This is the first study which tests empirically to which extent the quality and the spread of consumer and small business loans are responsible for the increases or decreases in branch accounting performance, measured by the Residual Income (RI) performance indicator, over time. Moreover, given...

This is the first study which tests empirically to which extent the quality and the spread of consumer and small business loans are responsible for the increases or decreases in branch accounting performance, measured by the Residual Income (RI) performance indicator, over time. Moreover, given...

This study examines the performance of retail banking focusing on the link between shareholder value creation and operational value drivers. A unique panel data set is used, derived from the monthly Profit and Loss statements of a branch network of a very large commercial bank operating in the...

This study examines the performance of retail banking focusing on the link between shareholder value creation and operational value drivers. A unique panel data set is used, derived from the monthly Profit and Loss statements of a branch network of a very large commercial bank operating in the...

Profit shifting activities of multinational enterprises (MNEs) result in base erosion in high-tax countries. Tax-motivated profit shifting may distort real investments of MNEs and encourage economies to engage in tax competition. To address the loss of tax revenues in high-tax jurisdictions, the...

This Final Report describes the technical activities carried out under this RFCS contract RFSR CT 2012-00030 which is concerned with developing new rules for the partial shear connection of composite beams. Based on a comprehensive series of push tests on deck profiles of 56 to 80 mm height with...

HILONG investigated innovative cross-sections and structural arrangements which enable the benefit of high strength to be maximised by suppressing buckling and reducing deflection. The study focussed on long span applications, such as trusses for stadia, exhibition halls etc. The strengths...