Economics & Finance Theses: Recent submissions
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Market segmentation and dual-listed stock price premium - an empirical investigation of the Chinese stock market
(University of St Andrews, 2009-12-08) - ThesisThis thesis comprises, firstly, a careful and detailed description of the institutional workings of the Chinese stock market; secondly, a literature review of the Chinese segmented markets and dual-listed shares price ... -
Application of stochastic differential games and real option theory in environmental economics
(University of St Andrews, 2009-12-23) - ThesisThis 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
(University of St Andrews, 2009-06-26) - ThesisThis 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. ... -
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 ...