Economics & Finance: Recent submissions

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    • Application of stochastic differential games and real option theory in environmental economics 

      Wang, Wen-Kai (University of St Andrews, 2009-12-23) - Thesis
      This thesis presents several problems based on papers written jointly by the author and Dr. Christian-Oliver Ewald. Firstly, the author extends the model presented by Fershtman and Nitzan (1991), which studies a deterministic ...

    • Economics of entry into marriage 

      Bowmaker, Simon W. (University of St Andrews, 2009-06-26) - Thesis
      This thesis contains three studies on the economics of entry into marriage; a life event that has been shown to have significant implications for the well-being (economic and otherwise) of men, women and their children. ...

    • Universities and fundamental research: reflections on the growth of university-industry partnership 

      Poyago-Theotoky, Joanna; Beath, John; Siegel, Donald S. (School of Economics and Finance, University of St Andrews, 2002) - Working or discussion paper
      The recent rise in university-industry partnerships has stimulated an important public policy debate regarding how these relationships affect fundamental research. In this paper, we examine the antecedents and consequences ...

    • The cost of political intervention in monetary policy 

      Cobham, David; Papadopoulos, Athanasios; Zis, George (School of Economics and Finance, University of St Andrews., 2001) - Working or discussion paper
      Data from a unique monetary ‘experiment’ conducted in the UK during the period 1994-97 are used to investigate the cost of political intervention in monetary policy. The paper finds that the difference between government ...

    • Taxation, unemployment and working time in models of economic growth 

      FitzRoy, Felix; Funke, Michael; Nolan, Michael A. (School of Economics and Finance, University of St Andrews., 2001-08) - Working or discussion paper
      This paper combines collective bargaining over wages and working time with models of endogenous and neoclassical growth. Public expenditure is funded by taxes on capital and labour supplied by infinitely-lived households ...