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Volatility and diversification of exports: firm-level theory and evidence (2016)
Journal Article
Vannoorenberghe, G., Wang, Z., & Yu, Z. (2016). Volatility and diversification of exports: firm-level theory and evidence. European Economic Review, 89(October), 216-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2016.07.002

We show using detailed firm-level Chinese data that, among small exporters, firms selling to a more diversified set of countries have more volatile exports, while the opposite holds among large exporters. This a priori surprising result for small fir... Read More about Volatility and diversification of exports: firm-level theory and evidence.

Growth and income distributions in four EU economies (2016)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K. (2016). Growth and income distributions in four EU economies. International Advances in Economic Research, 22(3), 263-277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-016-9594-8

Dynamic multi-sectoral and multi-household general equilibrium models are constructed to show how the economies of Germany, France, Spain and the United Kingdom will evolve from 2006 to 2090. These models generate dynamic paths of investment and capi... Read More about Growth and income distributions in four EU economies.

Theories of redistribution and share of labour income (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bhattarai, K. (2016, June). Theories of redistribution and share of labour income. Paper presented at European Economics and Finance Society (EEFS) 2016

Abstract We review the functional and size theories of income distribution in the context of growing inequality around the world. The causes for the observed patterns on the shares of labour and capital income in classical, neoclassical, Marxian, str... Read More about Theories of redistribution and share of labour income.

A rising e-channel tide lifts all boats? the impact of manufacturer multichannel encroachment on traditional selling and leasing (2016)
Journal Article
Yan, W., Li, Y., Wu, Y., & Palmer, M. (2016). A rising e-channel tide lifts all boats? the impact of manufacturer multichannel encroachment on traditional selling and leasing. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2016, Article 2898021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/2898021

Organizing and managing channels of distribution is an important marketing task. Due to the emergence of electronic commerce on the Internet, e-channel distribution systems have been adopted by many manufacturers. However, academic and anecdotal evid... Read More about A rising e-channel tide lifts all boats? the impact of manufacturer multichannel encroachment on traditional selling and leasing.

Modelling mortality: are we heading in the right direction? (2016)
Journal Article
O’hare, C., & Li, Y. (2017). Modelling mortality: are we heading in the right direction?. Applied economics, 49(2), 170-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2016.1192278

Predicting life expectancy has become of upmost importance in society. Pension providers, insurance companies, government bodies and individuals in the developed world have a vested interest in understanding how long people will live for. This desire... Read More about Modelling mortality: are we heading in the right direction?.

Unemployment-inflation trade-offs in OECD countries (2016)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K. (2016). Unemployment-inflation trade-offs in OECD countries. Economic modelling, 58, 93-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2016.05.007

© 2016 The Author. Inflation and unemployment reduce welfare of individuals and should be as low as possible in any economy. Cointegration and Granger causality tests suggest that there are long run relations between these two variables among the OEC... Read More about Unemployment-inflation trade-offs in OECD countries.

Market reaction to seasoned offerings in China (2016)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Akbar, S., Shah, S. Z. A., Zhang, D., & Pang, D. (2016). Market reaction to seasoned offerings in China. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 43(5-6), 597-653. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12198

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd This study examines stock market reaction to the announcement of various forms of seasoned issues in China. Our empirical evidence demonstrates that market reactions differ in ways that suggest a difference between mana... Read More about Market reaction to seasoned offerings in China.

The economic effects of the fair tax: analysis of results of a dynamic CGE model of the US economy (2016)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K., Haughton, J., & Tuerck, D. G. (2016). The economic effects of the fair tax: analysis of results of a dynamic CGE model of the US economy. International economics and economic policy : IEEP, 13(3), 451-466. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10368-016-0352-4

By replacing the current income tax with a national sales tax, the FairTax proposal would end the double taxation of saving inherent in the existing tax code and, by doing so, raise output, employment, investment and capital stock relative to the ben... Read More about The economic effects of the fair tax: analysis of results of a dynamic CGE model of the US economy.

Determinants of the informal economy of an emerging economy: a multiple indicator, multiple causes approach (2016)
Journal Article
Igudia, E., Ackrill, R., Coleman, S., & Dobson, C. (2016). Determinants of the informal economy of an emerging economy: a multiple indicator, multiple causes approach. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 28(2/3), 154. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesb.2016.076643

Positing the implementation of evidenced-based policies to manage the informal economy, our paper employs, in a novel way, the multiple-indicator, multiple-cause model and primary data, to identify the determinants of the Nigerian informal economy. B... Read More about Determinants of the informal economy of an emerging economy: a multiple indicator, multiple causes approach.

Who gets caught for corruption when corruption is pervasive? Evidence from China’s anti-bribery blacklist (2016)
Journal Article
Jin, Z., Zhou, L., & Wang, Z. (2017). Who gets caught for corruption when corruption is pervasive? Evidence from China’s anti-bribery blacklist. Applied Economics Letters, 24(4), 258-263. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2016.1181826

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This article empirically investigates why in a corruption-pervasive country only a minority of the firms get caught for bribery while the majority get away with it. By matching manufactu... Read More about Who gets caught for corruption when corruption is pervasive? Evidence from China’s anti-bribery blacklist.