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Housing as Asset‐Based Welfare in Australia: An Investigation Through a Consumption Lens

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Housing asset‐based welfare has long been a key component of Australia's social policy. This resonates with a parallel literature identifying a trade‐off between homeownership and the size of nations' welfare states, wherein owner‐occupiers in smaller welfare states tend to come to rely on housing wealth to meet many of their welfare needs ...
Gavin A. Wood, Christopher Phelps, Silvia Salazar, Rachel Ong ViforJ   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The measurement of low pay in the UK labour force survey [PDF]

, 2002
Consideration of the National Minimum Wage requires estimates of the distribution of hourly pay. The UK Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a key source of such estimates.
Beissel G., Brownstone D., Chen J., Chesher A., Fuller W. A., Heitjan D. F., Little R. J. A., Little R. J. A., Moore J. C., Rodgers W. L., Rubin D. B., Shao J., Stuttard N., Wilkinson D.   +13 more
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A gamified formative question bank to enhance student learning and engagement in a foundational medical science course

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract While gamified learning platforms show promise for engaging digital learners and promoting active learning, evidence of their effectiveness in predicting academic outcomes remains limited. This study examined how engagement patterns and incentives impact academic outcomes in a gamified environment to determine whether a formative question bank
Mohammad Aldalou, Angel Laboy, Laura E. Fraser, Jeremey Walker, William S. Brooks, Brook Hubner   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Panel Analysis of the Impact of EBITDA, Equity Book Values, Growth, Risk and Negative Earnings on Share Price Variations

SAGE Open
This study was motivated by the recent prevalence of valuation professionals utilizing EBITDA measures as part of their equity valuation strategies. To examine the impact of such valuation measures on share price variations, we developed a variant of the
Ronald Nhleko, Daniel Schutte
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The Persistence of Earnings and Corporate Governance in IPO Firms [PDF]

, 2005
In this study, we investigate the earnings persistence in IPO firms by examining the two components of earnings: accruals and cash flows. We also analyze the impact of corporate governance on earnings and the two earnings components. In our comparison of
Calegari, Mary F., Maretno, H. A
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Learner emotions and performance in hypercasual VR games with adaptive AI difficulty

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Hypercasual virtual reality games (HVRGs) are widely regarded as cost‐effective tools for rapid skill acquisition, yet the mechanisms that optimise their effectiveness and user acceptance remain insufficiently explored. This mixed‐methods empirical study investigates how playful emotions, characterised by engagement, enjoyment and anxiety ...
Zeeshan Ahmed, Faizan Ahmad, Chen Hui
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Financial Risk on the Earnings Response of Bank in Indonesisa, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand [PDF]

, 2009
The East Asian Financial crisis started at the beginning of July 1997. The crisis had a major impact on the banking industries in East Asian resulting in significant structural changes taking place in the banking sectors of the crisis-affected ...
Soh, Wei Ni
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Retirement expectations, pension reforms and their impact on private wealth accumulation [PDF]

, 2006
We estimate the effect of pension reforms on households' expectations of retirement outcomes and private wealth accumulation decisions exploiting a decade of intense Italian pension reforms as a source of exogenous variation in expected pension wealth ...
Attanasio, Bernheim, Bernheim, Bernheim, Boeri, Brandolini, Brugiavini, Feldstein, Feldstein, Gale, Gruber, Gruber, Gustman, Gustman, Hurd, Jappelli, Lusardi, Mario Padula, Mitchell, Renata Bottazzi, Rossi, Thaler, Tullio Jappelli, White   +23 more
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Why do people choose to enter and exit the teaching profession? An interdisciplinary quantitative synthesis

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Many nations experience recurring shortages of teachers in particular subjects, prompting concerns that pupils' education is suffering as a result. Researchers have responded by generating a sizable literature on the reasons for which people enter and exit the teaching profession.
Sam Sims, Harriet Lowes‐Belk, Clare Routledge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can boarding schools help looked after and vulnerable children improve academic attainment?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The education of children in statutory care, or at the edge of care, is a serious concern for governments and policymakers. How to promote educational opportunities for these children can involve challenging and often contentious proposals. In this paper, we study one proposal put into practice in England: the provision to children who are in ...
David Murphy, Gianni De Fraja, Mike Adkins   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source