Professor John Thornton
Emeritus Professor

- 1994
- Published
Competitive conditions in european banking
Molyneux, P., Lloyd-Williams, D. M. & Thornton, J., May 1994, In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 18, 3, p. 445-459Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2007
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Fiscal decentralization and economic growth reconsidered.
Thornton, J. S. & Thornton, J., 1 Jan 2007, In: Journal of Urban Economics. 61, 1, p. 64-70Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Further evidence on revenue decentralization and inflation.
Thornton, J. S. & Thornton, J., 1 Jan 2007, In: Economics Letters. 95, 1, p. 140-145Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The relationship between inflation and inflation uncertainty in emerging market economies.
Thornton, J. S. & Thornton, J., 1 Apr 2007, In: Southern Economic Journal. 73, 4, p. 858-870Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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On the cyclicality of South African fiscal policy.
Thornton, J. S. & Thornton, J., 1 Jun 2007, In: South African Journal of Economics. 72, 2, p. 258-264Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Saving, investment and capital mobility in African countries.
Thornton, J. S., Thornton, J. & Adedji, O., 1 Jun 2007, In: Journal of African Economies. 16, 3, p. 393-405Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The revenue-expenditure nexus: historical evidence for South Africa.
Thornton, J. S., Thornton, J. & Lusinyan, L., 1 Sept 2007, In: South African Journal of Economics. 75, 3, p. 496-507Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2008
- Published
Explaining African fiscal procyclicality.
Thornton, J. S. & Thornton, J., 1 Jan 2008, In: Journal of African Economies. 17, 3, p. 451-464Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fiscal Institutions and the Relation between Central and Sub-National Government Fiscal Balances.
Thornton, J. S., Thornton, J. & Mati, A., 1 Jan 2008, In: Public Finance Review. 36, 2, p. 243-254Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The (non) impact of evenue decentralization on fiscal deficits: some evidence from OECD economies.
Thornton, J. S. & Thornton, J., 29 Jan 2008, In: Applied Economics Letters.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inflation and inflation uncertainty in Argentina, 1810-2005.
Thornton, J. S., 1 Mar 2008, In: Economics Letters. 98, 3, p. 247-252Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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International capital mobility: Evidence from panel cointegration tests.
Thornton, J. S., Thornton, J. & Adedji, O., 1 May 2008, In: Economics Letters. 99, 2, p. 349-352Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Corruption And The Composition Of Tax Revenue In Middle East And African Economies.
Thornton, J. S. & Thornton, J., 1 Jun 2008, In: South African Journal of Economics. 76, 2, p. 316-320Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Natural resource endowments, governance, and the domestic revenue effort: evidence from a panel of countries.
Thornton, J. S., Thornton, J., Bornhorst, F. & Gupta, S., 1 Jul 2008, Unknown.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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The exchange rate and fiscal consolidation episodes in emerging market economies.
Thornton, J. S. & Mati, A., 1 Jul 2008, In: Economics Letters. 100, 1, p. 115-118Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Money, output and inflation in African economies.
Thornton, J. S. & Thornton, J., 1 Sept 2008, In: South African Journal of Economics. 76, 3, p. 356-366Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2009
- Published
On the relation between central and sub-national government fiscal balances.
Thornton, J. S. & Thornton, J., 1 Jan 2009, In: Applied Economics Letters.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The sustainability of South African fiscal policy: an historical perspective.
Thornton, J. S., Thornton, J. & Lusinyan, L., 1 Mar 2009, In: Applied Economics. 41, 7, p. 859-868Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do fiscal responsibility laws matter? Evidence from emerging market economies suggests not.
Thornton, J. S. & Thornton, J., 1 Jun 2009, In: Journal of Economic Policy Reform. 12, 2, p. 127-132Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comment on Edin and Jaffee: From banking crisis to currency crisis.
Thornton, J. S. & Thornton, J., 1 Sept 2009, In: Economists' Voice. 6, 10, p. Article 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The (non)impact of revenue decentralization on fiscal deficits: some evidence from OECD countries.
Thornton, J. S. & Thornton, J., 1 Sept 2009, In: Applied Economics Letters. 16, 14, p. 1461-1466Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Natural resource endowments and the domestic revenue effort.
Bornhorst, F., Gupta, S. & Thornton, J. S., 1 Dec 2009, In: European Journal of Political Economy. 25, 4, p. 439-446Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2010
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Fiscal sustainability in a panel of Asian countries.
Thornton, J. S., Thornton, J. & Adedji, O., 1 May 2010, In: Applied Economics Letters. 17, 7, p. 711-715Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Government size and the stability of output: evidence from emerging market economies.
Thornton, J. S. & Thornton, J., 1 Jun 2010, In: Applied Economics Letters. 17, 8, p. 733-736Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Who chooses to adopt fiscal responsibility laws? Evidence from emerging market economies.
Thornton, J. S. & Thornton, J., 1 Jun 2010, In: Applied Economics Letters. 17, 8, p. 737-740Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unit roots, structural breaks and cointegration in the UK public finances, 1750-2004.
Thornton, J. S., Lusinyan, L. & Thornton, J., 10 Jun 2010, In: Applied Economics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fiscal decentralization and fiscal consolidations in emerging market economies.
Thornton, J. S., Thornton, J. & Adedji, O., 1 Jul 2010, In: Applied Economics Letters. 17, 11, p. 1043-1047Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2011
- Published
Are Homegrown Islamic Terrorists Different? Some UK Evidence
Altunbas, Y. & Thornton, J. S., 1 Jan 2011, In: Southern Economic Journal. 78, 2, p. 262-272Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2012
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Fiscal Decentralization and Governance
Altunbas, Y., Thornton, J. S., Altunbaş, Y. & Thornton, J., 1 Jan 2012, In: Public Finance Review. 40, 1, p. 66-85Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does financial development reduce corruption?
Altunbas, Y. & Thornton, J. S., 1 Feb 2012, In: Economics Letters. 114, 2, p. 221-223Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2014
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The (small) blessing of foreign aid: further evidence on aid’s impact on democracy
Altunbas, Y. & Thornton, J., 20 Aug 2014, In: Applied Economics. 46, 32, p. 3922-3930Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2015
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Tax Havens and Effective Tax Rates: An Analysis of Private versus Public European Firms
Thornton, J. S. & Jaafar, A., 1 Dec 2015, In: International Journal of Accounting. 50, 4, p. 435-457Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2016
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Inflation targeting in developing countries revisited
Thornton, J., Feb 2016, In: Finance Research Letters. 16, 2, p. 143-153Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do better-capitalized banks lend less? Evidence from European banks
Altunbas, Y., Di Tommaso, C. & Thornton, J., May 2016, In: Finance Research Letters. 17, p. 246-250Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is there a financial accelerator in European banking?
Altunbas, Y., Di Tommaso, C. & Thornton, J., May 2016, In: Finance Research Letters. 17, p. 218-221Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does inflation targeting reduce sovereign risk? Further evidence
Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Aug 2016, In: Finance Research Letters. 18, August, p. 237-241Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Why do countries adopt fiscal rules?
Altunbas, Y. & Thornton, J., 5 Dec 2016, In: Manchester School. 85, 1, p. 65-87Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2017
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Inflation targeting and the cyclicality of monetary policy
Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Feb 2017, In: Finance Research Letters. 20, p. 296-302Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of fiscal rules on sovereign risk premia: International evidence
Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Feb 2017, In: Finance Research Letters. p. 63-67Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What determines bank CDS spreads? Evidence from European banks
Drago, D., Thornton, J. & Di Tommaso, C., Aug 2017, In: Finance Research Letters. 22, 8, p. 140-145Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2018
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Fiscal rules and Government borrowing costs: International evidence
Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Jan 2018, In: Economic Inquiry. 56, 1, p. 446-459Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CEO tenure and corporate misconduct: Evidence from US banks
Altunbas, Y., Thornton, J. & Uymaz, Y., Sept 2018, In: Finance Research Letters. 26, September, p. 1-8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Credit default swaps and regulatory capital relief
Thornton, J. & Di Tommaso, C., Sept 2018, In: Finance Research Letters. 26, 9, p. 255-260Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unconventional monetary policy and the currency wars
Thornton, J. & Di Tommaso, C., Sept 2018, In: Finance Research Letters. 26, p. 250-254Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2019
- Published
The impact of financial development on income inequality: A quantile regression approach
Altunbas, Y. & Thornton, J., Feb 2019, In: Economics Letters. 175, p. 51-56Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Negative policy interest rates and exchange rate behavior: Further results
Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Jun 2019, In: Finance Research Letters. 29, p. 61-67Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2020
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The long-run relationship between finance and income inequality: Evidence from panel data
Thornton, J. & Di Tommaso, C., Jan 2020, In: Finance Research Letters. 32, 101180.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Did negative interest rates improve bank lending?
Molyneux, P., Reghezza, A., Thornton, J. & Xie, R., Feb 2020, In: Journal of Financial Services Research. 57, 1, p. 51-68Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Do personal connections improve sovereign credit ratings?
Klusak, P., Thornton, J. & Uymaz, Y., Mar 2020, In: Finance Research Letters. 33, 101194.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of CEO power on bank risk: Do boards and institutional investors matter?
Altunbaş, Y., Thornton, J. & Uymaz, Y., Mar 2020, In: Finance Research Letters. 33, p. 101202 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review