This study examines the determinants of profitability using the US Compustat database during the period 1976-2009. The study uses panel data analysis as Generalized Methods of Moments (GMM) dynamic panel models and Quantile regressions. Besides the conventional drivers of profitability a...

This study explores the effects of air pollution on specific diseases and specifically skin conditions and allergy, chest and breathing and heart problems. The analysis is based on data derived by the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which is a panel dataset in the UK during the period...

This study explores the effects of air pollution on self-reported health status and the health related costs in UK. The estimates are based on data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS). The effects of air pollution on individuals' health status are estimated and their monetary value is...

In response to the threat posed by COVID-19, the UK prime minister announced on the 23rd of March strict lockdowns and introduced a new way of living and working, at least temporarily. This included working from home wherever possible. Many experts from the IT industry were long arguing about...

This study explores the effects of air pollution on specific diseases. Moreover, this study explores the willingness to pay for improving the air quality in the UK. The estimates are based on data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and rely on variations in pollution level and health...

The UK government has decided to implement lockdown measures at the end of March 2020 as a response to the outbreak and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a consequence, households have experienced job losses and a significant drop in their finances. During these unprecedented and difficult...

COVID-19 has become a global health pandemic forcing governments introducing unprecedented steps to contain the spread of the virus. On the 23rd of March, 2020, the UK government addressed the nation to announce extraordinary measures as a response to slow down the spread of the coronavirus,...