Government size, institutions and export performance among OECD economies (2015)
Journal Article
Tsoukis. (2015). Government size, institutions and export performance among OECD economies. Economic Modelling, 37-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2015.11.011

With a panel of 18 OECD countries, 1980–2005, we investigate the determinants of export performance, in particular the effects of the size of government and institutional features. In a model of endogenous extent of domestically-produced goods, gover... Read More about Government size, institutions and export performance among OECD economies.

Emerging Market Sovereign Credit Spreads: In-Sample and Out-of-Sample Predictability (2015)
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Audzeyeva, A., & Fuertes, A. (2015). Emerging Market Sovereign Credit Spreads: In-Sample and Out-of-Sample Predictability. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2649216

This paper investigates the quarter-ahead predictability of Brazil, Mexico, Philippines and Turkey credit spreads for short and long maturity bonds during two separate periods preceding and following the Lehman Brothers' default. A model based on the... Read More about Emerging Market Sovereign Credit Spreads: In-Sample and Out-of-Sample Predictability.

The Kill Programme: an ethnographic study of the Dirty Work of meat inspectors in a slaughterhouse (2015)
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(2015). The Kill Programme: an ethnographic study of the Dirty Work of meat inspectors in a slaughterhouse. New Technology, Work and Employment, 95-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12046

It has been argued that ‘dirty work’ is characterised by strong occupational and workgroup cultures. This literature has mainly focused on direct workers, but this article largely attends to indirect ‘dirty’ workers, specifically meat inspectors, thr... Read More about The Kill Programme: an ethnographic study of the Dirty Work of meat inspectors in a slaughterhouse.

Social expectations, gender and job satisfaction: Front-line employees in China's retail sector (2015)
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(2015). Social expectations, gender and job satisfaction: Front-line employees in China's retail sector. Human Resource Management Journal, 331 - 347. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12066

This study aims to enhance our understanding of gender and employment in China. Analysing data collected from over 1,800 employees at 22 foreign-invested and locally owned retail stores in eight Chinese cities, it firstly explores whether, like their... Read More about Social expectations, gender and job satisfaction: Front-line employees in China's retail sector.