Economics & Finance (School of): Recent submissions
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Growing through subsidies
(School of Economics and Finance, University of St Andrews., 2001) - Working or discussion paperWe consider an overlapping generation model based on Matsuyama (1999) and show that, whenever actual capital accumulation falls below its balanced growth path, subsidising innovators by taxing consumers has stabilising ... -
On the persistence of output fluctuations in high technology sectors
(School of Economics and Finance, University of St Andrews, 2000) - Working or discussion paperFatás (2000) argues that in a cross-section analysis of countries there exists a positive correlation between long-term growth rates and the persistence of output fluctuations. The current paper extends this line of ... -
On the determinants of initial public offering underpricing
(University of St Andrews, 2008-11-27) - ThesisThe initial public offering (IPO) underpricing phenomenon has frequently been noticed and generally is accepted as a puzzle in financial economics. Some of the new theories, such as behavioural finance, take the underpricing ... -
Sustainable monetary policy : lessons and evidence from the bank suspension period, 1797-1821
(University of St Andrews, 2008-07-25) - ThesisThis thesis re-examines the suspension of the gold standard rule in Britain between 1797 and 1821 within the framework of the theory of credible and time consistent monetary policy. By combining both historical and theoretical ... -
High technology firm performance, innovation, and networks : an empirical analysis of firms in Scottish high technology clusters
(University of St Andrews, 2008) - ThesisThis thesis is an empirical analysis of the performance, innovation and networks of high technology firms. It is conducted at the micro-economic level, based on new empirical evidence by fieldwork methods, from the primary ...