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Ciaran Driver

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School of Finance and Management (SFM)
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)

London, United Kingdom
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Working papers

  1. Ciaran Driver & Anna Grosman & Pasquale Scaramozzino & Keagile Lesame, 2023. "DividendspolicyandpayoutsevidencefromSouthAfrica," Working Papers 11042, South African Reserve Bank.
  2. Ciaran Driver, 2019. "Trade liberalization and South African manufacturing: Looking back with data," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-30, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  3. Driver, Ciaran, 2015. "Advertising’s Elusive Economic Rationale: is there a case for limiting tax relief?," MPRA Paper 68790, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  4. Ciaran DRIVER, 2008. "Varieties of Governance," Discussion Papers (REL - Recherches Economiques de Louvain) 2008041, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
  5. Ciaran Driver & Lorenzo Trapani & Giovanni Urga, 2008. "On the Relationship Between Cross-Sectional and Time Series Measures of Uncertainty," Working Papers 0803, Department of Management, Information and Production Engineering, University of Bergamo.
  6. Driver, Ciaran F. & Hall, Stephen G., 2007. "Production Constraints and the NAIRU," Economics Discussion Papers 2007-41, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
  7. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple & Giovanni Urga, 2005. "Identifying Externalities in UK Manufacturing Using Direct Estimation of an Average Cost Function," School of Economics Discussion Papers 1005, School of Economics, University of Surrey.
  8. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple & Giovanni Urga, 2005. "Explaining the Diversity of Industry Investment Responses to Uncertainty Using Long Run Panel Survey Data," School of Economics Discussion Papers 0405, School of Economics, University of Surrey.
  9. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple & Giovanni Urga, 2005. "Contrasts Between Classes of Assets in Fixed Investment Equations as a Way of Testing Real Option Theory," School of Economics Discussion Papers 0805, School of Economics, University of Surrey.
  10. Ciaran Driver & Lorenzo Trapani & Giovanni Urga, 2004. "Cross-Section Versus Time-Series Measures Of Uncertainty. Using UK Survey Data," Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004 96, Royal Economic Society.
  11. Ciaran Driver & Lorenzo Trapani, 2004. "Cross Section Vs Time Series Measures of Uncertainty: Using UK Survey Data," Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings 330, Econometric Society.
  12. Ciaran Driver & Tomasso Valletti, 2004. "Additive and multiplicative uncertainty revisited: what explains the contrasting biases?," Microeconomics 0402012, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  13. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple, 2004. "Shareholder Value or Competitive Advantage? Evidence from Hurdle Rates," School of Economics Discussion Papers 0104, School of Economics, University of Surrey.
  14. Ciaran Driver and Katsushi Imai, 2003. "Testing Real Options Theory Using Data on Capital Adequacy," Royal Holloway, University of London: Discussion Papers in Economics 03/3, Department of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London, revised Dec 2003.
  15. Driver, Ciaran & Paul Temple, 2003. "Governance, Strategy, and Investment: Evidence from Hurdle Rates," Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003 67, Royal Economic Society.
  16. Driver, Ciaran & Paul Temple & Giovanni Urga, 2002. "Profitability, Capacity, and Uncertainty: A Robust Model of UK Manufacturing Investment," Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002 66, Royal Economic Society.
  17. Ciaran Driver & Katsushi Imai & Paul Temple & Giovanni Urga, 2002. "The Effect of Uncertainty on UK Investment Authorisation: Pooled Estimators vs. Heterogeneous Estimators1," 10th International Conference on Panel Data, Berlin, July 5-6, 2002 B3-4, International Conferences on Panel Data.
  18. Driver, C. & Dowrick, S., 1995. "Investment Intentions and Investment Realisations inn Australian Manufacturing," CEPR Discussion Papers 326, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University.

Articles

  1. Driver, Ciaran, 2024. "South African Manufacturing: The challenge of growth with jobs," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 433-445.
  2. Ciaran Driver, 2023. "Macroeconomics with Firms and Stock Markets," Contributions to Political Economy, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 42(1), pages 117-127.
  3. Meade, Nigel & Driver, Ciaran, 2023. "Differing behaviours of forecasters of UK GDP growth," International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 39(2), pages 772-790.
  4. Kenc, Turalay & Driver, Ciaran, 2020. "Leverage, uncertainty and investment decisions," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 190(C).
  5. Driver, Ciaran & Grosman, Anna & Scaramozzino, Pasquale, 2020. "Dividend policy and investor pressure," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 89(C), pages 559-576.
  6. Driver, Ciaran & Muñoz-Bugarin, Jair, 2019. "Financial constraints on investment: Effects of firm size and the financial crisis," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 47(C), pages 441-457.
  7. Ciaran Driver & Nigel Meade, 2019. "Enhancing survey‐based investment forecasts," Journal of Forecasting, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 38(3), pages 236-255, April.
  8. Ciaran Driver, 2017. "Advertising'S Elusive Economic Rationale: Public Policy And Taxation," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 31(1), pages 1-16, February.
  9. Ciaran Driver & Maria João Coelho Guedes, 2017. "R&D and CEO departure date: do financial incentives make CEOs more opportunistic?," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 26(5), pages 801-820.
  10. Jiang, Lin & Kling, Gerhard & Bo, Hong & Driver, Ciaran, 2017. "Why do firms adopt stock options and who benefits? A natural experiment in China," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 46(PA), pages 124-140.
  11. Bo, Hong & Driver, Ciaran & Lin, Hsiang-Chun Michael, 2014. "Corporate investment during the financial crisis: Evidence from China," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 35(C), pages 1-12.
  12. Driver, Ciaran & Trapani, Lorenzo & Urga, Giovanni, 2013. "On the use of cross-sectional measures of forecast uncertainty," International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 29(3), pages 367-377.
  13. Driver, Ciaran & Guedes, Maria João Coelho, 2012. "Research and development, cash flow, agency and governance: UK large companies," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 41(9), pages 1565-1577.
  14. Ciaran Driver & Katsushi Imai, 2011. "Testing the uncertainty-investment relationship using survey data on capital stock disequilibrium," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(4), pages 305-310.
  15. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple, 2010. "Why do hurdle rates differ from the cost of capital?," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 34(3), pages 501-523.
  16. Driver, Ciaran & Muñoz-Bugarin, Jair, 2010. "Capital investment and unemployment in Europe: Neutrality or not?," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 32(1), pages 492-496, March.
  17. Hall, Stephen G. & Driver, Ciaran F., 2008. "Production Constraints and the NAIRU," Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), vol. 2, pages 1-15.
  18. Driver, Ciaran & Temple, Paul & Urga, Giovanni, 2008. "Real options -- delay vs. pre-emption: Do industrial characteristics matter?," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 26(2), pages 532-545, March.
  19. Ciaran Driver, 2008. "Varieties of Governance," Recherches économiques de Louvain, De Boeck Université, vol. 74(4), pages 425-453.
  20. Ciaran Driver & Christine Oughton, 2008. "Dynamic models of regional innovation: explorations with British time-series data," Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 1(2), pages 205-217.
  21. Ciaran Driver, 2007. "Business Optimism for Small, Medium and Large Firms: Does It Explain Investment?," Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies, vol. 28(2), pages 205-225, June.
  22. Driver, Ciaran & Temple, Paul & Urga, Giovanni, 2006. "Contrasts Between Types of Assets in Fixed Investment Equations as a Way of Testing Real Options Theory," Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association, vol. 24, pages 432-443, October.
  23. Driver, Ciaran & Temple, Paul & Urga, Giovanni, 2006. "Identifying externalities in UK manufacturing using direct estimation of an average cost function," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 92(2), pages 228-233, August.
  24. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple & Giovanni Urga, 2005. "Profitability, capacity, and uncertainty: a model of UK manufacturing investment," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 57(1), pages 120-141, January.
  25. Ciaran Driver & David Shepherd, 2005. "Capacity utilisation and corporate restructuring: a comparative study of the US, UK and other EU countries," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 29(1), pages 119-140, January.
  26. Ciaran Driver & Giovanni Urga, 2004. "Transforming Qualitative Survey Data: Performance Comparisons for the UK," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 66(1), pages 71-89, February.
  27. Ciaran Driver & Katsushi Imai & Paul Temple & Giovanni Urga, 2004. "The effect of uncertainty on UK investment authorisation: Homogenous vs. heterogeneous estimators," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 29(1), pages 115-128, January.
  28. David Shepherd & Ciaran Driver, 2003. "Inflation and Capacity Constraints in Australian Manufacturing Industry," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 79(245), pages 182-195, June.
  29. Ciaran Driver & Grahame Thompson, 2002. "Corporate Governance and Democracy: The Stakeholder Debate Revisited," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 6(2), pages 111-130, May.
  30. Ciaran Driver & Nigel Meade, 2001. "Persistence of Capacity Shortage and the Role of Adjustment Costs," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 48(1), pages 27-47, February.
  31. Driver, Ciaran & Whelan, Brendan, 2001. "The effect of business risk on manufacturing investment: Sectoral survey evidence from Ireland," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 44(4), pages 403-412, April.
  32. Paul Temple & Giovanni Urga & Ciaran Driver, 2001. "The Influence of Uncertainty on Investment in the UK: A Macro or Micro Phenomenon?," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 48(4), pages 361-382, September.
  33. Ciaran Driver, 2000. "Capacity Utilisation and Excess Capacity: Theory, Evidence, and Policy," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 16(1), pages 69-87, February.
  34. Driver, Ciaran, 1999. "Contrasting effects of risk on investment in two sectors: evidence from Ireland on real options," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 64(3), pages 315-318, September.
  35. Ciaran Driver & Fabrice Goffinet, 1998. "Investment under Demand Uncertainty, Ex-Ante Pricing, and Oligopoly," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 13(4), pages 409-423, August.
  36. Driver, Ciaran & Dowrick, Steve, 1997. "Investment Intentions as an Indicator of Actual Investment in Australian Manufacturing," Australian Economic Papers, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(68), pages 90-105, June.
  37. Ciaran Driver & Chit-Wei Saw, 1996. "Performance of structural change indices: analysis using real and simulated data," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 3(3), pages 187-188.
  38. Joe Tidd & Ciaran Driver & Peter Saunders, 1996. "Linking Technological, Market & Financial Indicators Of Innovation," Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(3), pages 155-172.
  39. Ciaran Driver, 1996. "Capital crimes," New Economy, Institute for Public Policy Research, vol. 3(2), pages 121-125, June.
  40. Driver, Ciaran, 1996. "Stagnation as a Problem of Transition: Arguments and Proposals," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 20(5), pages 553-564, September.
  41. Driver, Ciaran & Lambert, Peter & Vial, Stephane, 1993. "Risky Production with Ex Ante Prices under Monopoly: Analytical and Simulation Results," Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 45(1), pages 59-68, January.
  42. Driver, Ciaran F, 1992. "The Origin of Predictable Behavior: Comment," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 82(1), pages 368-368, March.
  43. Driver, Ciaran & Moreton, David, 1991. "The Influence of Uncertainty on UK Manufacturing Investment," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 101(409), pages 1452-1459, November.
  44. Driver, Ciaran & Kilpatrick, Andrew & Naisbitt, Barry, 1988. "The sensitivity of estimated employment effects in input-output studies : An example of the use of marginal versus average coefficients," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 5(2), pages 145-150, April.
  45. Arestis, Philip & Driver, Ciaran, 1987. "The effects of income distribution on consumer imports," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 9(1), pages 83-94.
  46. Driver, Ciaran & Kilpatrick, Andrew & Naisbitt, Barry, 1986. "The employment effects of UK manufacturing trade expansion with the EEC and the newly industrialising countries," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 427-438, April.
  47. Driver, Ciaran, 1986. "Transformation of the CBI Capacity Utilization Series: Theory and Evidence," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 48(4), pages 339-352, November.
  48. Ciaran Driver, 1986. "Spare capacity and the scope for industrial expansion," Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies, vol. 7(3), pages 67-75, August.
  49. Ciaran Driver & Andrew Kilpatrick & Barry Naisbitt, 1985. "The Employment Effects of Changes in the Structure of UK Trade," Journal of Economic Studies, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 12(5), pages 19-38, May.
  50. P. Arestis & C. Driver & J. Rooney, 1985. "The Real Segment of a UK Post Keynesian Model," Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(2), pages 163-181, December.
  51. P. Arestis & C. Driver, 1984. "The Policy Implications of Post Keynesianism," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(4), pages 1093-1105, December.
  52. Arestis, Philip & Driver, Ciaran, 1980. "Consumption out of Different Types of Income in the U.K," Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 32(2), pages 85-96, November.
  53. Ziderman, Adrian & Driver, C, 1973. "A Markov Chain Model of the Benefits of Participating in Government Training Schemes," The Manchester School of Economic & Social Studies, University of Manchester, vol. 41(4), pages 401-417, December.
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Chapters

  1. Hong Bo & Ciaran Driver, 2012. "Agency Theory, Corporate Governance and Finance," Chapters, in: Michael Dietrich & Jackie Krafft (ed.), Handbook on the Economics and Theory of the Firm, chapter 11, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  2. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple, 2012. "The Question of International Competitiveness," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Unbalanced Economy, chapter 3, pages 54-70, Palgrave Macmillan.
  3. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple, 2012. "Global Finance, Industry and Shareholder Value," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Unbalanced Economy, chapter 6, pages 107-131, Palgrave Macmillan.
  4. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple, 2012. "Underinvestment or/and Overinvestment?," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Unbalanced Economy, chapter 5, pages 87-106, Palgrave Macmillan.
  5. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple, 2012. "A Look Ahead," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Unbalanced Economy, chapter 8, pages 145-162, Palgrave Macmillan.
  6. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple, 2012. "Capital Investment: A Neglected Issue," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Unbalanced Economy, chapter 4, pages 71-86, Palgrave Macmillan.
  7. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple, 2012. "Economic Performance in the Market Era," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Unbalanced Economy, chapter 1, pages 1-32, Palgrave Macmillan.
  8. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple, 2012. "Investment, the Labour Market and Economic Policy," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Unbalanced Economy, chapter 2, pages 33-53, Palgrave Macmillan.
  9. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple, 2012. "Reforms to Corporate Governance," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Unbalanced Economy, chapter 7, pages 132-144, Palgrave Macmillan.
  10. Joe Tidd & Ciaran Driver, 2000. "Technological and Market Competencies and Financial Performance," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Joe Tidd (ed.), From Knowledge Management To Strategic Competence Measuring Technological, Market and Organizational Innovation, chapter 5, pages 94-125, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..

Books

  1. Ciaran Driver & Paul Temple, 2012. "The Unbalanced Economy," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, number 978-1-137-27179-2, October.

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  1. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (2) 2006-01-24 2007-10-20
  2. NEP-CFN: Corporate Finance (1) 2003-06-16
  3. NEP-EFF: Efficiency and Productivity (1) 2006-01-24
  4. NEP-FIN: Finance (1) 2004-01-25
  5. NEP-INT: International Trade (1) 2019-10-14
  6. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 2004-02-08
  7. NEP-MKT: Marketing (1) 2016-02-29
  8. NEP-PBE: Public Economics (1) 2016-02-29

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