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Does the impact of board independence on large bank risks change after the global financial crisis? (2017)
Journal Article
Vallascas, F., Mollah, S., & Keasey, K. (2017). Does the impact of board independence on large bank risks change after the global financial crisis?. Journal of Corporate Finance, 44, 149-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2017.03.011

The view that the independent directors of large banks should contribute to safeguarding the interests of bank creditors and taxpayers, by exercising a stringent risk oversight of bank executives, has gained ground in the aftermath of the 2007-2009 c... Read More about Does the impact of board independence on large bank risks change after the global financial crisis?.

Determinants of wages and labour supply in the UK (2017)
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Bhattarai, K. (2017). Determinants of wages and labour supply in the UK. Chinese Business Review, 16(3), 126-140. https://doi.org/10.17265/1537-1506/2017.03.002

We explore characteristics of the UK labour market with special emphasis on explanation of the existing wage inequalities, determinants of participation and variation in the magnitude of hours of labour supplied among individuals. We explain up to 92... Read More about Determinants of wages and labour supply in the UK.

The accuracy of spread decomposition models in capturing informed trades: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange and behavioural implications (2017)
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Gregoriou, A., & Rhodes, M. (2017). The accuracy of spread decomposition models in capturing informed trades: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange and behavioural implications. Review of Behavioural Finance, 9(1), 2-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/rbf-02-2017-0016

Purpose – The purpose is to examine the empirical relationship between trades undertaken by informed agents (managers) and the proxies for informed trades computed by bid-ask spread decomposition models. Design/methodology/approach – An econometric a... Read More about The accuracy of spread decomposition models in capturing informed trades: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange and behavioural implications.

Models of mortality rates–analysing the residuals (2017)
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O’hare, C., & Li, Y. (2017). Models of mortality rates–analysing the residuals. Applied economics, 49(52), 5309-5323. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2017.1305092

The area of mortality modelling has received significant attention over the last 25 years owing to the need to quantify and forecast improving mortality rates. This need is driven primarily by the concern of governments, insurance and actuarial profe... Read More about Models of mortality rates–analysing the residuals.

The displacement effect of convenience: The case of recycling (2017)
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Abbott, A., Nandeibam, S., & O'Shea, L. (2017). The displacement effect of convenience: The case of recycling. Ecological economics : the journal of the International Society for Ecological Economics, 136, 159-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.01.020

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. In light of increasingly ambitious recycling targets it is important to analyse the potential displacement effect of improving access to kerbside provision on other forms of recycling. Do households view the different modes of re... Read More about The displacement effect of convenience: The case of recycling.

Board structure and corporate risk taking in the UK financial sector (2017)
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Akbar, S., Kharabsheh, B., Poletti-Hughes, J., & Shah, S. Z. A. (2017). Board structure and corporate risk taking in the UK financial sector. International review of financial analysis, 50, 101-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2017.02.001

© 2017 Elsevier Inc. This paper examines the relationship between board structure and corporate risk taking in the UK financial sector. We show how the board size, board independence and combining the role of CEO and chairperson in boards may affect... Read More about Board structure and corporate risk taking in the UK financial sector.

Knowledge management : the effect of knowledge transfer on professional skepticism in audit engagement planning (2017)
Journal Article
Rodgers, W., Mubako, G. N., & Hall, L. (2017). Knowledge management : the effect of knowledge transfer on professional skepticism in audit engagement planning. Computers in Human Behavior, 70, 564-574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.12.069

The objective of this study is to test how the transfer of auditing knowledge, along with other variables, work together to impact the level of professional skepticism in auditors and answer the crucial question of how auditors' competencies and expe... Read More about Knowledge management : the effect of knowledge transfer on professional skepticism in audit engagement planning.

Sampling frequency and the performance of different types of technical trading rules (2017)
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Hudson, R., McGroarty, F., & Urquhart, A. (2017). Sampling frequency and the performance of different types of technical trading rules. Finance research letters, 22, 136-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2016.12.015

The predictive ability of technical trading rules has been studied in great detail however many papers group all technical trading rules together into one basket. We argue that there are two main types of technical trading rules, namely rules based o... Read More about Sampling frequency and the performance of different types of technical trading rules.

How to get the most from a business intelligence application during the post implementation phase? Deep structure transformation at a U.K. retail bank (2016)
Journal Article
Audzeyeva, A., & Hudson, R. (2016). How to get the most from a business intelligence application during the post implementation phase? Deep structure transformation at a U.K. retail bank. European Journal of Information Systems, 25(1), 29-46. https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2014.44

© 2016 Operational Research Society Ltd. This paper focuses on the process of maximizing the benefits from a business intelligence (BI) application. A general theoretical framework of analysis is formulated based on previous research into organizatio... Read More about How to get the most from a business intelligence application during the post implementation phase? Deep structure transformation at a U.K. retail bank.

Welfare and distributional impacts of financial liberalization in an open economy : lessons from a multi-sectoral dynamic CGE model for Nepal (2016)
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Bhattarai, K. (2016). Welfare and distributional impacts of financial liberalization in an open economy : lessons from a multi-sectoral dynamic CGE model for Nepal. International Business Research, 10(1), 181-198. https://doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v10n1p181

By equalizing rates of return across sectors, financial liberalization improves efficiency and equalizes the distribution of income. Efficiency gained in the allocation of resources increases capital usage more in previously heavily repressed sectors... Read More about Welfare and distributional impacts of financial liberalization in an open economy : lessons from a multi-sectoral dynamic CGE model for Nepal.

Macroeconomic impacts of fiscal policy shocks in the UK : a DSGE analysis (2016)
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Bhattarai, K., & Trzeciakiewicz, D. (2017). Macroeconomic impacts of fiscal policy shocks in the UK : a DSGE analysis. Economic modelling, 61, 321-338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2016.10.012

This paper develops and estimates a new-Keynesian dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model for the analysis of fiscal policy in the UK. We find that government consumption and investment yield the highest GDP multipliers in the short-run,... Read More about Macroeconomic impacts of fiscal policy shocks in the UK : a DSGE analysis.

The weaker pound is a mixed bag for UK PLC as rivals move to adapt (2016)
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Andrikopoulos, T., & Dassiou, X. (2016). The weaker pound is a mixed bag for UK PLC as rivals move to adapt

The conventional wisdom about a falling currency and exports fails to acknowledge some fundamental points. Our research highlights that such analysis typically does not account for the existence and nature of a company’s competition, domestically and... Read More about The weaker pound is a mixed bag for UK PLC as rivals move to adapt.

Herding in frontier markets: Evidence from African stock exchanges (2016)
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Guney, Y., Kallinterakis, V., & Komba, G. (2017). Herding in frontier markets: Evidence from African stock exchanges. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 47, 152-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2016.11.001

We investigate herding in eight African frontier stock markets between January 2002 and July 2015, given the limited evidence on herding in frontier markets. Herding appears significant throughout the 2002-2015 period for all markets, with smaller st... Read More about Herding in frontier markets: Evidence from African stock exchanges.

An international examination of the economic effectiveness of banking recapitalization (2016)
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Adegbite, E., Tahir, S., Guney, Y., & Adegbite, E. A. (2017). An international examination of the economic effectiveness of banking recapitalization. International Business Review, 26(3), 417-434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.10.002

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd While the literature on capital adequacy and bank recapitalization agrees on the importance of a minimum capital requirement, recurring financial crises across the world do little to suggest that capital adequacy is enough protect... Read More about An international examination of the economic effectiveness of banking recapitalization.

Assessing costs and benefits of measures to achieve good environmental status in European regional seas: challenges, opportunities, and lessons learnt (2016)
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Börger, T., Broszeit, S., Ahtiainen, H., Atkins, J. P., Burdon, D., Luisetti, T., …Austen, M. C. (2016). Assessing costs and benefits of measures to achieve good environmental status in European regional seas: challenges, opportunities, and lessons learnt. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(OCT), Article 192. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00192

The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) requires Member States to assess the costs and benefits of Programmes of Measures (PoMs) put in place to ensure that European marine waters achieve Good Environmental Status by 2020. An interdisciplin... Read More about Assessing costs and benefits of measures to achieve good environmental status in European regional seas: challenges, opportunities, and lessons learnt.

The effect of oil price changes on the price of Russian and Chinese oil shares (2016)
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Kenjegaliev, A., & Hall, S. G. (2017). The effect of oil price changes on the price of Russian and Chinese oil shares. Empirical economics, 53(4), 1639-1656. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-016-1176-3

© 2016, The Author(s). Do changes in oil prices have an effect on stocks of oil companies in emerging markets? Do the shares of oil companies in emerging markets react to the price news in a similar way as those of the Western companies? This paper a... Read More about The effect of oil price changes on the price of Russian and Chinese oil shares.

Impact of foreign aid on growth and trade (2016)
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Bhattarai, K. (2016). Impact of foreign aid on growth and trade. Journal of economics and development studies, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.15640/jeds.v4n3a4

Foreign aid from the donors may or may not raise growth rates in receiving countries. In general they may increase investment but if the amount of aid is associated with conditionality of exports, that will have negative impacts on growth rates. Simu... Read More about Impact of foreign aid on growth and trade.

Board gender diversity and sustainability reporting quality (2016)
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Al-Shaer, H., & Zaman, M. (2016). Board gender diversity and sustainability reporting quality. Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, 12(3), 210-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcae.2016.09.001

Based on the notion that a diverse board will take a more balanced view and pay greater attention to social responsibility and stakeholder concerns, this paper examines the effect of board gender diversity, measured using a range of proxies, on susta... Read More about Board gender diversity and sustainability reporting quality.

New development : value for money (VFM) in public services - the importance of organisational culture (2016)
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Prowle, M., Kalar, M., & Barrow, L. (2016). New development : value for money (VFM) in public services - the importance of organisational culture. Public money & management, 36(7), 547-552. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2016.1237169

VFM has been a key aspect of public service management for several decades and its importance has been raised in recent years as a consequence of austerity. Organizational culture is recognized in research literature as a key driver of organizational... Read More about New development : value for money (VFM) in public services - the importance of organisational culture.

Governance and bank characteristics in the credit and sovereign debt crises – the impact of CEO power (2016)
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Mollah, S., & Liljeblom, E. (2016). Governance and bank characteristics in the credit and sovereign debt crises – the impact of CEO power. Journal of Financial Stability, 27(December), 59-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2016.09.003

The global financial sector recently suffered from two interrelated crises: the credit crisis and the sovereign debt crisis. A common question is whether the recent experience with the credit crisis has helped in dealing with the sovereign debt crisi... Read More about Governance and bank characteristics in the credit and sovereign debt crises – the impact of CEO power.