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Foreign direct investment and technology licensing in a polluting industry (2024)
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Cao, J., & Mukherjee, A. (in press). Foreign direct investment and technology licensing in a polluting industry. Environmental and Resource Economics,

We consider a firm's incentive for foreign direct investment (FDI) and international technology licensing in a polluting industry. We explain the rationale and the welfare implications of complementarity between FDI and licensing, i.e., the firm's st... Read More about Foreign direct investment and technology licensing in a polluting industry.

Complementary inputs, outsourcing and vertical integration: Price versus quantity competition (2024)
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Mukherjee, A., & Senalp, B. (2024). Complementary inputs, outsourcing and vertical integration: Price versus quantity competition. Manchester School, https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12480

We compare the effects of price and quantity competition in an industry with complementary inputs, outsourcing and a vertically integrated firm where vertical integration occurs between a final goods producer and a subset of input suppliers. The prof... Read More about Complementary inputs, outsourcing and vertical integration: Price versus quantity competition.

Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recovery colleges: multi-site qualitative study (2024)
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McPhilbin, M., Stepanian, K., Yeo, C., Elton, D., Dunnett, D., Jennings, H., …Lawrence, V. (2024). Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recovery colleges: multi-site qualitative study. BJPsych Open, 10(3), Article e113. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.70

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health problems increased as access to mental health services reduced. Recovery colleges are recovery-focused adult education initiatives delivered by people with professional and lived mental health ex... Read More about Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recovery colleges: multi-site qualitative study.

Mitigating the bullwhip effect through supply chain ESG transparency: roles of digitalization and signal strength (2024)
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Wu, L., Wang, M., Kumar, A., & Choi, T. (2024). Mitigating the bullwhip effect through supply chain ESG transparency: roles of digitalization and signal strength. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-08-2023-0667

Purpose-The call for supply chain transparency (SCT), especially the Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) aspect, is getting increasingly louder. Based on the signaling theory, our study investigates the operational benefit of supply chain tra... Read More about Mitigating the bullwhip effect through supply chain ESG transparency: roles of digitalization and signal strength.

African Continental Free Trade Area and Regional Trade in ICT and Digital Technologies (2024)
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Attah-Boakye, R., Adams, K., Yu, H., Dafydd, M., & Hyoungjoo, L. (in press). African Continental Free Trade Area and Regional Trade in ICT and Digital Technologies. Journal of International Management,

This study examines the impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on regional trade in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Digital Technologies (DT) sector across 43 African countries from 2014 to 2021. Employing t... Read More about African Continental Free Trade Area and Regional Trade in ICT and Digital Technologies.

Pro-competitive merger under R&D revisited (2024)
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Mukherjee, A., & Ray, A. (2024). Pro-competitive merger under R&D revisited. Economics Letters, 239, Article 111727. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111727

Mergers may increase process innovation and become pro-competitive compared to non-cooperation if firms cannot observe rivals' R&D investments. Hence, the antitrust authorities may not need to be overly concerned about mergers when R&D investments ar... Read More about Pro-competitive merger under R&D revisited.

Key audit matters: a systematic review (2024)
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Elmarzouky, M., Hussainey, K., & Abdelfattah, T. (2024). Key audit matters: a systematic review. International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation, 20(3/4), 319-341. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijaape.2024.138473

Key audit matters (KAMs) play a substantial role in financial reporting and have garnered increasing attention in recent years. This systematic review of 117 papers and reports published between 2013 and 2023 contributes to the audit and financial re... Read More about Key audit matters: a systematic review.

Impact of business strategy on carbon emissions: Empirical evidence from U.S. firms (2024)
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Abdelfattah, T., Ullah, S., Houqe, M. N., & Zahir-ul-Hassan, M. K. (2024). Impact of business strategy on carbon emissions: Empirical evidence from U.S. firms. Business Strategy and the Environment, https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3789

This study examines the nexus between business strategy and carbon emissions by utilising a dataset of U.S. firms from 2007 to 2020. It focuses on two broad types of firms, that is, prospectors and defenders. Regarding carbon emissions, we consider t... Read More about Impact of business strategy on carbon emissions: Empirical evidence from U.S. firms.

Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset (2024)
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Trodd, Z., Waite, C., Goulding, J., & Boyd, D. S. (2024). Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset. Societies, 14(5), Article 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14050062

The new Domestic Workers Dataset is the largest single set of surveys (n = 11,759) of domestic workers to date. Our analysis of this dataset reveals features about the lives and work of this “hard-to-find” population in India—a country estimated to h... Read More about Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset.

Bisphosphonate alternative regimens for the prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures: BLAST-OFF, a mixed-methods study (2024)
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Sahota, O., Narayanasamy, M., Bastounis, A., Paskins, Z., Bishop, S., Langley, T., …Leonardi-Bee, J. (2024). Bisphosphonate alternative regimens for the prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures: BLAST-OFF, a mixed-methods study. Health Technology Assessment, 28(21), https://doi.org/10.3310/WYPF0472

Background: Bisphosphonates are a class of medication commonly used to treat osteoporosis. Alendronate is recommended as the first-line treatment; however, long-term adherence (both treatment compliance and persistence) is poor. Alternative bisphosph... Read More about Bisphosphonate alternative regimens for the prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures: BLAST-OFF, a mixed-methods study.

Factors influencing the commissioning and implementation of health and social care interventions for people with dementia: commissioner and stakeholder perspectives (2024)
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Tucker, R., Vickers, R., Adams, E. J., Burgon, C., Lock, J., Goldberg, S. E., …Harwood, R. H. (2024). Factors influencing the commissioning and implementation of health and social care interventions for people with dementia: commissioner and stakeholder perspectives. Archives of Public Health, 82(1), Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-024-01283-8

Background Despite several interventions demonstrating benefit to people living with dementia and their caregivers, few have been translated and implemented in routine clinical practice. There is limited evidence of the barriers and facilitators for... Read More about Factors influencing the commissioning and implementation of health and social care interventions for people with dementia: commissioner and stakeholder perspectives.

Leading Quality and Safety on the Frontline – A Case Study of Department Leaders in Nursing Homes (2024)
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Magerøy, M. R., Sverre Braut, G., Macrae, C., Clay-Williams, R., Braithwaite, J., & Wiig, S. (2024). Leading Quality and Safety on the Frontline – A Case Study of Department Leaders in Nursing Homes. Journal of Healthcare Leadership, 16, 193-208. https://doi.org/10.2147/jhl.s454109

Purpose: The role of healthcare leaders is becoming increasingly complex, and carries great responsibility for patients, employees, and the quality of service delivery. This study explored the barriers and enablers that department leaders in nursing... Read More about Leading Quality and Safety on the Frontline – A Case Study of Department Leaders in Nursing Homes.

Hospital corridors as lived spaces: the reconfiguration of social boundaries during the early stages of the Covid pandemic (2024)
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Faux‐Nightingale, A., Kelemen, M., Lilley, S., Stewart, C., & Robinson, K. (in press). Hospital corridors as lived spaces: the reconfiguration of social boundaries during the early stages of the Covid pandemic. Sociology of Health & Illness, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13777

This article explores the meanings and uses of a hospital corridor through 98 diary entries produced by the staff of an English specialist hospital during the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Drawing on Lefebvre's (1991, The production of space... Read More about Hospital corridors as lived spaces: the reconfiguration of social boundaries during the early stages of the Covid pandemic.

Liability-driven investment for pension funds: stochastic optimization with real assets (2024)
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Jang, C., Clare, A., & Owadally, I. (2024). Liability-driven investment for pension funds: stochastic optimization with real assets. Risk Management, 26(3), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41283-024-00141-9

Using a multi-stage stochastic programming method, we suggest an optimal liability-driven investment (LDI) strategy for a closed defined-benefit pension fund including real assets. The objective is to jointly optimize contribution, funding ratio, and... Read More about Liability-driven investment for pension funds: stochastic optimization with real assets.

A joint sustainable order-packing vehicle routing optimisation for the cold chain e-fulfilment (2024)
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Tsang, Y., Ma, H., Tan, K., & Lee, C. (2024). A joint sustainable order-packing vehicle routing optimisation for the cold chain e-fulfilment. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-024-05949-y

Due to the new normal caused by the pandemic, consumer behaviour has now shifted to online shopping not only for general commodities but also for food and other perishable products. Therefore, e-commerce fulfilment is now integrated with cold chain c... Read More about A joint sustainable order-packing vehicle routing optimisation for the cold chain e-fulfilment.

Can participation in IMF programs facilitate sovereign debt rescheduling? The role of program size (2024)
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Bai, Y., Banerji, S., Wang, Z., & Zhang, W. (2024). Can participation in IMF programs facilitate sovereign debt rescheduling? The role of program size. Journal of International Money and Finance, 144, Article 103079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2024.103079

We develop a theoretical model to explain the possible inverted U-shaped relationship between IMF loan size and the probability of sovereign debt rescheduling. Given that the IMF is a de facto senior creditor, borrowing too much from the IMF leaves a... Read More about Can participation in IMF programs facilitate sovereign debt rescheduling? The role of program size.

Tort Liability and Unawareness (2024)
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Chakravarty, S., Kelsey, D., & Teitelbaum, J. C. (in press). Tort Liability and Unawareness. International Economic Review, https://doi.org/10.1111/iere.12706

We explore the implications of unawareness for tort law. We study cases where injurers and victims initially are unaware that some acts can yield harmful consequences, or that some acts or harmful consequences are even possible, but later become awar... Read More about Tort Liability and Unawareness.

Taking Back Control: Human Rights and Human Trafficking in the United Kingdom (2024)
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Landman, T., Brewster, B., & Thornton, S. (2024). Taking Back Control: Human Rights and Human Trafficking in the United Kingdom. Societies, 14(4), Article 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14040047

Modern slavery and human trafficking are well recognized as significant problems in need of legislation, policies, and actions from a wide range of stakeholders in the United Kingdom. The passage of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 is a hallmark of the... Read More about Taking Back Control: Human Rights and Human Trafficking in the United Kingdom.

Bertrand-Cournot profit reversal in a vertical structure with cross ownership (2024)
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Mukherjee, A., Wang, L. F., & Sun, J. (2024). Bertrand-Cournot profit reversal in a vertical structure with cross ownership. Economics Letters, 238, Article 111681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111681

We provide a new reason for Bertrand-Cournot profit reversal. In a two-tier industry with a profit-maximising input supplier and symmetric final good producers, we show that the profit reversal occurs under passive cross ownership among firms.