Economics & Finance (School of): Recent submissions
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Essays on proactive detection of collusion, ex post analysis of competition policy actions, and estimating overcharge
(University of St Andrews, 2018-12-06) - ThesisThis work is an empirical analysis of collusion by using a private consumer level data set in a setting where no a priori knowledge of collusion exists. This study benefits from spatial variation in the data. For ... -
Empirical essays on dynamic decision making
(University of St Andrews, 2019) - ThesisThis thesis is a collection of empirical and experimental studies on dynamic decision making. Chapter 1 studies the non-linear incentive of academics in economics departments of the U.K. high education institutions ... -
Education, income and happiness : panel evidence for the UK
(2018-11-14) - Journal articleUsing panel data from the BHPS and its Understanding Society extension, we study life satisfaction (LS) and income over nearly two decades, for samples split by education, and age, to our knowledge for the first time. The ... -
Essays on cartel policy with endogenous cartel size
(University of St Andrews, 2018-06-29) - ThesisThis thesis examines the role of endogenous size processes in the stability and price setting decisions of cartels. Chapter One analyses how the stability of cartels de- pends on the level of horizontal product differentiation ... -
Essays on categorical and universal welfare provision : design, optimal taxation and enforcement issues.
(University of St Andrews, 2016-06-24) - ThesisPart I comprises three chapters (2-4) that analyse the optimal combination of a universal benefit (B≥0) and categorical benefit (C≥0) for an economy where individuals differ in both their ability to work and, if able to ...