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Real exchange rates persistence in the West African monetary zone: a revisit of the PPP puzzle

Njindan Iyke, Bernard - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 12 (2017) 2, pp. 366-383

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the purchasing power parity (PPP) holds for countries in the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ). Design/methodology/approach The author uses time series and panel data techniques. Findings Overall, the evidence is inconclusive. The time...

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Produktdiversifizierung: Konvergenz zwischen ost- und westdeutschen Unternehmen / Product Diversification: Have East-German Enterprises Caught-Up with the West?

Görzig, Bernd; Gornig, Martin; Werwatz, Axel - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 227 (2007) 2, pp. 168-186

Summary In the aftermath of Germany’s reunification, redesigning their product range was a major challenge for East-German enterprises. At the same time, there were growing signs that Western enterprises reacted to globalization and European integration by increasingly pursuing strategies of...

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A note on optimal consumption and investment in a geometric Ornstein–Uhlenbeck market

Ziehaus, Christina - In: Statistics & Risk Modeling 29 (2012) 3, pp. 269-280

Abstract We consider the problem of maximizing the utility of consumption and terminal wealth in a geometric Ornstein–Uhlenbeck market. We calculate the optimal consumption and wealth processes for power, logarithmic and exponential utility as well as their behavior depending e.g. on...

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Research on convertible bond pricing efficiency based on nonparametric fixed effect panel data model

Yan, Honglei; Yang, Suigen; zhao, shengmin - In: China Finance Review International 6 (2016) 1, pp. 32-55

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the pricing efficiency of convertible bonds and arbitrage opportunities between the convertible bonds and the underlying stocks thus improve market efficiency. Design/methodology/approach – Using nonparametric fixed effect panel data model, the...

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From Stopout to Scholar: Pathways to Graduation through Adult Degree Completion Programs

Bergman, Matt - In: International Journal of Information Communication … 8 (2016) 4, pp. 1-12

Although colleges and universities are facing increased scrutiny to demonstrate a return on investment for their students, the demand for college-educated workers continues to grow. As of 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that more than one-fifth of Americans age 25 and older—around 43.5...

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Heterogeneity in Price Stickiness and the Real Effects of Monetary Shocks

Carvalho, Carlos - In: Frontiers in Macroeconomics 2 (2006) 1

There is ample evidence that the frequency of price adjustments differs substantially across sectors. This paper introduces sectoral heterogeneity in price stickiness into an otherwise standard sticky price model to study how it affects the dynamics of monetary economies. Qualitative and...

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Early Life Adversity and Children’s Competence Development: Evidence from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk

Blomeyer, Dorothea; Laucht, Manfred; Coneus, Katja; … - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 233 (2013) 4, pp. 467-485

Summary This paper investigates the role of early life adversity and home resources in terms of competence formation and school achievement based on data from an epidemiological cohort study following 364 children from birth to adolescence. Results indicate that organic and psychosocial risks...

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Early News is Good News: The Effects of Market Opening on Market Volatility

Gallo, Giampiero M.; Pacini, Barbara - In: Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics 2 (1998) 4

effects of modifying the direct impact of daily innovations on volatility and reducing the estimated overall persistence of …

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The information content of small business earnings

Benkraiem, Ramzi - In: Journal of Applied Accounting Research 17 (2016) 1, pp. 84-96

net income in the form of non-core earnings. Consequently, the purpose of this paper is to examine the persistence and … predict the performance of the next year ( t +1). However, only the persistence of current core earnings is valued by the …. Practical implications – The persistence of non-core earnings is certainly less important than that of core elements but able to …

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A keyword-based organizing framework for ERP intellectual contributions

Fadlalla, Adam; Amani, Farzaneh - In: Journal of Enterprise Information Management 28 (2015) 5, pp. 637-657

/methodology/approach – Using keyword persistence, a time-based measure, and keyword dominance, a frequency-based measure, the authors constructed …

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