Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 40 Issue 2

Earnings announcements and the components of the bid‐ask spread: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange

Andros Gregoriou

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of the components of the bid‐ask spread around earnings announcements on the London Stock Exchange using intraday data…

The place of the eurozone countries in the international economy: Comparison using discriminant analysis

Paraschos Maniatis

This study aims to statistically investigate the place of the eurozone countries in the framework of the international economy and particularly within the most advanced non…

Oil price shocks and stock market behaviour in Nigeria

Musibau Adetunji Babatunde, Olayinka Adenikinju, Adeola F. Adenikinju

The purpose of this study is to investigate the interactive relationships between oil price shocks and the Nigeria stock market.

The London 2012 Olympic Games announcement and its effect on the London Stock Exchange

Dimitrios Asteriou, Aristeidis Samitas, Dimitrios Kenourgios

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the reaction of the London Stock Exchange to the announcement of the city hosting 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The expectations of the…

Routes to educational success for low achievers

Pamela Lenton

This paper aims to investigate whether the institution attended or type of course taken in further education, by students who are classified as low achievers at age 16, influences…

Balance‐of‐payments‐constrained growth in a multisectoral framework: A panel data investigation

Raphael Rocha Gouvêa, Gilberto Tadeu Lima

The aim of this paper is to contribute to the literature on balance‐of‐payments‐constrained growth by providing an innovative empirical evaluation of a disaggregated version of…

South American immigrants in the USA: Education levels, tasks performed and the decision to go back home

Carlos Medina, Christian Posso

The purpose of this paper is to examine the main factors influencing the decision of migrants from South America (SA) living in the USA to return to their countries of origin. In…