It is well established that there is a positive statistical relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and health but identifying the direction of causation is difficult. This study exploits the longitudinal nature of two Canadian surveys, the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics and the...

This paper uses a unique data base of plant-level cross-sectional data to analyse the relative performance of Just-in-time (JIT) plants operating in two distinct manufacturing industries: electronic-components and auto-parts. The multivariate tests show that JIT plants use significantly less...

Using intraday data, this study examines the lead/lag relations of prices and trading activity between the option and stock option markets during the period surrounding quarterly earnings announcements. We are unable to support Stephan and Whaley's (1990) findings that, in general, trading...