The R&D reporting practices of UK quoted companies are analysed and the impact of the introduction of a revised Statement of Standard Accounting Practices in 1989, SSAP13 (Revised), recommending separate R&D disclosure for companies meeting certain size thresholds, explored. Using hazard rate...

<title>Abstract</title> The iPhone 4 was introduced into the UK market on 24-super-th June 2010 to significant consumer interest. Demand revealed itself exceeding supply through conventional channels, since there was very extensive activity in terms of bidding on eBay auctions for the product. We monitored all...

<italic>This paper charts some key milestones in the empirical developments in Industrial Organization, focusing on the types of questions examined and the empirical approaches adopted, specifically contrasting the structural and quasi-experimental approaches. Both have strengths and weaknesses, and...</italic>