VOLUME 12(2) • 2017
THE EMU AND LABOR MARKET POLITICS: AN UPDATE
ABSTRACT. This article reviews Johnston (2016) and supplements it with theoretically based empirical research. The European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) set up circumstances that economically were good for its low-inflation northwest European countries. The euro crisis is an integrated issue th..
STUDENT LOANS – AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL AID SYSTEM IN THE US
ABSTRACT. The accesibility of loans eliminates credit limitations and meets the expense of educational opportunities to individuals who may not in different circumstances have been able to afford a postsecondary degree. The main objective of this paper is to explore and describe the impact of U.S. l..
PRODUCTIVITY ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: A REVIEW OF CURRENT EVIDENCE
ABSTRACT. This article reviews Grifell-Tatjé and Knox Lovell (2015) and supplements it with theoretically based empirical research. The relevance of productivity accounting resides in its capacity to disjoin the effects of output change and price alteration on business financial performance. Product..
IS THE EQUITY MARKET REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REAL ECONOMY?
ABSTRACT. We evaluate to what extent the geographical and industry composition of the global real economy corresponds to that of public equity markets. We aggregate firm-level data on geographical revenue distribution to determine its geographical exposure, and national accounts data to determine th..
ONLINE POKER EVENTS AND STOCK PRICE REACTIONS OF BRICK-AND-MORTAR GAMING FIRMS IN THE US
ABSTRACT. This study examines a series of US legislation and law-enforcement events during the October 2006–February 2014 period. These events relate to the online poker business; some of them are federal level restrictions (“bad news”), whereas the others are state level legalizations (“good news”)..
FROM HEDONISM AND UTILITARIANISM TO ANTICIPATED ACTUAL BEHAVIOR: DO UK AND MALAYSIAN POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY TO MOBILE APPS?
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study is twofold. Firstly, to examine the relationship between consumer behavioral dimensions using Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and how these affect the intended usage of mobile app. Secondly, it is aimed to contrast the diffe..