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Exchange rate and oil price interactions in selected CEE countries

Drachal, Krzysztof - In: Economies 6 (2018) 2, pp. 1-21

period between 2000 and 2015 is analyzed. The methodology is based on the Granger causality test, and the non-linear Diks …-Panchenko test, while the causality in variance is checked with the Hafner-Herwartz test. …

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Causality in Vietnam's parallel exchange rate system during 2005-2011: Policy implications for macroeconomic stability

Bui, Minh Tam - In: Economies 6 (2018) 4, pp. 1-20

conclusion is valid for both a sub-period of stability and a sub-period of vibrant fluctuations, with February 2008 as the cut … stability. …

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Does Development Aid Increase Military Expenditure?

Langlotz, Sarah; Potrafke, Niklas - 2019

Using a new instrumental variable strategy, we examine whether bilateral development aid increases military expenditure in recipient countries. The instrument is the interaction of donor government fractionalization and the probability of receiving aid. The dataset includes new data on military...

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Pathways between socioeconomic status and health: Does health selection or social causation dominate in Europe?

Hoffmann, Rasmus; Kröger, Hannes; Pakpahan, Eduwin - In: Advances in Life Course Research 36 (2018), pp. 23-36

Health differences which correspond to socioeconomic status (SES) can be attributed to three causal mechanisms: SES affects health (social causation), health affects SES (health selection), and common background factors influence both SES and health (indirect selection). Using retrospective...

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Policy discontinuity and duration outcomes

van den Berg, Gerard J.; Bozio, Antoine; Costa Dias, Monica - 2018

Causal effects of a policy change on the hazard rates of a duration outcome variable are not identified from a comparison of spells before and after the policy change when there is unobserved heterogeneity in the effects and no model structure is imposed. We develop a discontinuity approach that...

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Bitcoin and web search query dynamics: is the price driving the hype or is the hype driving the price?

Süssmuth, Bernd - 2019

search queries with regard to their mutual predictability, Granger-causality and cause-effect delay structure. The Bitcoin is … relatively high frequencies ranging from two to five months. In the other direction, causality runs from the cryptocurrency price … measure for the relevant frequency bands with significant causality ranges from slightly more than one month to about four …

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Smartphone Use and Academic Performance: Correlation or Causal Relationship?

Baert, Stijn; Vujić, Sunčica; Amez, Simon; Claeskens, … - 2019

After a decade of correlational research, this study attempts to measure the causal impact of (general) smartphone use on educational performance. To this end, we merge survey data on general smartphone use, exogenous predictors of this use, and other drivers of academic success with the exam...

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Bitcoin and Web Search Query Dynamics: Is the price driving the hype or is the hype driving the price?

Süssmuth, Bernd - 2019

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Smartphone Use and Academic Performance: a Literature Review

Amez, Simon; Baert, Stijn - 2019

We present the first systematic review of the scientific literature on smartphone use and academic success. We synthesise the theoretical mechanisms, empirical approaches, and empirical findings described in the multidisciplinary literature to date. Our analysis of the literature reveals a...

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Smartphone Use and Academic Performance: Correlation or Causal Relationship?

Baert, Stijn; Vujic, Suncica; Amez, Simon; Claeskens, Matteo - 2018

After a decade of correlational research, this study is the first to measure the causal impact of (general) smartphone use on educational performance. To this end, we merge survey data on general smartphone use, exogenous predictors of this use, and other drivers of academic success with the...

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