Economics and Finance News

Assessment of Multidimensional Poverty and Effectiveness of Microfinance-driven Government and NGO Projects in the Rural Bangladesh

2012-05-14T00:00:00Z

This Journal of Socio-Economics paper has developed a multidimensional model usable in assessing economic, social, political and cultural dimensions of poverty by utilizing primary data collected from 78 villages in Bangladesh using a participatory approach. Employing the developed model, a comparative analysis has been performed between microfinance-driven government (GO) and NGO (non-government organization) projects to explore their relative effectiveness in enhancing wellbeing of the poor in rural Bangladesh. It is observed that GO agencies are more effective in enhancing ‘economic wellbeing’ of the poor, whereas NGOs are contributing more in the ‘social’ aspects of wellbeing. Findings also revealed that, as whole, GO agencies perform 42% better than NGOs in improving living standards of the rural poor which contradicts with the existing literature of poverty reduction projects in developing countries.

The value of medical and pharmaceutical interventions for reducing obesity

2012-05-11T00:00:00Z

Published in Journal of Health Economics, this paper attempts to quantify the social, private, and public-finance values of reducing obesity through pharmaceutical and medical interventions.

Special Issue - Transitional Economies

2012-05-03T00:00:00Z

This special issue from Journal of Asian Economics covers a wide range of topics including foreign investment and bribery, The China-North Korea cross-border exchange, social protection programmes, and the promotion of entrepreneurship after the collapse of a socialist economic system, amongst others.

Call for Papers: The Dynamics of International Migration

2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

In 2013, Elsevier’s International Review of Economics & Finance will feature a special issue on The Dynamics of International Migration. The issue will be guest edited by Oded Stark, Universities of Bonn and Tuebingen. Manuscripts, double-spaced and preferably not longer than 30 pages, should be submitted electronically on or before October 1, 2012.

Mobility, Housing Markets, and Schools: Estimating the Effects of Inter-District Choice Programs

2012-04-23T00:00:00Z

This Journal of Public Economics article looks at how school choice programs may affect residential sorting and house values. The authors test whether states’ inter-district choice programs affect sorting and house values. They find that house values rise if there are desirable out-of-district options nearby, and population density and mean household income also rise. They also find that residential homogeneity increases when excludable public goods become less exclusive.

Fast food prices, obesity, and the minimum wage

2012-04-16T00:00:00Z

This Economics & Human Biology paper separates demand and supply side variation in fast food prices to study weight effects. The authors argue that the minimum wage is an exogenous source of variation in fast food prices, and find little evidence that fast food price changes affect adult BMI or obesity prevalence.

Special Issue - Emergence in Economics

2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

Published in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, this issue looks at a range of topics including the evolution of the economic landscape, the anatomy of emergence, salience as an emergent property, and more.

Symposium on Measurement and Survey Design

2012-04-09T00:00:00Z

Published in Journal of Development Economics, this special issue presents a subset of papers from a conference on “Survey design and measurement in development economics” held at the World Bank in December 2009, with the support of the John Templeton Foundation, the University of Chicago, and Yale University.

Ross Best Paper Award Winners - Finance Research Letters

2012-05-09T00:00:00Z

The Editors of Finance Research Letters congratulate the recipients of the 2011 Stephen A. Ross Best Paper Award ($1000) chosen from articles published in 2011. The Ross Award for 2011 goes to 'Endogenous leverage and expected stock returns' by T.C. Johnson, T. Chebonenko, I. Cunha, F. DAlmeida, X. Spencer, published in Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2011, Pages 132–145. The choice for the award was made by the journal’s board. Warmest congratulations to the winners!

Suzanne BeDell, Managing Director of Elsevier, interviewed in Research Information

2012-05-04T00:00:00Z

Suzanne BeDell was interviewed by Research Information, talking about Elsevier’s eBooks, Print on Demand and apps offering including the Oishi MRI Atlas.

BBC Press Coverage Received for Elsevier Organized Conference - Planet Under Pressure

2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

Planet Under Pressure, organized by Elsevier, reaches beyond the science community to media and blogosphere. Watch the presentations from the conference online today: http://view6.workcast.net/?pak=8051301437434580&cpak=5876441157257134

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2012-04-09T00:00:00Z

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BIGGERBRAINS on Career Planning

2012-04-02T00:00:00Z

Watch the video interview with the author of Charting a Course for a Successful Research Career, Professor Alan M Johnson, Research Management Services International.

BIGGERBRAINS: A Perspective on Funding in Academic Research

2012-03-30T00:00:00Z

Interview with Prof Francesco Visioli. Chief Scientist at the Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA)-Food, and Editor-in-Chief of Pharmacological Research, giving advice to young scientists about different aspects of funding.

Win an iPad with Elsevier Mobile Application Competition

2012-04-19T00:00:00Z

Could your idea help authors to submit their papers while they are on the move? Or perhaps you have an idea for an application that involves several journals in a subject area? Whatever your journal app ideas, submit your suggestions to Elsevier’s Best Mobile App Competition today! You don’t have to be a Techie, you just need to have good ideas! Put your pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and write these ideas down. Who knows? You might even win an iPad for your efforts! Submit your idea before 31 May 2012! http://elsevierauthormobileapp.com/

Special Issue: Financial stress in the Eurozone

2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

The articles in this Journal of International Money and Finance issue are refereed versions of papers presented at the 15th International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance held in May 2011 in collaboration with JIMF. This issue presents a spectrum of approaches, including the investigation on the causes and implications of global macroeconomic imbalances on the current financial crisis, the role of the ECB and loan supply during the financial crisis and the determinants of default risk and estimation of bond spread yields.

Read FREE: Special Issue on The Economics of Digital Media Markets

2012-03-30T00:00:00Z

Published in Information Economics and Policy, this very topical special issue addresses the impact of internet file-sharing on sales of recorded music and sales of tickets to live performances; digital copying; mobile application pricing; newspapers' social media adoption; and more.

Read FREE: Special Section on Has macro progressed?

2012-03-28T00:00:00Z

'In the wake of the recent financial crisis and the subsequent “Great Recession”, the adequacy of modern macroeconomics in explaining this crisis and suggesting an appropriate policy response has been questioned. Much of this discussion has focused on the now standard DSGE modeling approach. Several papers that address the issue of progress in macroeconomics are presented in this [Journal of Macroeconomics] section, which takes its title from an article entitled “Has Macro Progressed?” submitted to the Journal by Ray Fair. We took the opportunity of the submission of Fair’s provocative article to solicit the views of other macroeconomists regarding progress in macroeconomics. Fair’s paper along with papers by Peter Howitt, Sharon Kozicki, and Harald Uhlig are presented in alphabetical order in this section.' Introduction to the special section, W. Douglas McMillin (Co-Editor)

Read FREE: Special Section on Financial and Real Effects of Alternative Investments

2012-03-26T00:00:00Z

This special section in Journal of Corporate Finance covers a number of highly topical subjects, including whether private equity owners increase risk of financial distress and bankruptcy; Diversification in the hedge fund industry; Bilateral political relations and sovereign wealth fund investment; Private equity portfolio company performance during the global recession; amongst others.

Special Issue: GDP to Well-being

2012-03-22T00:00:00Z

Published in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, this issue includes both empirical and theoretical approaches to the discussion. The comprises comprises a selection of papers from the Conference From GDP To Well-Being: Economics On The Road To Sustainability