Economics & Finance (School of): Recent submissions
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On the determinants of initial public offering underpricing
(University of St Andrews, 2008-11-27) - ThesisThe initial public offering (IPO) underpricing phenomenon has frequently been noticed and generally is accepted as a puzzle in financial economics. Some of the new theories, such as behavioural finance, take the underpricing ... -
Sustainable monetary policy : lessons and evidence from the bank suspension period, 1797-1821
(University of St Andrews, 2008-07-25) - ThesisThis thesis re-examines the suspension of the gold standard rule in Britain between 1797 and 1821 within the framework of the theory of credible and time consistent monetary policy. By combining both historical and theoretical ... -
High technology firm performance, innovation, and networks : an empirical analysis of firms in Scottish high technology clusters
(University of St Andrews, 2008) - ThesisThis thesis is an empirical analysis of the performance, innovation and networks of high technology firms. It is conducted at the micro-economic level, based on new empirical evidence by fieldwork methods, from the primary ... -
Monetary frameworks in developing countries : central bank independence and exchange rate arrangements
(University of St Andrews, 2008-06) - ThesisThe objective of the thesis was to study monetary policy frameworks in developing countries. The thesis focused on three aspects of the monetary framework; the degree of central bank independence, the monetary policy ... -
Macroeconomic variables and the stock market : an empirical comparison of the US and Japan
(University of St Andrews, 2008-06-25) - ThesisIn this thesis, extensive research regarding the relationship between macroeconomic variables and the stock market is carried out. For this purpose the two largest stock markets in the world, namely the US and Japan, are ...