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Does exchange rate volatility matter for international sales? Evidence from US firm level data
(Elsevier B.V., 2016)We explore the effect of exchange rate volatility on firms’ foreign sales using destination-specific US firm-level data at different quantiles of the conditional distribution. Results show that the sign and significance ... -
The effect of property rights on the relationship between economic growth and pollution for transition economies
(2007)The paper measures changes in environmental quality in transition countries from 1987 to 2000 because of economic growth and environmental reforms. Indication of property rights may accelerate the growth process, as well ... -
The effect of railroads and price responsiveness on acreage decisions in the post-Bellum period
(Routledge, 2008)This study analyses the effect of farmers' price responsiveness and railroad development on acreage decisions in the late 19th century. A potential simultaneity between these determinants was mentioned in some earlier ... -
Exchange rate exposure and real exports
(Routledge, 2010)This study investigates the relationship between real exports and exchange rate risk for Turkish firms between 2001 and 2003. Different from earlier studies, the analysis is conducted at the firm level with an exchange ... -
Exchange rate volatility and exports: a firm-level analysis
(Routledge, 2008)The relationship between real exports and exchange rate volatility is investigated using panel data analysis at the firm level. Results indicate that there is no negative or positive relationship between volatility and ... -
Herding in Middle Eastern frontier markets: are local and global factors important?
(Elsevier, 2016)In this study we look for sentimental herding in a sample of frontier markets in the Middle East, using a state-space approach. The stock markets we consider are Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait. We use daily data to ... -
Impact of macroeconomic indicators on short selling: evidence from the Tokyo stock exchange
(Elsevier Inc., 2012)This chapter examines the existence of cointegration between short selling volume and the Nikkei 225 Index to investigate the permanent relation between the two. For this purpose, the Japanese financial markets with monthly ... -
In the presence of climate change, the use of fertilizers and the effect of income on agricultural emissions
(M D P I AG, 2017)This study looks into the factual link between nitrogen fertilizer use and the land annual mean temperature anomalies arising from climate change, incorporating the effect of income and agriculture share to understand ... -
Measuring and evaluating efficiency of hospitals through total quality management: a multi-criteria data envelopment analysis model
(Routledge, 2007)The purpose of this study is to measure and evaluate the efficiency of 12 hospitals in Turkey using a multi-criteria Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) methodology. Number of beds, number of physicians and the critical factors ... -
News releases and stock market volatility: intraday evidence from borsa Istanbul
(Elsevier Inc., 2015)In this study, we investigate the effect of public information arrival on return volatility for Borsa Istanbul (BIST) using intraday, 60-min returns between October 3, 2013 and March 31, 2014. Stock return and return ... -
Not all firms react the same to exchange rate volatility? A firm level study
(Elsevier Inc., 2017)This article investigates the effect of exchange rate volatility on the exporting behavior of firms using a very rich Turkish firm-level data for the period of 1989–2013. The estimation results show that although exchange ... -
Operational risk and stock market returns: evidence from Turkey
(John Wiley and Sons, 2011)Following several high-severity, low-frequency events in the financial sector, operational risk has gained importance both for regulators and managers of financial sector firms during the last decade. The banking sector ... -
Problem-based learning in an intercultural business communication course: communication challenges in intercultural relationships in internationalizing small-or medium-sized enterprises
(Sage Publications, Inc., 2008)Teachers of intercultural business communication may want to consider using problem-based learning (PBL), an instructional approach that places learners in problem-solving situations, that is, students are presented with ... -
The role of firm characteristics on the relationship between gender diversity and firm performance
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2016)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the effect of gender diversity on firm performance and evaluate how that relationship is influenced by some firm-specific factors for firms in an emerging market. ... -
The role of gender diversity on firm performance: a regression quantile approach
(Routledge, 2013)The relationship between gender diversity and firm performance has been investigated using a regression quantile approach for the largest Turkish firms. Overall, results show that gender diversity has a different effect ... -
The role of progress factors explaining inefficiencies in Transition countries
(Springer-Verlag, 2013)This paper examines whether progress in transition has a significant effect on the economic efficiency for 24 transition countries from 1990 to 2006. It uses nine progress factors to analyze the role of the progress factors ... -
Sentimental herding in Borsa Istanbul: informed versus uninformed
(Routledge, 2014)This study searches for sentimental herding in Borsa Istanbul (BIST) using a state-space model for two distinct groups of investors/traders. We expect to find no sentimental herding in BIST30 as the investors are closely ... -
Technical efficiency in cotton production: the role of premium payments in Turkey
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013)Providing about two million employments from textile to agriculture, cotton is an important and a strategic product for Turkey. Thus, support programs become critical and crucial for the cotton production. For cotton ... -
The technical inefficiency effects of Turkish banks after financial liberalization
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2005)The banking sector in Turkey has grown significantly over the last two decades of financial liberalization. One of the aims of the financial liberalization was to improve efficiency through restructuring programs including ... -
A test for a functioning market economy: Seton'S eigenprices of Turkey
(Routledge, 2015)We use Seton's eigenprices to see if some evidence can be found in support of the European Commission's official statement that the Turkish economy can be considered as a functioning market economy. Given an input–output ...
