened interaction between informed and uninformed traders. We find support for both the hypothesis... Read More about Informed trading and market structure.

Heterogeneous effect of ethnic networks on international trade of Thailand: The role of family ties and ethnic diversity (2013)
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Duanmu, J.-L., & Guney, Y. (2013). Heterogeneous effect of ethnic networks on international trade of Thailand: The role of family ties and ethnic diversity. International Business Review, 22(1), 126-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2012.02.009

Ethnic networks have been found to have a pro-trade effect in previous research. However, the heterogeneous effect of different ethnicities is under-studied. Drawing on the literature on social structure, this paper attempts to untangle the heterogen... Read More about Heterogeneous effect of ethnic networks on international trade of Thailand: The role of family ties and ethnic diversity.

Financial flexibility, corporate investment and performance: evidence from financial crises (2013)
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Arslan-Ayaydin, Ö., Florackis, C., & Ozkan, A. (2014). Financial flexibility, corporate investment and performance: evidence from financial crises. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 42(2), 211-250. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-012-0340-x

This study examines the impact of financial flexibility on the investment and performance of East Asian firms over the period 1994-2009. We employ a sample of 1,068 firms and place particular emphasis on the periods of the Asian crisis (1997-1998) an... Read More about Financial flexibility, corporate investment and performance: evidence from financial crises.