Economics & Finance (School of): Recent submissions
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Essays on housing and monetary policy
(University of St Andrews, 2013-03-19) - ThesisThis thesis, motivated by my reflections about the failings of monetary policy implementation as a cause of the sub-prime crisis, attempts to answer the following inquiries: (i) whether interest rates have played a major ... -
Multi-task research and research joint ventures
(2013-04) - Journal articleThe paper shows that, whenever the completion of a research project requires the overcoming of more than one research obstacle, then Research Joint Ventures enjoy an intrinsic advantage relative to independent firms. This ... -
Markets and how they work: a comparative analysis of fieldwork evidence on globalisation, corporate governance, institutional structure and competition in Russia, India and China, supported by a quantitative worldwide cross-section study of market anomalies
(University of St Andrews, 2012-11-30) - ThesisThis thesis examines the efficacy of markets, using both quantitative and qualitative methods in a complementary way. Specifically, it starts (in Part II) by using the results from a quantitative analysis of initial public ... -
Empirical investigations into stock market integration and risk monitoring of the emerging Chinese stock markets
(University of St Andrews, 2012-06-19) - ThesisThe degree of stock market integration has important implications for cross-border portfolio diversification, for which Mainland China has become an attractive destination, particularly following the gradual opening-up ... -
A study of financial distress and R&D in Chinese enterprises
(University of St Andrews, 2012-11-30) - ThesisOver the past 30 years, the Chinese economy has been going through complex transformation from a centrally planned towards a market economy. The reform of the enterprises has played an important part in this transformation. ...