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October 2020
Matthew Yeo – “Mass Outdoor Events and the Spread of an Airborne Virus: English Football and Covid-19” — PhD Seminar
Abstract: Mass attendance events are a mainstay of economic and social activity. However, such events can potentially have public health consequences by facilitating the spreading of disease. Despite these concerns,…
Find out more »Reema Altheyab – “Female Entrepreneurship: Factors governing the Performance of Female-owned SMEs in Saudi Arabia” – PhD Seminar
Abstract: There is limited literature that examines SMEs’ growth, barriers to growth, female entrepreneurs and the Saudi economy dimension, where these are considered together. So, this research aims to make…
Find out more »Mobolaji Alabi (ROSES)
Title: The financial impact of Financial Fair Play regulation: Evidence from the English Premier League About ROSES: An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton…
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Abdulaleem Isiaka – “Public Expenditure Shocks and the Inequality Multiplier: Evidence from a Sample of Middle-Income Countries” – PhD Seminar
Abstract: This paper examines the impact of unexpected public expenditure shocks on income inequality within a sample of middle-income countries. Also, this study investigates how different percentiles are affected by the spending shocks. The…
Find out more »Alanood Alotaibi – “Pandemics and Economic Growth: Evidence from the 1918 Influenza in the UK” – PhD Seminar
Abstract: This study investigates the link between the 1918 Influenza and economic growth in the UK. The pandemic caused about 160,000 deaths in in England and Wales. The study applies an…
Find out more »Juan D. Moreno-Ternero (ROSES)
Title: Broadcasting La Liga About ROSES: An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at…
Find out more »Agnes Martins (ICMA, Henley Business School) – “Basel II/III Implementation in Nigeria: Impact on the Resilience of its Banking Sector” – PhD Seminar
Abstract: The last twelve years have been characterised by a myriad of banking reforms in response to the 2007 to 2009 global financial crisis which propagated rapidly across the world.…
Find out more »Caterina Muratori (Reading/Collegio Carlo Alberto) – “The impact of abortion access on women’s agency” – PhD Seminar
Abstract In this paper, I document the centrality of reproductive rights, and in particular of the abortion right, in women's empowerment process. Limiting access to abortion implies higher rate of…
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