The Nexus between Loan Portfolio Size and Volatility: Does Banking Regulation Matter?

Deposits Funding and Loan Volatility in Iranian Banking System

Banks may well perform differently in lending to firms according to their funding structure. This paper surveys the relation between Loan volatility and deposit in Iranian banking system. The extent to which bank lending is connected to funding structure is affected by the banks’ characteristics (such as capital structure, profitability, and the measure of non-performing loans). To analyze this...

Does Theory Matter? Exploring the Nexus between Disability, Human Rights, and Public Policy

Does size matter ?

Body size is a key parameter influencing demographic characteristics of fish populations as well as market value of landed catch. Yet in bioeconomic modelling body size is often an overlooked biological and economic parameter. Here we evaluate how sizedependent pricing influences optimal harvest strategies in a model parameterized for two pelagic fisheries, those targeting Atlantic herring (Clu...

COTS - Size Does Matter

Railways, like a lot of industries are becoming increasingly reliant on programmable technology for safety. The development of railway technology is however largely driven through market forces and, given the complexity and cost of developing and certifying safety-related systems, rail industry suppliers tend to accede to the needs of their bigger customers. Consequently the in-built functional...

Size does matter.

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care 2003: 29(1) Introduction When designing an epidemiological study or clinical trial it is important to make it large enough to have a reasonable chance of detecting differences between groups that really exist. In other words, the study should have adequate statistical power. Unfortunately the scientific literature is cluttered with numerou...