that an individual petty corrupt behaviour is a consequence of the theoretically-optimal behaviour for the risk …) occasionally for the risk-seeking official, who subjectively underweight rare event and its probability. …

This paper presents a study of asset price volatility, correlation trends and market risk-premia. Recent evidence … correlation are trended up-wards. We estimate a linear model of the market risk-return relationship nested in an EGARCH …(I,I)-M model for conditional second moments. We then show that traditional estimates of the conditional risk-return relationship …

. China's impending commitments as a result of its entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) further provide the …?" We address this question by first examining the legacy of China's telecommunications reforms. We then propose the …

While there is an influx of foreign investment into China, Chinese companies are also extending their interest overseas … using its flagship brand 'Taitai' from China to the neighbouring Asian countries. Both are able to achieve outstanding … performance and are the rising stars of China being labeled as the "hidden dragons". More of these enterprises are expected to …

counterparts in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Design/methodology/approach ? Based on the differences in cultural dimensions … dimensions (namely: information utilization, complexity, group decision-making, risk acceptance and technology orientation) than … based on a comparison of cultural differences in a systematic way. Originality/value ? This paper contributes to the …