In 2004 Poland entered the EU. This paper investigates the performance of the Polish banking industry over the period 1999–2004, by looking specifically at its comparative efficiency in relation to one of the largest banking sectors in the EU namely, that of the UK. Based on a range of...

This paper examines the relationship between state-funded secondary school performance and local residential property values in seven major English cities. When choosing which secondary school they wish their children to attend, parents will be aware of the school’s performance in Key Stage 3,...

Purpose: On the basis of corporate governance and agency cost theory, using the fifth sub-indicator of Fan et al. China Marketization Index as the regional investor protection index (IPI), the purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of equity incentives and regional investor protection...

Purpose: Housing prices in the UK offer an inspiring, yet a complex and under-explored research area. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the critical factors that affect UK’s housing prices. Design/methodology/approach: The authors utilize the recently developed nonlinear ARDL...

Purpose: The relationship between institutional quality and economic growth is revisited. Design/methodology/approach: A panel cointegration methodology and causality analysis are applied to 27 postsocialist economies over the period from 1996 to 2016. Findings: Utilizing the Worldwide...

Purpose: We investigate the impact of the strength of intellectual property (IP) institutions on Chinese outward foreign direct investment (OFDI). Design/methodology/approach: We use two different measures of IP on a sample of 21 European countries in the period 2003–2015. Panel quantile...