Economics & Finance (School of): Recent submissions
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Measures of solvency in the regulation of the UK life assurance industry
(University of St Andrews, 1999) - ThesisThe problem of designing appropriate solvency regulations is addressed with respect to the U. K. life assurance industry using various theoretical and methodological techniques. These alternative approaches to the ... -
The determinants of competitive advantage: a critical appraisal
(University of St Andrews, 1991) - ThesisThe thesis deals with the means whereby a firm can gain a competitive advantage over its rivals. After considering how this issue is dealt with in the management literature, the thesis focuses on two possible routes to ... -
The political economy of discrimination and underdevelopment in Rhodesia, with special reference to African workers, 1940-73
(University of St Andrews, 1975) - ThesisThe study begins by examining the orthodox theory of discrimination as a possible model with which to evaluate the socio-economic basis of race relations in Rhodesia. It is argued that it is inadequate because ... -
Foreign aid, economic development and the indebtedness problem, with special reference to the Sudan
(University of St Andrews, 1981) - ThesisIn the task of promoting both economic growth and development of the developing countries, both theory and development experience suggest that international co-operation in a broad sense has a vital role to play. For ... -
Sequential action and beliefs under partially observable DSGE environments
(2012) - Journal articleThis paper introduces a classification of DSGEs from a Markovian perspective, and positions the class of POMDP (Partially Observable Markov Decision Process) to the center of a generalization of linear rational expectations ...