Applied Economics: Recent submissions
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Partial identification of functionals of the joint distribution of “potential outcomes”
(Elsevier/Science Direct, 2016-11-10)In this paper, we present a systematic study of partial identification of two general classes of functionals of the joint distribution of two “potential outcomes” when a bivariate sample from the joint distribution is not ... -
Minority and majority private equity investments: firm performance and governance
(Springer Link, 2016-11-02)This paper adds to the literature on the determinants of the effects of private equity (PE) investments. Using an original dataset of 191 target firms in Italy, we study the effects on performance and governance of the ... -
Foreign capital and gender differences in promotions: Evidence from large Brazilian manufacturing firms
(Brookings Institution Press, 2014)This paper examines whether there exists obstacles hindering women's ascension in the largest firms of the Brazilian manufacturing industry. In particular, we check whether gender matters in the time it takes to get a ... -
General Motors: A financialized account of corporate behaviour 1909–1940
(Elsevier, 2016-10-21)This paper constructs an alternative account of resource stewardship at General Motors (GM) during the period 1909–1940. Alfred Chandler employed GM in his text ‘Strategy and Structure’ to explain the development of the ... -
Forecasting the Brazilian yield curve using forward-looking variables
(Elsevier, 2017-10-25)This paper proposes a forecasting model that combines a factor augmented VAR (FAVAR) methodology with the Nelson and Siegel (NS) parametrization of the yield curve in order to predict the Brazilian term structure of interest ... -
Forecasting the Brazilian Yield Curve Using Forward-Looking Variables
(Elsevier, 2016-10-25)This paper proposes a forecasting model that combines a factor augmented VAR (FAVAR) methodology with the Nelson and Siegel (NS) parametrization of the yield curve in order to predict the Brazilian term structure of interest ... -
Total bureaucratisation, neo-liberalism, and Weberian oligarchy
(University of Leicester, University of Essex, 2016-03-01)David Graeber’s book on rules and bureaucracy examines the topic from a refreshing standpoint. Much management literature, since at least Bennis (1965), has made the claim that bureaucracy and competitive markets and/or ... -
Structural Change in Industrial Output: China 1995-2010.
Purpose The aim of this paper is to learn about some patterns of sectoral and industrial structural change of the Chinese economy over the 1995-2010 period, which also complements a previous paper of the author. The chosen ... -
Global financial architecture and human rights
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Financial Institutions and Accountability Mechanisms
(Intersentia, 2015-03-01)