Economics & Finance (School of): Recent submissions
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Optimal monetary and fiscal policy in economies with multiple distortions
(University of St Andrews, 2008) - ThesisThis thesis aims to contribute towards a better understanding of the optimal coordination of monetary and fiscal policy in complex economic environments. We analyze the characteristics of optimal dynamics in an economy ... -
Sunk cost accounting and entrapment in corporate acquisitions and financial markets : an experimental analysis
(University of St Andrews, 2008-06) - ThesisSunk cost accounting refers to the empirical finding that individuals tend to let their decisions be influenced by costs made at an earlier time in such a way that they are more risk seeking than they would be had they ... -
Factors which affect the dynamics of privately-owned Chinese firms : an interdisciplinary empirical evaluation
(University of St Andrews, 2008-06-25) - ThesisThe thesis focuses on those factors which affect firm growth in the setting of the Chinese transition economy, such as size, age, entrepreneurship, resources, and environment. As regards the complexity of the business ... -
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 ...