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Investigating brand equity of third-party service providers (2014)
Journal Article
Grant, D., Juntunen, J., Juga, J., & Juntunen, M. (2014). Investigating brand equity of third-party service providers. The journal of services marketing, 28(3), 214-222. https://doi.org/10.1108/jsm-06-2012-0104

Purpose: This research applies theory and techniques from the services and marketing literature to a supply chain context consisting of a shipper or seller, a customer or buyer, and a third-party logistics service provider (3PL) to investigate corpor... Read More about Investigating brand equity of third-party service providers.

Efficient contracting, earnings smoothing and managerial accounting discretion (2014)
Journal Article
Khalil, M., & Simon, J. (2014). Efficient contracting, earnings smoothing and managerial accounting discretion. Journal of applied accounting research, 15(1), 100-122. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAAR-06-2012-0050

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the contracting incentives (i.e. bonus plans, debt covenants, political costs hypotheses), and income smoothing can explain accounting choices in an emerging country, Egypt. Design/methodology... Read More about Efficient contracting, earnings smoothing and managerial accounting discretion.

On shelf availability in UK retailing (2014)
Book Chapter
Fernie, J., & Grant, D. (2014). On shelf availability in UK retailing. In J. Fernie, & L. Sparks (Eds.), Logistics and retail management: Emerging issues and new challenges in the retail supply chain (179-204). (4th). Kogan Page

The influence of product age on pricing decisions: An examination of bank deposit interest rate setting (2014)
Journal Article
Anderson, R. D., Ashton, J. K., & Hudson, R. S. (2014). The influence of product age on pricing decisions: An examination of bank deposit interest rate setting. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 31, 216-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2014.03.010

Do banks extract rent from depositors who hold older deposit accounts? This study addresses this question using product level data from the UK instant access (branch based) deposit market. In this context, two research questions related to the condit... Read More about The influence of product age on pricing decisions: An examination of bank deposit interest rate setting.

Corporate social responsibility enhanced control systems reducing the likelihood of fraud (2014)
Journal Article
Rodgers, W., Söderbom, A., & Guiral, A. (2015). Corporate social responsibility enhanced control systems reducing the likelihood of fraud. Journal of Business Ethics, 131(4), 871-882. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2152-5

All kinds of fraud are costly for the people engrossed both financially and often in terms of the time needed to clear their name when illegal use has been made of their personal details. The relationship among ethics, internal control, and fraud is... Read More about Corporate social responsibility enhanced control systems reducing the likelihood of fraud.

Dynamic interaction between markets for leasing and selling automobiles (2014)
Journal Article
Andrikopoulos, A., & Markellos, R. N. (2015). Dynamic interaction between markets for leasing and selling automobiles. Journal of Banking and Finance, 50, 260-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2014.01.032

We develop a model of dynamic interactions between price variations in leasing and selling markets for automobiles. Our framework assumes a differential game between multiple Bertrand-type competing firms which offer differentiated products to forwar... Read More about Dynamic interaction between markets for leasing and selling automobiles.

Estimating liquidity risk using the exposure-based cash-flow-at-risk approach: an application to the UK banking sector (2014)
Journal Article
Yan, M., Hall, M. J., & Turner, P. (2014). Estimating liquidity risk using the exposure-based cash-flow-at-risk approach: an application to the UK banking sector. International journal of finance & economics : IJFE, 19(3), 225-238. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.1495

This paper uses a relatively new quantitative model for estimating UK banks' liquidity risk. The model is called the exposure-based cash-flow-at-risk (CFaR) model, which not only measures a bank's liquidity risk tolerance but also helps to improve li... Read More about Estimating liquidity risk using the exposure-based cash-flow-at-risk approach: an application to the UK banking sector.

Enablers and barriers in German online food retailing (2014)
Journal Article
Grant, D., Fernie, J., & Schulz, B. (2014). Enablers and barriers in German online food retailing. Supply chain forum : an international journal / ISLI, Institute for Supply Chain Excellence, 15(3), 4-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/16258312.2014.11517346

This article discusses enablers and barriers in online food retailing in Germany. The German food retail sector is one of the largest in Europe; however, its online or Internet provision for customers lags way behind the United Kingdom and France. Pr... Read More about Enablers and barriers in German online food retailing.

Is there a social norm to recycle? (2014)
Book Chapter
Abbott, A., Nandeibam, S. S., & O'Shea, L. (2014). Is there a social norm to recycle?. In T. C. Kinnaman, & K. Takeuchi (Eds.), Handbook on Waste Management (53-74). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing

Market reforms and commodity price volatility: the case of East African Coffee Market (2013)
Journal Article
Lukanima, B., & Swaray, R. (2014). Market reforms and commodity price volatility: the case of East African Coffee Market. The World economy, 37(8), 1152-1185. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12124

The goal of this paper is to examine the impact of commodity market reforms on producer price volatility using evidence from the East African coffee market. The results, based on time-varying volatility models and key summary statistics, show that co... Read More about Market reforms and commodity price volatility: the case of East African Coffee Market.

Does high frequency trading affect technical analysis and market efficiency? And if so, how? (2013)
Journal Article
Manahov, V., Hudson, R., & Gebka, B. (2014). Does high frequency trading affect technical analysis and market efficiency? And if so, how?. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 28, 131-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2013.11.002

In this paper we investigate how high frequency trading affects technical analysis and market efficiency in the foreign exchange (FX) market by using a special adaptive form of the Strongly Typed Genetic Programming (STGP)-based learning algorithm. W... Read More about Does high frequency trading affect technical analysis and market efficiency? And if so, how?.

The intergenerational effect of parental education on child health: evidence from the UK (2013)
Journal Article
Silles, M. A. (2015). The intergenerational effect of parental education on child health: evidence from the UK. Education Economics, 23(4), 455-469. https://doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2013.858660

While many earlier studies have shown a positive correlation between parents' education and children health, little attempt has been made to address the possibility that unobserved characteristics underlie this intergenerational relationship. This pa... Read More about The intergenerational effect of parental education on child health: evidence from the UK.

The implications of trader cognitive abilities on stock market properties (2013)
Journal Article
Manahov, V., Soufian, M., & Hudson, R. (2014). The implications of trader cognitive abilities on stock market properties. Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management, 21(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/isaf.1348

Market structure and individual rationality remain at the centre of a debate as to which is the main driving force in market performance. We examine the role of individual rationality, comparing zero‐intelligence traders with traders with different l... Read More about The implications of trader cognitive abilities on stock market properties.

Do dividends signal future earnings in the Nordic stock markets? (2013)
Journal Article
Liljeblom, E., Mollah, S., & Rotter, P. (2015). Do dividends signal future earnings in the Nordic stock markets?. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 44(3), 493-511. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-013-0415-3

We study the informational content of dividends on three Nordic civil law markets, where other simultaneous but blurring motives for dividends may be weaker. Using aggregate data on real earnings per share and payout ratios, long time series from 196... Read More about Do dividends signal future earnings in the Nordic stock markets?.

Corporate dividend policy in Thailand: theory and evidence (2013)
Journal Article
Fairchild, R., Guney, Y., & Thanatawee, Y. (2014). Corporate dividend policy in Thailand: theory and evidence. International review of financial analysis, 31, 129-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2013.10.006

This paper examines dividend changes in an emerging market: Thailand. We begin by considering the possible effects of the Thai corporate environment on dividend policy. We develop a theoretical model that considers the relationship between the streng... Read More about Corporate dividend policy in Thailand: theory and evidence.

Adapting financial rationality: Is a new paradigm emerging? (2013)
Journal Article
Soufian, M., Forbes, W., & Hudson, R. (2014). Adapting financial rationality: Is a new paradigm emerging?. Critical Perspectives On Accounting, 25(8), 724-742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpa.2013.08.009

We discuss the implications of an alternative to the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) the adaptive market hypothesis (AMH). The AMH advances a theoretical basis for a new financial paradigm which can better model such phenomena as the recent financi... Read More about Adapting financial rationality: Is a new paradigm emerging?.

Can the benefits of physical seabed restoration justify the costs? An assessment of a disused aggregate extraction site off the Thames Estuary, UK (2013)
Journal Article
Cooper, K., Burdon, D., Atkins, J. P., Weiss, L., Somerfield, P., Elliott, M., Turner, K., Ware, S., & Vivian, C. (2013). Can the benefits of physical seabed restoration justify the costs? An assessment of a disused aggregate extraction site off the Thames Estuary, UK. Marine pollution bulletin, 75(1-2), 33-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.08.009

Physical and biological seabed impacts can persist long after the cessation of marine aggregate dredging. Whilst small-scale experimental studies have shown that it may be possible to mitigate such impacts, it is unclear whether the costs of restorat... Read More about Can the benefits of physical seabed restoration justify the costs? An assessment of a disused aggregate extraction site off the Thames Estuary, UK.

Impact of China's currency valuation and labour cost on the US in a trade and exchange rate model (2013)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K., & Mallick, S. (2013). Impact of China's currency valuation and labour cost on the US in a trade and exchange rate model. North American journal of economics and finance, 25, 40-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.najef.2013.03.001

Ricardian dynamic general equilibrium analyses show that under free trade arrangements a low income country with lower wage cost and large endowment of labour has comparative advantage in trade. Efficiency gains from this enhance economic growth and... Read More about Impact of China's currency valuation and labour cost on the US in a trade and exchange rate model.

Are income differences within the OECD diminishing? Evidence from Fourier unit root tests (2013)
Journal Article
King, A., & Ramlogan-Dobson, C. (2014). Are income differences within the OECD diminishing? Evidence from Fourier unit root tests. Studies in nonlinear dynamics and econometrics / sponsored by the MIT Press and the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, 18(2), 185-199. https://doi.org/10.1515/snde-2013-0008

We investigate the income convergence hypothesis for 24 OECD countries using Fourier-type unit root tests that can account for structural breaks of unknown number, timing and functional form in a series’ data generating process. Our results indicate... Read More about Are income differences within the OECD diminishing? Evidence from Fourier unit root tests.