The Iraqi Insurgency (2003–2011) has commonly been characterized as demonstrating the tendency for violence to cluster and diffuse at the local level. Recent research has demonstrated that insurgent attacks in Iraq cluster in time and space in a manner similar to that o...

The possible explanations for her conduct vary according to her perceived status as either a willing participant or a victim. If she is a willing participant in her capitulation and seduction, there are three reasons why the knight is successful, according to antecedent...

The current study provides novel evidence about the informativeness of insider trading in Taiwan. We investigate comprehensive trading records by corporate insiders from Taiwan during the period between 1992 and 2006. Unlike evidence from some Western markets, we find s...

The bulk of official development assistance (ODA) from Australia is provided to Asia and Oceania. Indonesia and Papua New Guinea together account for nearly a quarter of the total. Physical proximity to Canberra and large receipts of bilateral aid from the United States...

In China, the definition of domestic violence is usually limited to direct physical and mental harm to family members. About a quarter of Chinese families have been reportedly affected by domestic ...

Approximately 60% of adjacent fiscal quarters contain a different number of calendar days. Our preliminary results indicate it is important for analysts to adjust for changes in quarter length when making forecasts. However, we find the quarterly change in days is posit...