ion To translate an abstraction the compiler rst compiles the body of the source FX abstraction Then if the lambda abstraction can be parallelized according to the predicate PF de ned below an f structure initialization is generated which pairs up the sequential version of the function generated by SC with its parallel version generated by PC presented in the next section SC lambda x te x ' let...

This paper studies regional productive performance differentials among 243 NUTS-2 European regions for the period 2003–11. Within last two decades technology gap between has increased considerably. Building on previous that have used data envelopment analysis (DEA) and which neglected national production structures pre-existing technological heterogeneity, we examine differences in by using a m...

Unlike previous studies in the foreign direct investment-economic growth literature, this study uses panel vector autoregressive (PVAR) model to examine role of corruption inhibiting effect investment on African economic growth. Furthermore, we use impulse response function tool better understand reaction growth, after shock investment, and interaction between corruption. Using data over period...

With the emergence of social media and Web 2.0, broadcasting in the online environment has evolved into a new form of marketing due to the much broader reach enabled by information technology. This paper examines the organizational use of social media, specifically, artist-generated content, and quantifies the impact of artists’ broadcasting activities on a leading social media site for music, ...

Motivated by the growing importance of social media, this paper examines the relationship between new media, old media, and sales, in the context of the music industry. In particular, we study the interplay between blog buzz, radio play and music sales, at both the album and song levels of analysis. We employ the Panel Vector Auto-regression (PVAR) methodology, an extension of vector auto-regre...

Potential backers of crowdfunding campaigns often need to make investment decisions based on limited information, as the project they invest in has not come into existence at the time the campaign is running. As a consequence, other evidence for the trustworthiness and quality of a crowdfunding campaign, such as popularity information and electronic Word-of-Mouth (eWOM), are becoming increasing...

This paper empirically examines the direct and indirect effect of role democracy, and, in turn, oil dependence volatility on governmental expenditure exporting countries. To achieve this aim, we apply a panel Vector Auto-Regressive (PVAR) model along with impulse response functions from period 1983 to 2016. The findings show that quality political institutions, it is observed democratic countri...