194 research outputs found
Portrait of cricketer, J.H.W. Fingleton (New South Wales), 1938 [picture].
No full textCondition: Good.; Part of collection: Cricketers, 1938, a collection of John Player & Sons cigarette cards.; "Player's cigarettes. J.H.W. Fingleton"--Printed above and below image.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an24680196; Exhibited: "How's That", Visitors Centre, National Library of Australia, 2 February 2007 - 17 June 2007 AuCNL. Card no. 41. Biographical information about the cricketer, Jack Fingleton (New South Wales and Australia), is featured on reverse of the card
A Presentation on the Importance of a Competition Agency Providing Guidance: The U.K. Experience
No full textAt the OFT, we pursue our missionâ€â€to make markets work well for consumersâ€â€through a mixture of enforcement and business education. John Fingleton (OFT)
TESTING THE NEG MODEL : FURTHER EVIDENCE FROM PANEL DATA
No full textLocal wage variations in the UK are explained by two non-nested rival hypotheses. The first derives from new economic geography theory, in which wages depend on market access. The second come from urban economics theory, giving a reduced form with wage rates dependent on employment density. The paper examines whether one of these rivals is encompassed by the other by fitting an artificial nesting model using three alternative panel data estimators. The estimates indicate that neither hypothesis is encompassed by its rival, suggesting a need for new, more comprehensive, theory.PANEL DATA, SPATIALLY CORRELATED ERROR COMPONENTS, MARKET ACCESS, NEW ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, SPATIAL ECONOMETRICS, NON-NESTED HYPOTHESIS
Estimating spatial models with endogenous variables, a spatial lag and spatially dependent disturbances: Finite sample properties
No full textThis paper discusses estimation methods for models including an endogenous spatial lag, additional endogenous variables due to system feedback and an autoregressive or a moving average error process. It extends Kelejian and Prucha's, and Fingleton and Le Gallo's feasible generalized spatial two-stage least squares estimators and also considers HAC estimation in a spatial framework as suggested by Kelejian and Prucha. An empirical example using real estate data illustrating the different estimators is proposed. The finite sample properties of the estimators are finally investigated by means of Monte Carlo simulation. Copyright (c) 2008 the author(s). Journal compilation (c) 2008 RSAI.
Creative Assets and the Changing Economy
No full textThis paper evaluates recent claims that art and culture have become more valuable assets in the new economy. Based on conversations with several prominent cultural economists, the author argues that advocates and scholars should be more cautious in their attempts to draw out the implications of the changing economy on culture. Rather than spend time calculating the impact or size of the “creative economy,” the author argues that we should direct our analytical and policy energies toward better understanding how creative work and institutions are changing and what might be done to foster a more robust, creative and diverse cultural life.
On the road to prosperity? The economic geography of China's national expressway network
No full textOver the past two decades, China has embarked on an ambitious program of expressway network expansion. By facilitating market integration, this program aims both to promote efficiency at the national level and to contribute to the catch-up of lagging inland regions with prosperous Eastern ones. This paper evaluates the aggregate and spatial economic impacts of China's newly constructed National Expressway Network, focussing, in particular, on its short-run impacts. To achieve this aim, the authors adopt a counterfactual approach based on the estimation and simulation of a structural "new economic geography" model. Overall, they find that aggregate Chinese real income was approximately 6 percent higher than it would have been in 2007 had the expressway network not been built. Although there is considerable heterogeneity in the results, the authors do not find evidence of a significant reduction in disparities across prefectural level regions or of a reduction in urban-rural disparities. If anything, the expressway network appears to have reinforced existing patterns of spatial inequality, although, over time, these will likely be reduced by enhanced migration
Phenotyping of obstructive airways disease
No full textBackground
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are heterogeneous disorders which may be made up of different sub-types, or phenotypes, of airflow obstruction with distinct clinical characteristics. To facilitate personalised treatment the different phenotypes and their response to treatment must be clearly defined and sound diagnostic rules developed.
In this thesis I explore the evidence supporting candidate phenotypes and report the results of my research, known as the New Zealand Respiratory Health Survey (NZRHS). The NZRHS was designed to determine candidate phenotypes, compare these phenotypes to those previously described, characterize their response to inhaled medication, and develop a method for allocating patients to the most appropriate phenotype.
Research Aims
-To explore clinical phenotypes of chronic airways disease by cluster analysis.
-To examine if phenotypes identified by a previous cluster analysis exist in the independent NZRHS sample.
-To compare the response to a short-acting beta-agonist inhaler between phenotype groups.
-To compare the response to a short-acting muscarinic antagonist inhaler between phenotype groups.
-To compare the response to an inhaled corticosteroid between phenotype groups.
-To generate allocation rules and determine their predictive value for the different disorders of airways disease.
Conclusions
This research has identified phenotypes of airways disease that differ significantly in their clinical and pathophysiological characteristics. Evidence is presented to support the existence of the asthma/COPD overlap and obesity/co-morbid phenotypes and provide data of their responsiveness to inhaled corticosteroid, beta agonist and anti-muscarinic treatments, which may guide future management of patients with these phenotypes of obstructive airways disease
On the road to prosperity ? The economic geography of China's national expressway network
No full textOver the past two decades, China has embarked on an ambitious program of expressway network expansion. By facilitating market integration, this program aims both to promote efficiency at the national level and to contribute to the catch-up of lagging inland regions with prosperous Eastern ones. This paper evaluates the aggregate and spatial economic impacts of China's newly constructed National Expressway Network, focussing, in particular, on its short-run impacts. To achieve this aim, the authors adopt a counterfactual approach based on the estimation and simulation of a structural"new economic geography"model. Overall, they find that aggregate Chinese real income was approximately 6 percent higher than it would have been in 2007 had the expressway network not been built. Although there is considerable heterogeneity in the results, the authors do not find evidence of a significant reduction in disparities across prefectural level regions or of a reduction in urban-rural disparities. If anything, the expressway network appears to have reinforced existing patterns of spatial inequality, although, over time, these will likely be reduced by enhanced migration.Transport Economics Policy&Planning,Economic Theory&Research,Labor Policies,Roads&Highways,Regional Economic Development
A cross-sectional analysis of residential property prices: the effects of income, commuting, schooling, the housing stock and spatial interaction in the English regions
No full textThis article examines the distribution of residential property prices in 2001 across local areas in England using spatial econometric methods, showing that spatial variations in local income, income within commuting distance, the stock of residential properties and the quality of local schooling have significant effects. The residual spatial variation due to unknown factors is modelled by a proxy variable, but this does not rule out a significant spatial lag. The article argues that this represents endogenous interaction of property price levels between neighbouring areas, which is interpreted as the outcome of local market knowledge and preference, which produces greater price similarity between an area and its neighbours than one would anticipate from the levels of the exogenous price determinants. Copyright (c) 2006 the author(s). Journal compilation (c) 2006 RSAI.
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