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The capital structure of Chinese listed firms : is manufacturing industry special? (2014)
Journal Article
Tse, C., & Rodgers, T. (2014). The capital structure of Chinese listed firms : is manufacturing industry special?. Managerial Finance, 40(5), 469-486. https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-08-2013-0211

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine whether or not industry membership can explain the leverage of Shanghai listed firms prior to the 2007 financial crisis. In view of the central role that manufacturing industry played in China's rise a... Read More about The capital structure of Chinese listed firms : is manufacturing industry special?.

Do IFRS and board of directors’ independence affect accounting conservatism? (2014)
Journal Article
Elshandidy, T., & Hassanein, A. (2014). Do IFRS and board of directors’ independence affect accounting conservatism?. Applied Financial Economics, 24(16), 1091-1102. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603107.2014.924291

This article observes separately and jointly the impact of international financial
reporting standards (IFRS) and/or board of directors’ independence on accounting
conservatismin FTSE 100 nonfinancial firms between 2002 and 2007. Using Givoly
and... Read More about Do IFRS and board of directors’ independence affect accounting conservatism?.

The effects of information at tourism destinations : a model proposal (2014)
Journal Article
Ortega, E., Rodríguez, B., & Kitchen, P. (2014). The effects of information at tourism destinations : a model proposal. Marketing Review, 14(2), 111-129. https://doi.org/10.1362/146934714X14024778816797

Tourist behaviour at chosen destinations is influenced by the information they may receive during their stay. Many decisions, such as visiting attractions, events, car rental, booking restaurant services, prolonging their holiday stays, etc., are mad... Read More about The effects of information at tourism destinations : a model proposal.

Deterministic evolution of strength in multiple comparisons models : Who is the greatest golfer? (2014)
Journal Article
Baker, R., & McHale, I. (2015). Deterministic evolution of strength in multiple comparisons models : Who is the greatest golfer?. Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, 42(1), 180-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjos.12101

We present a statistical methodology for fitting time varying rankings, by estimating the strength parameters of the Plackett–Luce multiple comparisons model at regularly
spaced times for each ranked item. We use the little-known method of barycentr... Read More about Deterministic evolution of strength in multiple comparisons models : Who is the greatest golfer?.

A note on a semiparametric approach to estimating financing constraints in firms (2014)
Journal Article
Bhaumik, S., Kumbhakar, S., & Sun, K. (2014). A note on a semiparametric approach to estimating financing constraints in firms. European Journal of Finance, 21(12), 992-1004. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2014.906068

In this paper, we present a novel approach to modeling financing constraints of firms. Specifically, we adopt an approach in which firm-level investment is a nonparametric function of some relevant firm characteristics, cash flow in particular. This... Read More about A note on a semiparametric approach to estimating financing constraints in firms.

Knowledge recovery : applications of technology and memory (2014)
Book Chapter
Burke, M., & Speed, C. (2014). Knowledge recovery : applications of technology and memory. In K. Michael, & M. Michael (Eds.), Uberveillance and the Social Implications of Microchip Implants: Emerging Technologies (133-142). IGI Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4582-0.ch005

The ability to ‘write’ data to the internet via tags and barcodes offers a context in which objects will increasingly become a natural extension of the web. And as easy as the public was to adopt cloud based services to store address books, documents... Read More about Knowledge recovery : applications of technology and memory.

An analysis of the relationship between airport systems and operations and the impact the efficiency of this cycle can have on environmental emissions (2014)
Thesis
Boyle, D. An analysis of the relationship between airport systems and operations and the impact the efficiency of this cycle can have on environmental emissions. (Dissertation). University of Salford

This thesis presents the analysis of the relationship between airport systems and operations and the impact the efficiency of this cycle can have on environmental emissions. Simulations of the existing and hypothetical relationships between the build... Read More about An analysis of the relationship between airport systems and operations and the impact the efficiency of this cycle can have on environmental emissions.

Modelling regional lottery sales : methodological issues and a case study from Spain (2014)
Journal Article
and a case study from Spain. Papers in Regional Science, 95(S1), S127-S142. https://doi.org/10.1111/pirs.12118

Sales are modelled for 50 Spanish provinces over 522 draws of a high prize lotto
game.Acrossed random effects model allows for random shocks specific to particular draws and
to particular provinces. The paper explores how demographic and socio-econ... Read More about Modelling regional lottery sales : methodological issues and a case study from Spain.