135 research outputs found
Illicit financial flows, security in Africa and #BringBackOurGirls
No full textAlex Cobham is a research fellow at the Center for Global Development in Europe. His research focuses on illicit financial flows, effective taxation for development, and inequality. Recent work includes a proposal, with Andy Sumner, for a new policy measure of inequality, the ‘Palma’. You can follow Alex on twitter @alexcobham
Is inequality all about the tails?:The Palma measure of income inequality
No full textThe rich are different from us; so are the very poor. But in most countries most of us are in the middle. That leads to problems when you try to measure inequality. Alex Cobham and Andy Sumner have come up with a better way to show that some countries are more equal than others.</p
Investment Finance and Monetary Policy in Europe
No full textThis paper assesses the different investment responses to monetary policy and external financing of firms of different sizes in the main EMU member economies. The finding that smaller firms are more sensitive to tight monetary policy is confirmed by analysis of the determinants of their cost of capital. Further regression analysis (using a panel of balance sheet data) shows that the level of investment is highly dependent on the net sources of finance. Greater reliance on internal funds reduces investment for all sizes of firms, while long-term debt is more important for small and medium than large firms, but equity is more important for medium and large firms than for small. Cobham (2004) identified a shift in long-term debt financing towards large firms, but the results here suggest that the benefits of this are likely to be minimal while the costs in foregone investment could be substantial.Monetary Policy, Corporate Investment, Cost of Capital, EMU, Debt
sj-docx-1-anp-10.1177_00048674221090174 – Supplemental material for Mental health symptoms in children and adolescents during COVID-19 in Australia
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-anp-10.1177_00048674221090174 for Mental health symptoms in children and adolescents during COVID-19 in Australia by Gemma Sicouri, Sonja March, Elizabeth Pellicano, Alex C De Young, Caroline L Donovan, Vanessa E Cobham, Arlen Rowe, Simon Brett, Jeremy K Russell, Laura Uhlman and Jennifer L Hudson in Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry</p
Causes of Conflict in Sudan: Testing The Black Book.
No full textThe Black Book of Sudan claims to identify a pattern of political control--by people of its northern regions--which is unbroken during the post--independence period. This is the basis for the view of many of the rebel groups in the country that their conflicts are the result not only of racial or religious discrimination but also importantly of regional marginalisation. This paper uses the available data to evaluate the performance of the current regime, and finds that policy has systematically undermined the human development of the population of the marginal regions, not least Darfur
Darling Basin (Cobham Lake, White Cliffs), NSW, 1981 (P471), magnetic line data, AWAGS levelled
No full textMaintenance and Update Frequency: notPlannedStatement: This Darling Basin (Cobham Lake, White Cliffs), NSW, 1981 (P471), magnetic line data, AWAGS levelled is an airborne-derived magnetic line dataset for the Darling Basin (Cobham Lake, White Cliffs), NSW, 1981 survey. The data was acquired under the project No. 471 for the geological survey of NSW. A total of 14751 line-kilometres of data at a line spacing of 3000m and 150m terrain clearance were acquired during this survey. To constrain long wavelengths in the data, an independent data set, the Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS) airborne magnetic data, was used to control the base levels of the survey data (Milligan et al., 2009). This survey data is essentially levelled to AWAGS. Details of the specifications of individual airborne surveys can be found in the Fourteenth Edition of the Index of Airborne Geophysical Surveys (Percival, 2014). This Index is also available online at http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/79134.
References:
Milligan, P.R., Minty, B.R.S., Richardson, M. & Franklin, R., 2009. The Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey accurate continental magnetic coverage. Preview, No. 138, p. 1-128,
Percival, P.J., 2014. Index of airborne geophysical surveys (Fourteenth Edition).Total magnetic intensity (TMI) data measures variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field caused by the contrasting content of rock-forming minerals in the Earth crust. Magnetic anomalies can be either positive (field stronger than normal) or negative (field weaker) depending on the susceptibility of the rock. The data are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.<br/> These line dataset from the Darling Basin (Cobham Lake, White Cliffs), NSW, 1981 survey were acquired in 1981 by the NSW Government, and consisted of 14751 line-kilometres of data at 3000m line spacing and 150m terrain clearance. To constrain long wavelengths in the data, an independent data set, the Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS) airborne magnetic data, was used to control the base levels of the survey data. This survey data is essentially levelled to AWAGS
NSW DMR, Area M, Kayrunnera(Milparinka, Cobham Lk, White Cl.), NSW, 1999 (P745), magnetic line data, AWAGS levelled
No full textMaintenance and Update Frequency: notPlannedStatement: This NSW DMR, Area M, Kayrunnera(Milparinka, Cobham Lk, White Cl.), NSW, 1999 (P745), magnetic line data, AWAGS levelled is an airborne-derived magnetic line dataset for the NSW DMR, Area M, Kayrunnera(Milparinka, Cobham Lk, White Cl.), NSW, 1999 survey. The data was acquired under the project No. 745 for the geological survey of NSW. A total of 55448 line-kilometres of data at a line spacing of 250m and 60m terrain clearance were acquired during this survey. To constrain long wavelengths in the data, an independent data set, the Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS) airborne magnetic data, was used to control the base levels of the survey data (Milligan et al., 2009). This survey data is essentially levelled to AWAGS. Details of the specifications of individual airborne surveys can be found in the Fourteenth Edition of the Index of Airborne Geophysical Surveys (Percival, 2014). This Index is also available online at http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/79134.
References:
Milligan, P.R., Minty, B.R.S., Richardson, M. & Franklin, R., 2009. The Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey accurate continental magnetic coverage. Preview, No. 138, p. 1-128,
Percival, P.J., 2014. Index of airborne geophysical surveys (Fourteenth Edition).Total magnetic intensity (TMI) data measures variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field caused by the contrasting content of rock-forming minerals in the Earth crust. Magnetic anomalies can be either positive (field stronger than normal) or negative (field weaker) depending on the susceptibility of the rock. The data are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.<br/> These line dataset from the NSW DMR, Area M, Kayrunnera(Milparinka, Cobham Lk, White Cl.), NSW, 1999 survey were acquired in 1999 by the NSW Government, and consisted of 55448 line-kilometres of data at 250m line spacing and 60m terrain clearance. To constrain long wavelengths in the data, an independent data set, the Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS) airborne magnetic data, was used to control the base levels of the survey data. This survey data is essentially levelled to AWAGS
Exposing the costs of uncounting, a review essay
No full textWhat does it mean to be ‘uncounted’? It means that the uncounted – an event, an individual, a group – is invisible, absent from a world built on data. In this review essay, Mariel McKone Leonard examines two recent books, Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez and The Uncounted by Alex Cobham, that take up the task of documenting the true extent of uncounting and make a compelling moral argument for addressing the consequences of the data gap
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