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Open interest, cross listing, and information shocks (2010)
Journal Article
Rhodes, M., Aguenaou, S., & Gwilym, O. A. (2011). Open interest, cross listing, and information shocks. Journal of Futures Markets, 31(8), 755-778. https://doi.org/10.1002/fut.20494

This study examines the characteristics and behavior of the demand for hedging, proxied by open interest, for the cross-listed Euribor futures contract traded at Euronext-LIFFE and Eurex. The study is unique in its investigation of the simultaneous d... Read More about Open interest, cross listing, and information shocks.

Earnings management, agency costs and corporate governance : evidence from Egypt (2010)
Thesis
Khalil, M. M. Earnings management, agency costs and corporate governance : evidence from Egypt. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214880

The main purpose of this study is to provide further insights into the potential influence of a number of internal and external governance mechanisms in constraining earnings management and determining the agency costs level. In addition, this study... Read More about Earnings management, agency costs and corporate governance : evidence from Egypt.

Long-range transport: Speeding up the cash-to-cash cycle (2010)
Journal Article
Holter, A. R., Grant, D. B., Ritchie, J. M., Shaw, W. N., & Towers, N. S. (2010). Long-range transport: Speeding up the cash-to-cash cycle. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 13(5), 339-347. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2010.518563

This paper introduces a model to reduce combined transport and cash flow costs for long-range transport. Containerised transport has become increasingly important in global supply chains. However, products in transit tie up substantial capital, as tr... Read More about Long-range transport: Speeding up the cash-to-cash cycle.

New Labour legacy: comparing the Labour governments of Blair and Brown to Labour governments since 1945 (2010)
Journal Article
Mullard, M., & Swaray, R. (2010). New Labour legacy: comparing the Labour governments of Blair and Brown to Labour governments since 1945. The Political quarterly, 81(4), 511-521. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923x.2010.02131.x

The election of the Conservative-Liberal coalition in May 2010 provides the opportunity to start to map out the record of the Labour governments between 1997 and 2010. This paper deals with the specific question how the Brown/Blair governments perfor... Read More about New Labour legacy: comparing the Labour governments of Blair and Brown to Labour governments since 1945.

The effect of schooling on teenage childbearing: evidence using changes in compulsory education laws (2010)
Journal Article
Silles, M. A. (2011). The effect of schooling on teenage childbearing: evidence using changes in compulsory education laws. Journal of Population Economics, 24(2), 761-777. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-010-0334-8

A strong negative correlation is often found between schooling and teenage childbearing. The question at the center of this research is whether this correlation represents a causal relation. This paper uses changes in compulsory schooling laws in Gre... Read More about The effect of schooling on teenage childbearing: evidence using changes in compulsory education laws.

Diseases, infection dynamics, and development (2010)
Journal Article
Chakraborty, S., Papageorgiou, C., & Pérez Sebastián, F. (2010). Diseases, infection dynamics, and development. Journal of Monetary Economics, 57(7), 859-872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoneco.2010.08.004

The relationship between health and development is a subject of ongoing debate. This paper contributes to the debate by proposing a general equilibrium theory of infectious disease transmission, prevention investment, and rational behavior. Diseases... Read More about Diseases, infection dynamics, and development.

Curriculum changes using concept maps (2010)
Journal Article
Simon, J. (2010). Curriculum changes using concept maps. Accounting education, 19(3), 301-307. https://doi.org/10.1080/09639280903411336

As accounting educators we are frequently involved in developing and revising the curriculum. This might involve changes to incorporate new content and skills identified from attending conferences, reading texts and journals, peer-reviewing colleague... Read More about Curriculum changes using concept maps.

Strategic and general equilibrium models in poverty measurement studies (2010)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K. (2010). Strategic and general equilibrium models in poverty measurement studies. Romanian journal of economic forecasting, 13(1), 137-150

Incentive compatibility in poverty alleviation game for the most efficient and just allocation of resources and maximisation of social welfare requires cooperation from both rich and poor households, governments and the global community. Noncooperati... Read More about Strategic and general equilibrium models in poverty measurement studies.

Physical distribution service quality in online retailing (2010)
Journal Article
Xing, Y., Grant, D. B., McKinnon, A. C., & Fernie, J. (2010). Physical distribution service quality in online retailing. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 40(5), 415-432. https://doi.org/10.1108/09600031011052859

Purpose - Many traditional retailers use the internet as a complementary business channel while "pure player" retailers only sell products via the internet. The question of who is better at offering electronic physical distribution service quality (e... Read More about Physical distribution service quality in online retailing.