Outputs (89)

Business optimism for Small, Medium and Large Firms: Does It Explain Investment (2007)
Journal Article
Driver, C. (2007). Business optimism for Small, Medium and Large Firms: Does It Explain Investment. Fiscal Studies: The Journal of Applied Public Economics, 8(2), 205-255. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-5890.2007.00054.x

Capital Crimes (2007)
Journal Article
Driver, C. (2007). Capital Crimes. New economy (London. Print), 3(2), 121-125. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0041.1996.tb00127.x

Contrasts Between Types of Assets in Fixed Investment Equations as a Way of Testing Real Options Theory (2006)
Journal Article
Driver, C., Temple, P., & Urga, G. (2006). Contrasts Between Types of Assets in Fixed Investment Equations as a Way of Testing Real Options Theory. Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 24(4), 432-443. https://doi.org/10.1198/073500106000000062

Stakeholder democracy: towards a multi-disciplinary view (2005)
Journal Article
Crane, A., Driver, C., Kaler, J., Parker, M., & Parkinson, J. (2005). Stakeholder democracy: towards a multi-disciplinary view. Business ethics (Oxford. Print), 14(1), 67-75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8608.2005.00387.x

Capacity utilisation and corporate restructuring: a comparative study of the US, UK and other EU countries (2005)
Journal Article
Driver, C., & Shepherd, D. (2005). Capacity utilisation and corporate restructuring: a comparative study of the US, UK and other EU countries. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 29(1), 119-140. https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/bei002

This paper compares and contrasts capacity utilisation in the manufacturing sectors of the US, UK and other EU countries over three decades. It argues that corporate governance and the pressures of globalisation have led to a tighter capacity stance... Read More about Capacity utilisation and corporate restructuring: a comparative study of the US, UK and other EU countries.

Profitability, Capacity and Uncertainty: A Model of UK Manufacturing Investment (2005)
Journal Article
Driver, C., Temple, P., & Urga, G. (2005). Profitability, Capacity and Uncertainty: A Model of UK Manufacturing Investment. Oxford Economic Papers, 57(1), 120-141. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpi001

Standard models fail to explain variation in UK capital investment. This paper develops and tests a new theory based on the insights of Edmond Malinvaud, in which investment under uncertainty is adjusted to balance the cost of excess and deficient ca... Read More about Profitability, Capacity and Uncertainty: A Model of UK Manufacturing Investment.

Stakeholder champions: how to internationalize the corporate social responsibility agenda1 (2005)
Journal Article
Thompson, G., & Driver, C. (2005). Stakeholder champions: how to internationalize the corporate social responsibility agenda1. Business ethics (Oxford. Print), 14(1), 56-66. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8608.2005.00386.x

The effect of uncertainty on UK investment authorisation: Homogenous vs. heterogeneous estimators (2004)
Journal Article
Driver, C., Imai, K., Temple, P., & Urga, G. (2004). The effect of uncertainty on UK investment authorisation: Homogenous vs. heterogeneous estimators. Empirical Economics, 29(1), 115-128. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-003-0192-2

Transforming Qualitative Survey Data: Performance Comparisons for the UK (2004)
Journal Article
Driver, C., & Urga, G. (2004). Transforming Qualitative Survey Data: Performance Comparisons for the UK. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 66(1), 71-90. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.2004.00070.x

This paper assesses different ways of converting qualitative data obtained in surveys into quantitative indices for a number of economic variables. The research reported here focuses on the main UK employers’ business survey for manufacturing – the C... Read More about Transforming Qualitative Survey Data: Performance Comparisons for the UK.

Inflation and Capacity Constraints in Australian Manufacturing Industry (2003)
Journal Article
Driver, C., & Shepherd, D. (2003). Inflation and Capacity Constraints in Australian Manufacturing Industry. Economic Record, 79(245), 182-195. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1475-4932.2003.00075.x