To help inform the design and review of alternative public regulatory policies towards paid adult sex markets, this study uses economic reasoning to explore the nature of client participation. This is a timely focus given the increasing consideration and movement towards a greater role for...

This fine collection of original essays is in recognition of Colin Robinson, who has been at the forefront of thinking in energy economics for over 30 years. Energy in a Competitive Market brings together both prominent academics and practitioners to honour his outstanding and unique...

In this paper, we examine the internet banking services that Greek commercial banks are offering. We also present the associated costs and fees that customers face when using these services. The findings show that there are disparities in the fees that Greek commercial banks impose on their...

The concepts of turning-point error and directional error as used in forecast evaluation are sometimes confused. This note seeks to clarify the distinction between the concepts using a simple example and illustrating with a prediction-realization diagram.

Employing the Structural Time Series Model (STSM) approach suggested by Harvey (1989, 1997), and based on annual data for the UK from 1967-2002, this paper reiterates the importance of using a stochastic rather than a linear deterministic trend formulation when estimating energy demand models, a...

A number of energy demand studies have considered the importance of modelling Asymmetric Price Responses (APR), for example, the often-cited work of Gately and Huntington (2002). Griffin and Schulman (2005) questioned the asymmetric approach arguing that this is only capturing energy saving...