bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Economic Consequences of Increased Disclosure: Evidence from Cross‐Listings of Chinese Firms
Authors: Sami Heibatollah , Zhou Haiyan 
Published: August 2010

AbstractIn this paper, we investigate the impact of cross‐listings on information asymmetry risk, the cost of capital and firm value of a group of cross‐listed Chinese companies. Our paper is the first to examine the effect of cross‐listing on information asymmetry risk. Because cross‐listed firms are subject to increased disclosure requirements, increased regulatory scrutiny and increased legal liability, we propose that Chinese cross‐listed firms have lower information asymmetry risk, lower cost of capital and higher firm value than their non‐cross‐listed counterparts. We find in both univariate and multivariate tests that cross‐listed firms enjoyed lower information asymmetry risk in the domestic market compared with the non‐cross‐listed firms. We also find that cross‐listed firms have lower cost of capital in the cross‐listing market than non‐cross‐listed firms in the domestic markets. Finally, we find that cross‐listed firms are associated with higher firm value as measured by Tobin's Q. These results have implications for international investors and companies seeking cross‐listing opportunities.
Productivités et externalités des dépenses publiques en zone UEMOA
Authors: Ouattara Wautabouna 
Published: August 2010

Abstract:  The purpose of the present study is to estimate the public expenditure sector's respective roles in the ‘productive’ and ‘non productive’ components of the economy of WAEMU (West African Economic and Monetary Union) member states. An econometric analysis aims to reveal the externalities and/or relative factorial marginal productivity effects on the long‐term economic growth rate. It appears that public capital expenditure positively affects relative factorial productivity but public consumption expenditure has no effect on economic growth. The study confirms the productive contribution of public infrastructures on GDP growth in the WAEMU area.Résumé:  L'objet de la présente étude est d'estimer les rôles respectifs des différentes composantes “productive” et “non productive” des dépenses du secteur public dans l'économie des pays de l'UEMOA. Une analyse économétrique vise à capter les effets de productivité marginale factorielle relative et/ou d'externalités sur le taux de croissance économique en longue période. L'analyse montre que les dépenses en capital public ont un effet positif de productivité factorielle relative alors que les dépenses publiques de consommation ne laissent apparaître aucun effet sur la croissance. L'étude apporte une confirmation de la contribution productive des infrastructures publiques à la croissance du PIB dans l'espace UEMOA.
INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING IN A PERIOD OF CRISIS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY, 1973–83.*
Authors: HOLMES JOHN 
Published: August 2010

AbstractThe recent crisis in the North American economy is rooted in the disintegration of a particular model of capital accumulation known as Fordism. Using the empirical context of the auto industry in Canada the paper analyses the development and subsequent breakdown of Fordism and the forms taken by the restructuring which has occurred in response to the crisis.
Varieties of Industrial Relations Research: Take‐over, Convergence or Divergence?
Authors: Frege Carola M. 
Published: August 2010

AbstractIndustrial relations (IR) research faces various pressures of internationalization. Not only do global economic forces increasingly shape the subject of the discipline, employment relations, but also the academic community itself is becoming more international. The article discusses whether and in what ways IR research is affected by these trends. It is based on a comparative, longitudinal study of journal publications in the USA, Britain and Germany. The findings reveal significantly different patterns of IR research across the three countries. In particular, the strong variation between US and British research patterns challenges the common notion of a homogeneous Anglo‐Saxon style in conducting social science research. The analysis suggests that despite growing internationalization, IR research continues to be strongly embedded in nationally specific research cultures and traditions.
Work–Life Balance and the Demand for Reduction in Working Hours: Evidence from the British Social Attitudes Survey 2002
Authors: MacInnes John 
Published: August 2010

AbstractWork–life balance policies aimed at reducing working hours are often assumed to be of particular interest to workers with family responsibilities such as young children. Although workers in Britain report the kind of time‐stress envisaged by the debate over a ‘long‐hours culture’, there is little relationship between workers’ family situation and preferences for working fewer hours. Women workers’ hours already reflect family commitments to some extent, while families with young children may need the income levels that only substantial working hours bring. Conversely workers without family commitments may have more capacity to swap income or career progression for increased leisure time.
The Role of Nominating Committees and Director Reputation in Shaping the Labor Market for Directors: An Empirical Assessment
Authors: Eminet Aurélien , Guedri Zied 
Published: August 2010

ABSTRACTManuscript Type: EmpiricalResearch Question/Issue: Do the presence and independence of nominating committees within boards of directors affect the extent of rewards and sanctions provided by the labor market to directors with a reputation for being active in monitoring management?Research Findings/Insights: Results drawn from a longitudinal sample of directors sitting on the board of 200 public French firms suggest that the stronger a director's reputation for being active in increasing control over management, the larger the number of his or her subsequent appointments to (1) boards with a nominating committee; (2) to boards with a nominating committee that excludes the CEO; and (3) to boards with a nominating committee dominated by non‐executive directors. In contrast, we found that a director's reputation of being active in increasing control over management does not impact the number of his or her subsequent appointments (1) to boards without a nominating committee; (2) to boards with a nominating committee that includes the CEO; and (3) to boards with a nominating committee dominated by executive directors.Theoretical/Academic Implications: This study shows that the outcome of the power struggle between the CEO and incumbent directors during the candidate selection process determines the profile of directors who will ultimately obtain the board appointment. On the one hand, independent nominating committees are likely to reduce the influence of CEOs over the process of a director's appointment, and therefore are likely to increase the recruitment of directors with reputations for being active in exercising control over managers. On the other hand, nonexistence of nominating committees or presence of weak nominating committees under the influence of the CEO decouple directors' reputations for being active in controlling management from the likelihood of obtaining new appointments.Practitioner/Policy Implications: This study offers insights to policy makers interested in increasing the efficiency of the labor market for directors. More specifically, it highlights the conditions under which directors with a reputation of being active in increasing control over management are likely to be rewarded by the labor market for directors. These conditions include (1) the creation of a nominating committee; (2) exclusion of the CEO from this committee; and (3) domination of this committee by outside directors.
An Application of Multinomial Logistic Regression to Estimating Performance of a Multiple-Screening Test with Incomplete Verification
Authors: Lloyd Chris J. , Frommer Donald J. 
Published: August 2010

Summary
The paper describes a method of estimating the performance of a multiple-screening test where those who test negatively do not have their true disease status determined. The methodology is motivated by a data set on 49927 subjects who were given K=6 binary tests for bowel cancer. A complicating factor is that individuals may have polyps in the bowel, a condition that the screening test is not designed to detect but which may be worth diagnosing. The methodology is based on a multinomial logit model for Pr(S|R6), the probability distribution of patient status S (healthy, polyps or diseased) conditional on the results R6 from six binary tests. An advantage of the methodology described is that the modelling is data driven. In particular, we require no assumptions about correlation within subjects, the relative sensitivity of the K tests or the conditional independence of the tests. The model leads to simple estimates of the trade-off between different errors as the number of tests is varied, presented graphically by using receiver operating characteristic curves. Finally, the model allows us to estimate better protocols for assigning subjects to the disease group, as well as the gains in accuracy from these protocols.
Simple Non-Parametric Estimators for Unemployment Duration Analysis
Authors: Wichert Laura , Wilke Ralf A. 
Published: August 2010

Summary
We consider an extension of conventional univariate Kaplan–Meier-type estimators for the hazard rate and the survivor function to multivariate censored data with a censored random regressor. It is an Akritas-type estimator which adapts the non-parametric conditional hazard rate estimator of Beran to more typical data situations in applied analysis. We show with simulations that the estimator has nice finite sample properties and our implementation appears to be fast. As an application we estimate non-parametric conditional quantile functions with German administrative unemployment duration data.
The Impact of Payoff Interdependence on Trust and Trustworthiness
Authors: Güth Werner , Levati M. Vittoria , Ploner Matteo 
Published: August 2010

Abstract
In one-shot investment games where each player’s payoff is a convex combination of own and other’s profit, we measure trust by the amount given to the trustee and trustworthiness by the amount returned to the trustor by the trustee. Does the degree of payoff interdependence increase both trust and trustworthiness or one but not the other or neither of them? According to our experimental data, trust remains unaffected by the extent of interdependence whereas trustworthiness reacts positively to it.
No passage to India? Initial responses of UK trade unions to call centre offshoring
Authors: Bain Peter , Taylor Phil 
Published: August 2010

ABSTRACTThis article focuses on the first wave of call centre offshoring from the UK to India (2002–04). Trade union responses in five case‐study companies are documented. Drawing upon theories of union power resources, including international action, the relative efficacy of these union responses is analysed.
The impact of Investors in People on employer‐provided training, the equality of training provision and the ‘training apartheid’ phenomenon
Authors: Hoque Kim 
Published: August 2010

ABSTRACTThis article draws on data from WERS 2004 to provide a follow‐up to previous research using WERS 98, which evaluated the relationship between Investors in People (IiP) and training. This follow‐up is undertaken in order to consider whether the Standard, which was revised in 2000, is now more effective in ensuring that recognised workplaces genuinely engage in training activity. An evaluation is also undertaken of the Standard's new aim of ensuring equal opportunities with regard to training provision. In the event, the analysis demonstrates that the proportion of employees in IiP workplaces that have not received formal training did not change between 1998 and 2004, but employees were now less likely to disagree that managers at their workplaces encourage people to develop their skills. However, the analysis finds greater evidence of inequality of training provision in IiP workplaces than in non‐IiP workplaces and that the Standard neither boosts training levels for typically disadvantaged employee groups, nor overcomes the ‘training apartheid’ phenomenon.
Excess Money Growth and Inflation Dynamics*
Authors: Roffia Barbara , Zaghini Andrea 
Published: August 2010

AbstractThis paper analyses the short‐run impact of periods of strong monetary growth on inflation dynamics for 15 industrialized economies. We find that when robust money growth is accompanied by large increases in stock and house prices and loose credit conditions, the probability of recording an inflationary outburst over a three‐year horizon is significantly increased. In contrast, significant money stock expansions that are not associated with sustained credit increases and strong dynamics in other asset prices seem to be less likely to have inflationary consequences and are thus less worrying from a policy perspective.
International symposium on Inborn errors of metabolism in humans held in Interlaken, Switzerland, 1980
Authors: CROSSLEY JANE E. 
Published: August 2010

The 18th meeting of the Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (SSIEM) was a joint meeting with the International Society for Inborn Errors of Metabolism, and was a sequel to their meeting in Tel Aviv in 1977.The SSIEM, founded in 1963 following a symposium entitled Neurometabolic disorders in childhood, exists to promote an exchange of ideas between professional workers in different disciplines who are interested in the biochemical basis of inherited diseases. One of the ways it pursues this aim is by arranging annual meetings on particular topics. In the past subjects have included: Biochemical approaches to mental handicap in children; Inborn errors of skin, hair and connective tissue; Organic acidurias; Carbohydrate metabolism; and more broadly based topics, such as Treatment and Medico‐social management. The Society also publishes a quarterly journal and has a membership of over 300, including members from overseas as well as the UK and Eire.
Sensory reinforcement table—an evaluation*
Authors: GOODALL ELIZABETH , CORBETT JOHN , MURPHY GLYNIS , CALLIAS MARIA 
Published: August 2010

SUMMARYA table, which provides sensory reinforcement on completion of form board tasks, was evaluated for use in teaching and occupying severely mentally handicapped children.Sensory stimulation was found to be more effective than edibles or social reinforcement in occupying two children working at skills already acquired. The addition of sensory reinforcement to social reinforcement was found to enhance learning new skills in three children. Sensory stimulation was no more effective than conventional reinforcers with five children whose performance at form board tasks was generally very low.It is suggested that the use of such equipment be investigated further with larger numbers of children.
Do the professionals understand?
Authors: MacLachlan Mary , Dennis Pam , Lang Hilary , Charnock Sybil , Osman Jill 
Published: August 2010

SUMMARYThe article describes the early feelings and experiences of five mothers in coming to terms with the severe mental and physical handicaps of their children, now young adults, as explored in a group setting with two professional workers. It goes on to give their views on the services they have received to date and the kind of provision they would like to see in future.
Parents with mental handicaps and adequate child care — a review
Authors: Tymchuk Alexander J. , Andron Linda , Unger Olivia 
Published: August 2010

Although there has been much concern about people with mental handicaps as parents, available evidence shows that: they do not necessarily have children who are mentally handicapped; they have fewer or the same number of children as the norm; while some provide inadequate child care, others provide adequate care; and they can develop parenting skills.Despite these tentative conclusions, there is a critical need for additional research that systematically addresses parenting issues with this group of people and seeks to answer the following questions. What are the predictors of adequate parenting? What types and frequency of training are useful? How do other factors such as emotional disturbance, stress, and health‐related problems influence acquisition and maintenance of parenting skills?
AIDS and people with mental handicaps
Authors: Jones Chris 
Published: August 2010

People with mental handicaps are not generally considered a “high risk” group in relation to the spread of AIDS. However, carers and educators have a responsibility to translate the basic messages about AIDS into a form which is understandable and appropriate for them.Some individuals who are mentally handicapped may be very much at risk through certain sexual behaviour coupled with ignorance. Many others may be caused needless anxiety because of mistaken or half‐understood ideas about AIDS.A strategy for educating people with mental handicaps about AIDS is suggested.
Implementing change in a long stay hospital using an individual review system
Authors: Laws Matt , Bolt Liz , Gibbs Vicky 
Published: August 2010

This article describes the process of implementing change to an individual review system in a long‐stay hospital.A new review system was devised, piloted, and evaluated. Despite the constraints of the institution (such as large size, and limited resources of staff and time) substantial improvements were made over a two‐year period.
Hearing in people with mental handicaps: A REVIEW OF 100 ADULTS
Authors: Yeates Sybil 
Published: August 2010

A pilot project was undertaken which examined the hearing of 100 adults with mental handicaps. The adults had been referred because of a suspected hearing problem and this was confirmed in 37 per cent of the sample. A further 14 per cent were found to have adequate hearing and 19 per cent to require additional objective electrophysiological tests. The remaining 30 per cent were deemed to require supervision, having hearing levels at the lowest acceptable limits.Of the 37 people requiring amplification, 14 had previously been supplied with hearing aids; but only one person was using the correct aid and remained in touch with a hospital department.The need both for diagnosis and, most importantly, on‐going help for people with hearing problems and the staff who work with them is imperative.
Accepting and developing the sexuality of people with mental handicaps
Authors: Rose John 
Published: August 2010

Over recent years there has been a greater acknowledgement of the right of people with mental handicaps to express their sexuality. Considerable effort has been made to help others, mainly professionals working with them, to come to terms with this. It is argued that, because of different cares and concerns, their parents need a different type of help from that generally offered.A workshop is described which enabled parents to examine some of the issues that face their children as they reach adolescence and adulthood, so that they could take a positive attitude towards the development of the sexuality of their sons and daughters. Evaluation of the sessions demonstrated that attendance had been found useful by the parents. It seems likely that similar workshops would be well received.
Perinatal complications increase the risk of postpartum depression. The Generation R Study
Authors: Blom EA , Jansen PW , Verhulst FC , Hofman A , Raat H , Jaddoe VWV , Coolman M , Steegers EAP , Tiemeier H 
Published: August 2010

Please cite this paper as: Blom E, Jansen P, Verhulst F, Hofman A, Raat H, Jaddoe V, Coolman M, Steegers E, Tiemeier H. Perinatal complications increase the risk of postpartum depression. The Generation R Study. BJOG 2010;117:1390–1398.Objective  To examine whether specific pregnancy and delivery complications are risk factors for postpartum depression.Design  A prospective longitudinal study.Setting  Rotterdam, the Netherlands.Population  A cohort of 4941 pregnant women who enrolled in the Generation R Study.Methods  Information on perinatal complications was obtained from the midwife and hospital registries or by questionnaire. Logistic regression analyses were used to calculate the risk of postpartum depression for the separate perinatal complications.Main outcome measures  Postpartum psychiatric symptoms were assessed 2 months after delivery using the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale.Results  Several perinatal complications were significantly associated with postpartum depression, namely: pre‐eclampsia (adjusted OR, aOR 2.58, 95% CI 1.30–5.14), hospitalization during pregnancy (aOR 2.25, 95% CI 1.19–4.26), emergency caesarean section (aOR 1.53, 95% CI 1.02–2.31), suspicion of fetal distress (aOR 1.56, 95% CI 1.08–2.27), a medically indicated delivery provided by an obstetrician (aOR 2.43, 95% CI 1.56–3.78), and hospital admission of the baby (aOR 1.45, 95% CI 1.10–1.92). Unplanned pregnancy, thrombosis, meconium‐stained amniotic fluid, and Apgar score were not associated with postpartum depression after adjustment for confounding factors, such as pre‐existing psychopathological symptoms and sociodemographic characteristics. The risk of postpartum depression increased with the number of perinatal complications women experienced (P < 0.001).Conclusions  We showed that several pregnancy and delivery complications present a risk for women’s mental health in the postpartum period. Obstetricians, midwives, general practitioners, and staff at baby well clinics should be aware that women who experienced perinatal complications—especially those with a number of perinatal complications—are at risk for developing postpartum depression.
Wave and sediment dynamics along a shallow subtidal sandy beach inhabited by modern stromatolites
Authors: ECKMAN J. E. , ANDRES M. S. , MARINELLI R. L. , BOWLIN E. , REID R. P. , ASPDEN R. J. , PATERSON D. M. 
Published: August 2010

ABSTRACTTo help define the habitat of modern marine stromatolites, wave‐dominated flow and sediment transport were studied in the shallow subtidal region (1–2 m depth) along the slightly concave, windward face of Highborne Cay, Exuma, Bahamas – the only face of the cay that includes a population of stromatolites concentrated near the region of highest curvature of the beach. Wave energy impacting this island's most exposed beach was driven by local wind forcing which increases largely in response to the passage of atmospheric disturbances that typically affect the region for periods of a few days. Although some wave energy is almost always noted (maximum horizontal orbital speeds at the bottom are rarely <10 cm s−1), wave conditions remain comparatively calm until local winds increase above speeds of ≈3–4 m s−1 at which point maximum wave speeds rapidly increase to 50–80 cm s−1. Stromatolites, which are largely restricted to the shoreward side of a shallow platform reef, are sheltered by the reef beyond which wave speeds are one to four times higher (depending on tidal stage). Moreover, stromatolite populations are predominantly found along a region of this wave‐exposed beach that experiences comparatively reduced wave energy because of the curved morphology of the island's face. Maximum wave speeds are 1.4 to 2 times higher along more northern sections of the beach just beyond the locus of stromatolite populations. A quantitative model of sediment transport was developed that accurately predicted accumulation of suspended sediment in sediment traps deployed in the shallow subtidal zone along this beach. This model, coupled with in situ wave records, indicates that gross rates of suspended sediment deposition should be two to three times higher northward of the main stromatolite populations. Regions of the beach containing stromatolites nevertheless should experience significant rates of gross suspended sediment deposition averaging 7–10 g cm−2 day−1 (≈4–6 cm day−1). Results suggest that one axis of the habitat of modern marine stromatolites may be defined by a comparatively narrow range of flow energy and sediment transport conditions.