Applied Economics

Are stocks really riskier than bonds?
pp. 403-412(10)
Authors: Jung, Chulho; Shambora, William; Choi, Kyongwook

Demand for cigarettes: a mixed binary-ordered probit approach
pp. 413-426(14)
Authors: Kasteridis, Panagiotis; Munkin, Murat; Yen, Steven

'Voluntary' and 'involuntary' early retirement: an international analysis
pp. 427-438(12)
Authors: Dorn, David; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso

Sources of regime switching in short-term interest rates for Canada
pp. 439-454(16)
Author: Lange, Ronald

Credit card debt and consumption: evidence from household-level data
pp. 455-462(8)
Authors: Ekici, Tufan; Dunn, Lucia

The intertemporal budget constraint and current account sustainability in Cyprus: evidence and policy implications
pp. 463-473(11)
Author: Pattichis, Charalambos

Export activity, persistence and mark-ups
pp. 475-488(14)
Authors: Martin, Lourdes Moreno; Rodriguez, Diego Rodriguez

Nonlinear mean-reversion to purchasing power parity: exponential smooth transition autoregressive models and stochastic unit root processes
pp. 489-496(8)
Author: Yoon, Gawon

Extended generalized purchasing power parity and optimum currency area in East Asian countries
pp. 497-513(17)
Authors: Rangkakulnuwat, Poomthan; Ahn, Sung; Wang, Holly; He, Susan

Explaining differences in efficiency: an application to Spanish municipalities
pp. 515-528(14)
Authors: Benito, Bernardino; Bastida, Francisco; Garcia, Jose

Contractual design and networks performance: empirical evidence from franchising
pp. 529-533(5)
Authors: Chaudey, Magali; Fadairo, Muriel