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Crashes in real estate prices: causes and predictability (2010)
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Xiao, Q. (2010). Crashes in real estate prices: causes and predictability. Urban studies, 47(8), 1725-1744. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098009356482

Large swings in real estate prices that end in devastating crashes have been witnessed by many countries in the past two decades. To curtail the damage of these crashes, it is imperative that we understand their causes. This study proposes a model th... Read More about Crashes in real estate prices: causes and predictability.

The residential market of Hong Kong: rational or irrational? (2010)
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Xiao, Q., & Liu, Y. (2010). The residential market of Hong Kong: rational or irrational?. Applied economics, 42(7), 923-933. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840701720960

The current study attempts to investigate the proposition that Hong Kong residential market is only driven by a rational speculative bubble, in addition to fundamentals. The fundamentals are chosen according to the present value model, but will accou... Read More about The residential market of Hong Kong: rational or irrational?.

Risk and predictability of Singapore's private residential market (2010)
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Xiao, Q., & Huang, W. (2010). Risk and predictability of Singapore's private residential market. Quantitative finance, 10(5), 529-543. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697680903236113

This study explores the short-run predictability of, and the risks facing investors in, Singapore's private housing market. We explicitly model a periodically collapsing rational speculative bubble within the present value framework, and propose an u... Read More about Risk and predictability of Singapore's private residential market.

Taxes, public spendings and economic growth in OECD countries (2010)
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Bhattarai, K. (2010). Taxes, public spendings and economic growth in OECD countries. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 8(1), 14-30

Impacts of taxes and spending on accumulation and growth are assessed theoretically using neoclassical, optimal growth and overlapping generation models. Empirical supports based on rank correlation and panel regression analysis suggest that countrie... Read More about Taxes, public spendings and economic growth in OECD countries.

Optimizing strategic behaviour in a dynamic setting in professional team sports (2010)
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Dobson, S., & Goddard, J. (2010). Optimizing strategic behaviour in a dynamic setting in professional team sports. European journal of operational research, 205(3), 661-669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2010.01.024

This article develops a dynamic game-theoretic model of optimizing strategic behaviour by football (soccer) teams. Teams choose between defensive and attacking formations and between a non-violent and a violent playing style, and can vary these choic... Read More about Optimizing strategic behaviour in a dynamic setting in professional team sports.

Is there a trade-off between income inequality and corruption? Evidence from Latin America (2009)
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Dobson, S., & Ramlogan-Dobson, C. (2010). Is there a trade-off between income inequality and corruption? Evidence from Latin America. Economics letters, 107(2), 102-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2009.12.038

In contrast to other research, lower corruption is associated with higher income inequality. This result is consistent with the idea that the corruption-inequality relationship may be different where there is a large informal sector, as in Latin Amer... Read More about Is there a trade-off between income inequality and corruption? Evidence from Latin America.

Information Asymmetry and Socially Responsible Investment (2009)
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Rhodes, M. J. (2010). Information Asymmetry and Socially Responsible Investment. Journal of Business Ethics, 95(1), 145-150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-009-0343-2

Selecting, applying and reporting on investment screens for socially responsible investing (SRI) presents challenges for companies, investors and fund managers. This article seeks to clarify the nature of these challenges in developing an understandi... Read More about Information Asymmetry and Socially Responsible Investment.

Redistributive effects of transfer programmes in the United Kingdom (2009)
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Bhattarai, K., & Whalley, J. (2009). Redistributive effects of transfer programmes in the United Kingdom. Economica, 76(303), 413-431. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0335.2008.00686.x

We discuss the redistribution effects of transfer using a conditional-choice general equilibrium model. We calibrate it to UK data for the early 2000s. Results indicate that a money-metric measure of the welfare value of transfer received by the bott... Read More about Redistributive effects of transfer programmes in the United Kingdom.

A panel data analysis of locational determinants of Chinese and Indian outward foreign direct investment (2009)
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Guney, Y., & Duanmu, J. L. (2009). A panel data analysis of locational determinants of Chinese and Indian outward foreign direct investment. Journal of Asia Business Studies, 3(2), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/15587890980001512

The upsurge of Chinese and Indian outward foreign direct investment (FDI) raises an unanswered question about locational determinants of direct investment from the two countries. Using an unbalanced bilateral FDI database, we find that Chinese and In... Read More about A panel data analysis of locational determinants of Chinese and Indian outward foreign direct investment.

Is there a North-South divide in self-employment in England? (2009)
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Burke, A. E., Fitzroy, F. R., & Nolan, M. A. (2009). Is there a North-South divide in self-employment in England?. Regional studies, 43(4), 529-544. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400701827360

Using decomposition analysis, the paper investigates why Northern England has fewer but higher performing self-employed individuals than the South. It is found that the causes are mainly structural differences rather than regional variation in indivi... Read More about Is there a North-South divide in self-employment in England?.

Is there an openness Kuznets curve? (2009)
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Dobson, S., & Ramlogan, C. (2009). Is there an openness Kuznets curve?. Kyklos, 62(2), 226-238. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6435.2009.00433.x

One of the key features of research on income inequality is the search for a Kuznets curve. Two curvilinear relationships in particular have been documented in the literature: one between inequality and income and the other between inequality and env... Read More about Is there an openness Kuznets curve?.

Seoul housing prices and the role of speculation (2009)
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Xiao, Q., & Park, D. (2010). Seoul housing prices and the role of speculation. Empirical economics, 38(3), 619-644. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-009-0282-x

Between June 1998 and March 2006, the price index of apartment houses in Seoul, Korea, more than doubled, while fundamentals such as GDP, wage, and population increased by less than 35%. This study examines the role of a rational speculative bubble i... Read More about Seoul housing prices and the role of speculation.

Exogenous and endogenous factors impacting student performance in undergraduate accounting modules (2009)
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Guney, Y. (2009). Exogenous and endogenous factors impacting student performance in undergraduate accounting modules. Accounting education, 18(1), 51-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/09639280701740142

The objective of this study is to explore cross-sectionally the potential determinants of academic performance in undergraduate accounting modules for non-accounting degree students. The econometric model employs both student-oriented endogenous fact... Read More about Exogenous and endogenous factors impacting student performance in undergraduate accounting modules.

The causal effect of education on health: evidence from the United Kingdom (2009)
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Silles, M. A. (2009). The causal effect of education on health: evidence from the United Kingdom. Economics of education review, 28(1), 122-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2008.02.003

Numerous economic studies have shown a strong positive correlation between health and years of schooling. The question at the centre of this research is whether the correlation between health and education represents a causal relation. This paper use... Read More about The causal effect of education on health: evidence from the United Kingdom.

Economic integration and the choice of commodity tax base with endogenous market structures (2009)
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McCracken, S., & Stähler, F. (2010). Economic integration and the choice of commodity tax base with endogenous market structures. International tax and public finance, 17(2), 91-113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10797-008-9099-3

This paper analyzes the choice of commodity tax base when countries set their taxes noncooperatively in a two-country symmetric reciprocal dumping model of intraindustry trade with free entry and trade costs. We show that the consumption base (destin... Read More about Economic integration and the choice of commodity tax base with endogenous market structures.

Managerial ownership and performance (2009)
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Florackis, C., Kostakis, A., & Ozkan, A. (2009). Managerial ownership and performance. Journal of business research, 62(12), 1350-1357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.12.001

This study revisits the classical debate about the nature of the relationship between managerial ownership and corporate performance by using a semi-parametric estimation approach. The semi-parametric approach helps sidestep concerns associated with... Read More about Managerial ownership and performance.

The determinants of trading volume for cross-listed Euribor futures contracts (2009)
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Rhodes, M., Aguenaou, S., & Gwilym, O. A. (2009). The determinants of trading volume for cross-listed Euribor futures contracts. The European journal of finance, 15(1), 89-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/13518470802423148

This article investigates the determinants of trading volume for the Euribor futures contract traded at both Euronext-LIFFE and Eurex. Granger causality tests suggest that volumes on the two exchanges are interdependent. Hausman tests demonstrate tha... Read More about The determinants of trading volume for cross-listed Euribor futures contracts.

The determinants of corporate debt ownership structure: Evidence from market‐based and bank‐based economies (2008)
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Antoniou, A., Guney, Y., & Paudyal, K. (2008). The determinants of corporate debt ownership structure: Evidence from market‐based and bank‐based economies. Managerial Finance, 34(12), 821-847. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074350810915806

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the determinants of choice between private and public debt for British and German listed companies. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on three strands of theories: the “liquidation and renegoti... Read More about The determinants of corporate debt ownership structure: Evidence from market‐based and bank‐based economies.