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Markup cyclicality, competition and liquidity constraints: Evidence from a panel VAR analysis
(2020-07-19)
The main scope of this study is to investigate the effects of competition and liquidity constraints on the cyclical behaviour of the markup ratio. In particular, 79 2-digit NACE Rev.2 sectors across the UK manufacturing ...
Standardising care in the ICU: a protocol for a scoping review of tools used to improve care delivery
(2020-07-19)
Abstract: Background: Increasing numbers of critically ill patients experience a prolonged intensive care unit stay contributing to greater physical and psychological morbidity, strain on families and cost to health systems. ...
Self-Organized Approach to Designing Building Thermal Insulation
(2020-07-17)
Traditionally, the uniform application of thermal insulation is practiced within the built environment sector to achieve desired building regulation standards for energy efficiency. However, that approach does not follow ...
The Japanese balance sheet recession 20 years on : Abenomics – solution or corporate financialisation?
(Routledge, 2020-07-16)
We conduct an analysis of Japanese firms’ income sources (a la Krippner, 2005) and their balance sheets, using flow of funds data. Given our results, we argue then that Abenomics has neither led to a sustainable recovery ...
Quine's metametaphysics
(Routledge, 2020-07-14)
W. V. Quine stands out as one of the foremost figures of 20th century analytic philosophy. This chapter argues that a significant part of his work’s enduring value lies in its contribution to metametaphysics, including how ...
Modelling the Social Buffering Hypothesis in an Artificial Life Environment
(MIT Press, 2020-07-14)
In social species, individuals who form social bonds have been found to live longer, healthier lives. One hypothesised reason for this effect is that social support, mediated by oxytocin, “buffers” responses to stress in ...
Development of Accounting Education in the Republic of Turkey: The Economic and Commercial Sciences Academies (1959-1982)
(2020-07-14)
The period (1959-1982) saw an accelerated economic change in Turkey. As the rate of economic change increased, this era witnessed remarkable innovation in higher education in order to meet the needs of a fast changing ...
Reverse Pedagogy: a citizens' assembly approach to the BAME awarding gap
(2020-07-10)
This project took a bottom-up approach to the BAME awarding gap. The aim was to create the right conditions for BAME students to lead the conversation and shape the recommendations. Knowledge is power. Students were therefore ...
The Role of Patient and Public Involvement Leads in Facilitating Feedback: “invisible work”
(2020-07-10)
Background Health research in the UK requires members patients, those with lived experience and members of the public to be involved in designing and shaping research: many of them have reported that their comments and ...