Outputs (712)

Optimum currency areas in the sub Sahara region : examining eligibility of the east African community for a monetary union (2013)
Thesis
Nyamrunda, G. C. Optimum currency areas in the sub Sahara region : examining eligibility of the east African community for a monetary union. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214760

This study assesses the impact of fiscal policy and structural harmonisation (common market) of the East African Community (EAC) on the flow of goods and services, market responses, the flow of FDIs in the region and the volatility levels of the exch... Read More about Optimum currency areas in the sub Sahara region : examining eligibility of the east African community for a monetary union.

Measuring currency pressures: the cases of the Japanese yen, the Chinese yuan, and the UK pound (2013)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Heterogeneous effect of ethnic networks on international trade of Thailand: The role of family ties and ethnic diversity (2013)
Journal Article
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.

Informed trading and market structure (2013)
Journal Article
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.

Usage of and satisfaction with accounting information systems in the hotel industry : the case of Malaysia (2013)
Thesis
Ramli, A. Usage of and satisfaction with accounting information systems in the hotel industry : the case of Malaysia. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214682

In the last 20 years, organisations have invested heavily in Information Technology (IT) to support their businesses. The work systems of organisations nowadays are increasingly IT-enabled. The tourism industry in general and hospitality industry in... Read More about Usage of and satisfaction with accounting information systems in the hotel industry : the case of Malaysia.

Financial flexibility, corporate investment and performance: evidence from financial crises (2013)
Journal Article
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.

Procyclical government spending: a public choice analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Abbott, A., & Jones, P. (2013). Procyclical government spending: a public choice analysis. Public Choice, 154(3-4), 243-258. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-011-9816-9

Procyclical government spending occurs when government expenditures increase at a faster rate than income in an economic upturn but fall at a faster rate in a recession. Voracity effects occur when competition for increased spending proves more effec... Read More about Procyclical government spending: a public choice analysis.

The forward rate premium puzzle: a case of misspecification? (2013)
Journal Article
Hall, S. G., Kenjegaliev, A., Swamy, P. A. V. B., & Tavlas, G. S. (2013). The forward rate premium puzzle: a case of misspecification?. Studies in nonlinear dynamics and econometrics / sponsored by the MIT Press and the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, 17(3), 265-279. https://doi.org/10.1515/snde-2013-0009

Empirical studies often report a negative relationship between the difference in the spot exchange rate and the forward premium, violating the forward-rate unbiasedness hypothesis. Using standard regression on a sample of ten exchange rates, we obtai... Read More about The forward rate premium puzzle: a case of misspecification?.

A problem structuring method for ecosystem-based management : the DPSIR modelling process (2012)
Journal Article
Gregory, A. J., Atkins, J. P., Burdon, D., & Elliott, M. (2018). A problem structuring method for ecosystem-based management : the DPSIR modelling process. European journal of operational research, 227(3), 558-569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2012.11.020

The purpose of this paper is to learn from Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) theory to inform the development of Problem Structuring Methods (PSMs) both in general and in the specific context of marine management. The focus on marine management is impor... Read More about A problem structuring method for ecosystem-based management : the DPSIR modelling process.