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Characteristics determining the efficiency of foreign banks in Australia
Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Williams, Barry - 2008
The factors determining foreign bank efficiency are investigated using a three stage research method. It is found that host market incumbency reduces efficiency of foreign banks in Australia, resulting in over use of inputs. Factors underlying the limited global advantage hypothesis of Berger,...
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Foreign bank efficiency in Australia: What makes a difference?
Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Williams, Barry - 2009
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that affect differences in measured efficiency of foreign-owned banks operating in Australia. The relevance of both comparative advantage theory and new trade theory to multinational banking in Australia will be tested....
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The role of grazier motivations and risk attitudes in the adoption of grazing best management practices
Greiner, Romy; Miller, Owen; Patterson, Louisa - 2008
The onus on landholders in relation to environmental performance is ever increasing. One toolfor achieving environmental improvements is the design and promotion of region-specific‘best management practices’ (BMPs). These are conservation practices aimed at reducingdiffuse source pollution...
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High-dimensional maximum marginal likelihood item factor analysis by adaptive quadrature
Bock, R. Darrell.; Schilling, Stephen - 2005
Although the Bock–Aitkin likelihood-based estimation method for factor analysis of dichotomous item response data has important advantages over classical analysis of item tetrachoric correlations, a serious limitation of the method is its reliance on fixed-point Gauss-Hermite (G-H) quadrature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476619
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High-dimensional maximum marginal likelihood item factor analysis by adaptive quadrature
Schilling, Stephen; Bock, R. Darrell. - 2005
Although the Bock–Aitkin likelihood-based estimation method for factor analysis of dichotomous item response data has important advantages over classical analysis of item tetrachoric correlations, a serious limitation of the method is its reliance on fixed-point Gauss-Hermite (G-H) quadrature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476754
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Latent Variable Models for Longitudinal Data with Multiple Continuous Outcomes
Roy, Jason; Lin, Xihong - 2000
Multiple outcomes are often used to properly characterize an effect of interest. This paper proposes a latent variable model for the situation where repeated measures over time are obtained on each outcome. These outcomes are assumed to measure an underlying quantity of main interest from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476960
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Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Perceived Switching Costs Model in the Business Services Sector
Yanamandram, Venkata K.; White, L. - 2006
Switching costs has been recognised as a primary reason why dissatisfied customers stay with their suppliers. While a validated multidimensional scale of switching costs exists in a business-to-consumer context, there has been little empirical research effort devoted to operationalising...
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A quantification of the evolution of bilateral trade flows once bilateral RTAs are implemented
Jiménez-García, Blanca; Rodríguez Puerta, Julio
En este trabajo se estudia cómo 103 acuerdos comerciales regionales (ACR) bilaterales influyen en la evolución de los flujos comerciales bilaterales a lo largo del tiempo. El análisis de flujos comerciales trimestrales desde el segundo trimestre de 1982 hasta el cuarto trimestre de 2018...
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Biased estimates in discrete choice models: the appropriate inclusion of psychometric data into the valuation of recycled wastewater
Gibson, Fiona L.; Burton, Michael - 2009
The introduction of measurement bias in parameter estimates into non-linear discrete choice models,as a result of using factor analysis, was identified by Train et al. (1987). They found that the inclusionof factor scores, used to represent relationships amongst like variables, into a subsequent...
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Mit Sicherheit besser? : Aktivierung und Flexicurity in Dänemark
Bogedan, Claudia - 2005
Labour market policies in Denmark, especially measures for the unemployed, recently received much attention, because of …. Denmark offers a flexible labour market with minimal regulations combined with high social security. This ‘flexicurity’ has …. However, Denmark has been able to embed activation into the tradition of a generous and universal welfare state. The paper …
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