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The effect of hedging on firm value and performance: Evidence from the nonfinancial UK firms (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ahmed, H., Azevedo, A., & Guney, Y. (2014, June). The effect of hedging on firm value and performance: Evidence from the nonfinancial UK firms. Presented at European Financial Management 2014 Annual Conference, University of Rome Tor Vergata - School of Economics

We examine the effect of hedging with financial derivatives on firm value and financial performance, relying on a new dataset which comprises information on 288 nonfinancial firms listed in the FTSE-All share index at the London Stock Exchange (LSE)... Read More about The effect of hedging on firm value and performance: Evidence from the nonfinancial UK firms.

Structural breaks in mortality models and their consequences (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Hare, C., & Li, Y. (2014, July). Structural breaks in mortality models and their consequences. Presented at Second International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management (ICVRAM) and the Sixth International Symposium on Uncertainty, Modeling, and Analysis (ISUMA), Liverpool, UK

In recent years, the issue of life expectancy has become of upmost importance to pension providers, insurance companies and the government bodies in the developed world. Significant and consistent improvements in mortality rates and, hence, life expe... Read More about Structural breaks in mortality models and their consequences.

Health cycles and health transitions (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chakraborty, S., Papageorgiou, C., & Perez Sebastian, F. Health cycles and health transitions

We study the dynamics of poverty and health in a model of endogenous growth and rational health behavior. Population health depends on the prevalence of infectious diseases that can be avoided through costly prevention. The incentive to do so comes f... Read More about Health cycles and health transitions.

Investigating household recycling behaviour through the interactions between personal and situational factors (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
A-Jalil, E. E., Grant, D. B., Nicholson, J. D., & Deutz, P. Investigating household recycling behaviour through the interactions between personal and situational factors. Presented at Waste Management and The Environment VII

In recent years household recycling behaviour (HRB) has become a focal point in social science research to understand the concept of household waste recycling management. Household recycling systems involve two main actors: households and municipalit... Read More about Investigating household recycling behaviour through the interactions between personal and situational factors.