The boom in tourism to and within China is quite a recent phenomenon. China is now among the leading international tourist destinations, and demand for domestic tourism is rapidly increasing. This study examines the role of tourism in the local economic development in different …
The boom in tourism to and within China is quite a recent phenomenon. China is now among the leading international tourist destinations, and demand for domestic tourism is rapidly increasing. This study examines the role of tourism in the local economic development in different …
"China is now among the leading international tourist destinations, and demand for domestic tourism is rapidly increasing. This study examines the role of tourism in the local economic development in different areas of China, and identifies the decisive factors in determining th…
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is caused by a sudden decline in kidney function, which may be caused by numerous pathologies such as hypovolaemia or septicaemia. It has only recently been recognised that patients who develop AKI have significantly worse outcomes. The aim of this proj…
This thesis documents the research and findings in the following three related areas of financial econometrics: The first essay examines whether volatility contains information to predict the likelihood of a price jump during the next trading day. It is motivated by the theoreti…
