Economics & Finance: Recent submissions

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    • ​Afriat's Theorem and Samuelson's 'Eternal Darkness' 

      Polisson, Matthew; Renou, Ludovic (2016-08) - Journal article
      Suppose 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 

      Daube, Marc (University of St Andrews, 2017-06-23) - Thesis
      This 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 

      Khomba, Daniel Chris (University of St Andrews, 2017-06-23) - Thesis
      Large 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 ...

    • The whisky industry and the regional Scottish economy : an economic analysis of the impact of imminent innovations in public policy 

      Haines, Paul (University of St Andrews, 1998) - Thesis
      This dissertation analyses imminent innovations in public policy that will impact upon the whisky industry, and, through linkage adjustments, the regional Scottish economy. An analysis of the interconnectedness between the ...

    • Higher tax for top earners 

      FitzRoy, Felix; Jin, Jim (University of St Andrews, 2017-02) - Working or discussion paper
      The literature can justify increasing and decreasing marginal taxes (IMT & DMT) on top income under different social objectives and income distributions. Even if DMT are optimal, they are often politically infeasible. Then ...