Economics & Finance Theses: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Monetary frameworks in developing countries : central bank independence and exchange rate arrangements
(University of St Andrews, 2008-06) - ThesisThe objective of the thesis was to study monetary policy frameworks in developing countries. The thesis focused on three aspects of the monetary framework; the degree of central bank independence, the monetary policy ... -
Macroeconomic variables and the stock market : an empirical comparison of the US and Japan
(University of St Andrews, 2008-06-25) - ThesisIn this thesis, extensive research regarding the relationship between macroeconomic variables and the stock market is carried out. For this purpose the two largest stock markets in the world, namely the US and Japan, are ... -
Optimal monetary and fiscal policy in economies with multiple distortions
(University of St Andrews, 2008) - ThesisThis thesis aims to contribute towards a better understanding of the optimal coordination of monetary and fiscal policy in complex economic environments. We analyze the characteristics of optimal dynamics in an economy ... -
Sunk cost accounting and entrapment in corporate acquisitions and financial markets : an experimental analysis
(University of St Andrews, 2008-06) - ThesisSunk cost accounting refers to the empirical finding that individuals tend to let their decisions be influenced by costs made at an earlier time in such a way that they are more risk seeking than they would be had they ...