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Male-biased operational sex ratios and the Viking phenomenon : an evolutionary anthropological perspective on Late Iron Age Scandinavian raiding [PDF]
, 2017 Acknowledgements We would like to thank Laura Whitehouse, John Carman, Oliver Grimm, Julie Lund, Bjørnar Olsen, two anonymous reviewers, and the editor for their comments and suggestions on earlier versions of this paper.
Collard, Mark +2 more
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Multi-stage stochastic frontier analysis for simple networks
International Transactions in Operational ResearchWe develop a method for modelling multi‐stage production using stochastic frontier analysis. This approach is suitable for the analysis of costs or output where intermediate outputs become inputs into a subsequent stage of the production process, either ...
G. Johnes, Mike Tsionas, M. Izzeldin
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Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
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Volatility and the Debt-Intolerance Paradox [PDF]
A striking feature of sovereign lending is that many countries with moderate debtto-income ratios systematically face higher spreads and more stringent borrowing constraints than other countries with far higher debt ratios.
Luis Catão, Sandeep Kapur
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Fiscal and Monetary Policy in a Monetary Union: Credible Inflation Targets or Monetised Debt? [PDF]
The paper examines the interrelationship between fiscal and monetary policy in a two-country monetary union. The worst scenario occurs when an independent central bank (CB sets the nominal interest rate and responds to rising government debt/GDP ratios ...
Joseph Pearlman +2 more
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Managing Corporate Reputation [PDF]
, 2011 {Excerpt} Newly minted approaches to corporate reputation are already obsolete. Beyond gaining control of issues, crises, and corporate social responsibility, organizations need to reconceptualize and manage reputation in knowledge-based economies ...
Serrat, Olivier
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Drawing on comparative institutional theory, we study the nature and magnitude of the effects of national environmental policies on corporate green innovation in developed versus emerging markets. Using a sample of 1831 listed firms in 34 countries from 2002 to 2020, we find that national environmental policies increase corporate green ...
Ivan Miroshnychenko +2 more
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Journal of Accounting and Investment, 2016 In this study, we attempt empirically to investigate the effect between financial ratios (liquidity, profitability, solvability, activity, leverage, sales growth, market value, size) and non financial factors (public accountant reputation, previous audit
Veri Anang Putra, Erni Suryandari
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Exploration of an agenda for transparency in the construction industry [PDF]
Purpose In enhancing the market operation of the building sector, transparency is of great importance. The objective of this article is to propose an inventory of aspects of the relationships between public clients and executing parties that have the ...
Graafland, J.J. +2 more
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Technology, organisation and productivity performance in services : lessons from Britain and the United States since 1870 [PDF]
, 2005 This paper documents the comparative productivity performance of the United States and Britain since 1870, showing the importance of developments in services. We identify the transition in market services from customised, low-volume, high-margin business
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