Outputs (17)

Many hamsters: how the EU can enable private firms to provide renewable energy (2014)
Journal Article

This paper investigates the energy investment needs of the European Union (EU), including renewable energy. Europe currently has little or no economic growth, and interest rates are expected to rise. Given the state of many EU countries’ economies, t... Read More about Many hamsters: how the EU can enable private firms to provide renewable energy.

The Information Content of Regular Dividends and Share Buybacks for Market Value and Future Earnings in the UK (2014)
Journal Article

Environmental Reporting of British Food Industry a Critical Analysis (2014)
Book

This research based book gives special consideration to environmental reporting practices in a sample of six companies representing the largest companies in both food retailing and processing sectors (FRS & FPS respectively) in the UK. This has been... Read More about Environmental Reporting of British Food Industry a Critical Analysis.

The side-effects of Quantitative Easing: Evidence from the UK Bond Market (2014)
Journal Article

We examine the returns to UK government bonds before, during and between the phases of quantitative easing to identify the side effects for the market itself. We show that the onset of QE led to a sustained reduction in the costs of trading and remov... Read More about The side-effects of Quantitative Easing: Evidence from the UK Bond Market.

Corporeal Capitalism: The Body in International Political Economy (2014)
Journal Article

This themed section takes as its starting point the premise that the body matters in International Political Economy (IPE) and presents four original articles that support and illustrate this ontologically critical and, perhaps, provocative position.... Read More about Corporeal Capitalism: The Body in International Political Economy.

The effects of quantitative easing on the volatility of the gilt-edged market (2014)
Journal Article

We model the effects of quantitative easing on the volatility of returns to individual gilts, examining both the effects of QE overall and of the specific days of asset purchases. The action of QE successfully neutralized the six fold increase in vol... Read More about The effects of quantitative easing on the volatility of the gilt-edged market.

Selection, heterogeneity and entry in liberal professions (2014)
Journal Article

We analyze two different cases of entry regulation in professional markets: first, when licensing is a requirement for becoming a professional (lawyers); second, when entry and price restrictions are applied on a geographical basis (pharmacists). Bot... Read More about Selection, heterogeneity and entry in liberal professions.

Airline pricing under different market conditions: evidence from European Low Cost Carriers (2014)
Journal Article

Traditional theories of airline pricing maintain that fares monotonically increase as fewer seats remain available on a flight. This implies a monotonically increasing temporal profile of fares. In this paper, we exploit the presence of drops in offe... Read More about Airline pricing under different market conditions: evidence from European Low Cost Carriers.

Distinguishing the brand name element from the branded entity (2014)
Conference Proceeding

This development paper looks at the conceptualisation of the brand name element. It asserts that this is inadequately theoretically conceptualised, despite the brand name element forming an important aspect of branding theory and practice. Conflation... Read More about Distinguishing the brand name element from the branded entity.

Implementing the Employability Agenda: A Critical Review of Curriculum Developments in Political Science and International Relations in English Universities (2014)
Journal Article

This article draws on research commissioned by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and conducted during 2013. It interrogates the ways in which the employability agenda has been fed through to the level of individual politics departments. The project... Read More about Implementing the Employability Agenda: A Critical Review of Curriculum Developments in Political Science and International Relations in English Universities.