Assessment of research activity in universities is of growing interest across Europe, and internationally. In this paper the term universities will be used as shorthand for all higher education institutions. The global league tables of the Times QS World University Ranking and Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities are studied, debated and publicised annually. At national lev...

In the 1973 case State v. New Times, INC, the Arizona Court of Appeals in Phoenix, Arizona, ruled that Arizona Revised Statutes 13-211, 13-212, and 13-213, collectively called the Arizona abortion [3] statutes, were unconstitutional. The statues made it illegal for anyone to receive, provide, or advertise abortion [3] services. The Arizona Court of Appeals reviewed a case in which a city court ...

Medication adherence, or adhering to prescribed medications, is one of the most important goals in healthcare. The adherence level for chronic conditions has been observed to be about 50%. Many different interventions have been used to improve medication adherence. In this paper, we focus on financial incentives as the intervention for improving medication adherence. Financial incentives could ...

This paper examines the effects of financial reporting on corporate innovation. After controlling for other determinants of corporate innovation, I find that firms with higher-quality financial reporting exhibit greater innovation. I show that the relation between financial reporting quality and innovation is more pronounced for firms that have greater growth opportunities, those that operate i...