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Generalized additive models in the context of shipping economics.

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This thesis addresses three current issues in maritime economics by the application
of semi-parametric estimations within a generalized additive model framework. First, this thesis shows that there are vessel and contract specific differences in
time charter rates for dry bulk vessels. The literature on microeconomic factors of time charter rates could show the emergence of a two-tier tanker market during the post-OPA90 period. However, previous results do not allow for any safe conclusions about the existence of a two-tier dry bulk market.

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Essays on Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries

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The first chapter assesses the relative importance of WTO accession in general and that of its three major components, that is, TRIMS, TRIPS and liberalisation in particular in increasing a developing country’s attractiveness for overseas investors. Using annual data for a panel of 90 developing countries over the years 1980-2007, I found that trade and investment liberalization, removal of market distortions through TRIMS, strengthening and worldwide harmonisation of IPR standards through TRIPS adds to a developing country’s ability to host additional FDI.

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Empirical Testing for Martingale Property: Evidence from the Egyptian and Some Selected MENA Stock Exchanges

REA Auditado

In the current thesis, the efficiency of the Egyptian and other four MENA exchanges is examined. The first issue of interest is whether market efficiency in Egypt is related to size and regulatory changes.

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The Predictive Power of the Term Structure of Interest Rates: The Case of Jordan

REA Auditado

This thesis investigates whether the short end of the term structure has the ability to predict the future movements in short term rates and the inflation rate using data from a developing country: the case of Jordan. A number of econometric techniques are employed to examine the predictability of the term structure and to deal with the low quality data.
In order to examine the ability of the term structure to predict the future movements in short term rates, the validity of the Expectations Hypothesis (EH) is tested.

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The character of the state in financial development and economic growth

REA Auditado

This study involved an analysis of how the character of a state inadvertently
defines the trajectory of financial development of the state and its resultant
impact/causality on economic growth. The guiding theme here is that the
finance growth theory (Schumpeter 1911, Goldsmith 1969) has its
fundamental root in the demographics of western economies with proven
functional and stable political and social institutions.

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Positioning in multilingual classrooms: a case study of Thai students in a British University

REA Auditado

The rapid growth of international students in UK higher education increases linguistic diversity in academic and social contexts in a British university, and that raises issues regarding the extent to which multilingualism influences interactions and inter-relationships between tutors and international students within classroom settings. This study explores the factors affecting the ways Thai students position themselves in relation to their tutors and peers with regard to oral participation in pre-sessional EAP and postgraduate classrooms.

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