Economics & Finance (School of): Recent submissions
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Productivity trends in the Thai manufacturing sector: the pre- and post-crisis evidence relating to the 1997 economic crisis
(University of St Andrews, 2007-07-13) - ThesisThe principal aim of this thesis is to examine the validity of the claim that low productivity led to a decline in Thailand’s competitiveness, and hence, to the 1997 economic crisis. For a decade from 1985 to 1995, Thailand ... -
Towards the microfoundations of finance and growth
(University of St Andrews, 2007-06-20) - ThesisWe take a critical view of the standard approach to finance and growth. The mapping between the theory and empirics is shown to be poorly understood, and this is traced to deficiencies in our understanding of the microeconomics ... -
Environment and health in Central Asia: quantifying the determinants of child survival
(University of St Andrews, 2007-06-20) - ThesisThe impact of environmental degradation on well-being is largely ignored in terms of economic costs of development. Due in large part to measurement difficulties, the environment in the daily welfare of the world's poorest ...