Accounting knowledge evolves over time. This study uses textual analysis and word frequencies to demonstrate how Certified Public Accounting (CPA) Examination competencies have evolved over time. This analysis applies a spreadsheet-based process based on word frequencies to compare CPA...

Using a randomized experiment in a public Swiss university, we study the impact of online live streaming of lectures on student achievement and attendance. We find that (i) students use the live streaming technology only punctually, apparently when random events make attending in class too...

TAQ stands for the Trade and Quote Database and the time stamps of either second (MTAQ) or millisecond (DTAQ). The research area by using TAQ is called Market Microstructure. Many related findings help us understand how financial markets function. However, almost no instructors have discussed...

This study addresses Schein's (1999) three levels of organizational culture and virtual universities, where an attempt is made to reflect on Schein's artifacts, values and basic assumptions when visiting an online university on the internet. The study examines three online universities and gives...

Financial knowledge is critical for making sound decisions that foster financial health and protect consumers from predation. A widely-used tool for building this capability is financial education. Yet evidence suggests that conventional approaches which teach concepts in classroom-style...

Globalization of trade and economy led to a growing demand all over the world for English for Specific Purposes courses. Conscious of this fact, Algeria has incorporated English for Legal Purposes teaching into tertiary studies. In Algeria, Law students receive ELP course aimed to help them in...

Using a randomized experiment in a public Swiss university, we study the impact of online live streaming of lectures on student achievement and attendance. We find that (i) students use the live streaming technology only punctually, apparently when random events make attending in class too...

Online platforms offer time-locked sales campaigns, whereby third-party vendors sell their products at a fixed price for a pre-specified length of time. To alleviate customers' uncertainty about a product's value, platforms often display to upcoming customers some information about previous...

Using an RCT in middle schools in Pakistan, we test the effect of a government- implemented in-class technology and brief teacher training intervention on student achievement in grade level mathematics and science. After only 4 months of exposure, student's combined math and science score...