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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.

A cost-benefit analysis of Basel III: Some evidence from the UK (2012)
Journal Article
Yan, M., Hall, M. J. B., & Turner, P. (2012). A cost-benefit analysis of Basel III: Some evidence from the UK. International review of financial analysis, 25, 73-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2012.06.009

This paper provides a long-term cost-benefit analysis for the United Kingdom of the Basel III capital and liquidity requirements proposed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS, 2010a). We provide evidence that the Basel III reforms will... Read More about A cost-benefit analysis of Basel III: Some evidence from the UK.

How prior realized outcomes affect portfolio decisions (2012)
Journal Article
Duxbury, D., Hudson, R., Keasey, K., Yang, Z., & Yao, S. (2013). How prior realized outcomes affect portfolio decisions. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 41(4), 611-629. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-012-0325-9

Investors have been shown to have particular preferences when it comes to the characteristics of stock they hold in their portfolios, while prior gains and losses have been shown to impact on individuals' economic decisions, both in an investment con... Read More about How prior realized outcomes affect portfolio decisions.

Weighing China's export basket: The domestic content and technology intensity of Chinese exports (2012)
Journal Article
Upward, R., Wang, Z., & Zheng, J. (2013). Weighing China's export basket: The domestic content and technology intensity of Chinese exports. Journal of comparative economics, 41(2), 527-543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2012.07.004

In this paper we use new, detailed, and comprehensive linked firm-transaction data to measure the domestic content and technology intensity of Chinese exports over the period 2000-2007. We evaluate the extent of value-added in China's exports, using... Read More about Weighing China's export basket: The domestic content and technology intensity of Chinese exports.

Do low-priced stocks drive long-term contrarian performance on the London Stock Exchange? (2012)
Journal Article
Wu, Y., Li, Y., & Hamill, P. (2012). Do low-priced stocks drive long-term contrarian performance on the London Stock Exchange?. Financial Review, 47(3), 501-530. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6288.2012.00338.x

We investigate whether low‐priced stocks drive long‐term contrarian performance on the U.K. market. We find that contrarian performance at low, middle, and high price levels is positive. On the Fama‐French risk adjusted basis, we find both low‐priced... Read More about Do low-priced stocks drive long-term contrarian performance on the London Stock Exchange?.

Government bias in education, schooling attainment, and long-run growth (2012)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K., & Basu, P. (2012). Government bias in education, schooling attainment, and long-run growth. Southern Economic Journal, 79(1), 127-143. https://doi.org/10.4284/0038-4038-79.1.127

A surprising cross-country stylized fact is that higher public spending on education tends to lower the long-run growth rate of per capita GDP and the returns to schooling. This is contrary to the conventional wisdom that education is a major driver... Read More about Government bias in education, schooling attainment, and long-run growth.

Deregulation, competition, and performance measurement of an African Airport: the case of Kotoka international airport of Ghana (2012)
Journal Article
Akwei, C., Tsamenyi, M., & Sa'id, H. (2012). Deregulation, competition, and performance measurement of an African Airport: the case of Kotoka international airport of Ghana. Thunderbird international business review, 54(4), 537-549. https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.21482

This article reports on the results of a case study that explores the performance measurement practice in one of the growing airports in Africa-the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) of Ghana. The article also assesses the performance of the airport... Read More about Deregulation, competition, and performance measurement of an African Airport: the case of Kotoka international airport of Ghana.

Does the local economic performance league table lie? Concentric banding and the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010 (2012)
Journal Article
Reynolds, M., Nolan, M. A., & Trotter, S. (2012). Does the local economic performance league table lie? Concentric banding and the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010. Local Economy, 27(4), 403-418. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094212437834

Why is corruption less harmful to income inequality in Latin America? (2012)
Journal Article
Dobson, S., & Ramlogan-Dobson, C. (2012). Why is corruption less harmful to income inequality in Latin America?. World Development, 40(8), 1534-1545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.04.015

Conventional wisdom says corruption is bad for income inequality. But recent research on Latin America finds a trade-off between corruption and inequality and suggests this is due to the large informal sector in the region. Using data on a large samp... Read More about Why is corruption less harmful to income inequality in Latin America?.

On the problem of network monopoly (2012)
Journal Article
McHardy, J., Reynolds, M., & Trotter, S. (2012). On the problem of network monopoly. Theory and decision, 73(2), 223-248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11238-012-9303-x

We consider the problem of pricing in a network industry focussing in particular on the issue of cross-network pricing (e.g. cross-network cell phone charges). Economic theory tells us in relation to cross-network pricing that collusion or network mo... Read More about On the problem of network monopoly.

The Effect of Historical Events on the Speed of Price Evolution Indexed by an Operational Time for China’s Futures Market (2012)
Book Chapter
Zhang, R., Li, Y., & McKillop, D. (2012). The Effect of Historical Events on the Speed of Price Evolution Indexed by an Operational Time for China’s Futures Market. In L. Wang (Ed.), Rising China in the Changing World Economy (357-395). Routledge

Introduction:
The non-normality of security price returns has attracted a large number of studies. The observed distributions are commonly called leptokurtic because of the narrower body of the distribution and fatter tails. One explanation suggeste... Read More about The Effect of Historical Events on the Speed of Price Evolution Indexed by an Operational Time for China’s Futures Market.

A study of the operations of formal and informal controls in a multinational subsidiary in Nigeria (2012)
Book Chapter
Egbe, I., Tsamenyi, M., & Sa'id, H. (2012). A study of the operations of formal and informal controls in a multinational subsidiary in Nigeria. In M. Mangena, & V. Tauringana (Eds.), Accounting in Africa (1-29). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3563%282012%29000012A005

Purpose – This paper reports on the results of a case study that investigates the operations of formal and informal controls in a multinational-subsidiary in Nigeria.

Design/methodology – Data has been gathered by way of semi-structured interviews... Read More about A study of the operations of formal and informal controls in a multinational subsidiary in Nigeria.