Economics & Finance (School of): Recent submissions
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Factors which foster the survival of long-lived small firms
(University of St Andrews, 2004) - ThesisThis thesis focuses on those factors which foster the long-run survival, or continued existence, of the small firm. Using fieldwork methods, new data were gathered in face-to-face interviews with 63 owner-managers of mature ... -
Counterfactual reasoning in strategy context : a theoretical investigation of the role of hindsight in strategic foresight
(University of St Andrews, 2004) - ThesisThe purpose of this doctoral thesis is to deepen theoretical understanding of the role that hindsight plays in foresight. The thesis argues that the past is not an isolated static state, but one that is intimately connected ... -
Afriat's Theorem and Samuelson's 'Eternal Darkness'
(2016-08) - Journal articleSuppose that we have access to a finite set of expenditure data drawn from an individual consumer, i.e., how much of each good has been purchased and at what prices. Afriat (1967) was the first to establish necessary and ... -
Essays on issues in climate change policy
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-23) - ThesisThis thesis addresses three themes relating to climate change. The first is which types of fossil fuel to leave in the ground when they can differ in both their extraction cost and emissions rate. The analysis shows that ... -
The quest for growth in developing countries : an analysis of the effects of foreign aid on economic growth
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-23) - ThesisLarge quantities of foreign development assistance continue to flow to many developing countries. At the same time, most of the aid-receiving countries have stagnated and become even more aid-dependent. This grim reality ...