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Many hamsters: how the EU can enable private firms to provide renewable energy (2014)
Journal Article
Simister, J., Syrrakos, D., Day, F., & Whittle, R. (2014). Many hamsters: how the EU can enable private firms to provide renewable energy. International Journal of Green Economics, 8(2), 158. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijge.2014.065853

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 side-effects of Quantitative Easing: Evidence from the UK Bond Market (2014)
Journal Article
(2014). The side-effects of Quantitative Easing: Evidence from the UK Bond Market. Journal of International Money and Finance, 303 - 336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2014.11.007

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
Smith, N., & Lee, D. (2015). Corporeal Capitalism: The Body in International Political Economy. Global Society, 29(1), 64-69. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600826.2014.976608

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)
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(2014). The effects of quantitative easing on the volatility of the gilt-edged market. International Review of Financial Analysis, 113 - 128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2014.11.004

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
(2014). Selection, heterogeneity and entry in liberal professions. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 925 -951. https://doi.org/10.1111/jems.12074

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
(2014). Airline pricing under different market conditions: evidence from European Low Cost Carriers. Tourism Management, 152 -163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2014.09.015

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.

Implementing the Employability Agenda: A Critical Review of Curriculum Developments in Political Science and International Relations in English Universities (2014)
Journal Article
Lee, D., Foster, E., & Snaith, H. (2016). Implementing the Employability Agenda: A Critical Review of Curriculum Developments in Political Science and International Relations in English Universities. Politics, 36(1), 95-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9256.12061

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.

Porfolio size, non-trading frequency and portfolio return autocorrelation (2014)
Journal Article
(2014). Porfolio size, non-trading frequency and portfolio return autocorrelation. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 56 - 77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2014.07.001

In this paper we re-examine the relationship between non-trading frequency and portfolio return autocorrelation. We show that in portfolios where security specific effects have not been completely diversified, portfolio autocorrelation will not incre... Read More about Porfolio size, non-trading frequency and portfolio return autocorrelation.

A balanced judgement? Performance indicators, quality and the English ambulance service; some issues, developments and a research agenda (2014)
Journal Article
(2014). A balanced judgement? Performance indicators, quality and the English ambulance service; some issues, developments and a research agenda

A significant feature of the 'New Public Management' has been the particular emphasis it placed on public sector organisations measuring their performance. However, in practice, this has often been carried out in ways which proved dysfunctional: for... Read More about A balanced judgement? Performance indicators, quality and the English ambulance service; some issues, developments and a research agenda.

The political economy of precarious work in the tourism industry in small island developing states (2014)
Journal Article
Lee, D., Hampton, M., & Jeyacheya, J. (2015). The political economy of precarious work in the tourism industry in small island developing states. Review of International Political Economy, 22(1), 194-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2014.887590

International tourism is now the predominant industry driving growth in many small island developing states (SIDS). Governments of small islands in the Indian Ocean, Caribbean and Pacific have seemingly put most of their eggs into one development bas... Read More about The political economy of precarious work in the tourism industry in small island developing states.