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Firms in Scottish High Technology Clusters: software, life sciences, microelectronics, optoelectronics and digital media – preliminary evidence and analysis on firm size, growth and optimality
(University of St AndrewsUniversity of Sussex, 2008)
This paper reports on: (a) new primary source evidence on; and (b) statistical and econometric analysis of high technology clusters in Scotland. It focuses on the following sectors: software, life sciences, microelectronics, ...
International Corporate Taxation and U.S. Multinationals’ Behavior: an Integrated Approach
(University of Glasgow, 2008)
Using data from the International Revenue Service, this paper explores the effcts of
corporate taxation on U.S. capital invested abroad and on tax planning practices (dividend payments, income shifting, and passive ...
Public Sector Pay in Finland
(University of DundeeUniversity of Jyväskylä, 2008)
This study analyses the forces determining public and private sector pay in Finland. The data used is a 7 per cent sample taken from the Finnish 2001 census. It contains information on 42 680 male workers, of which 8 759 ...
Chebyshev polynomial approximation to approximate partial differential equations
(University of GlasgowBrunel UniversityLondon Metropolitan University, 2008)
This paper suggests a simple method based on Chebyshev approximation at Chebyshev
nodes to approximate partial differential equations. The methodology simply consists in
determining the value function by using a set of ...
The Relative Efficiency of Automatic and Discretionary Industrial Aid
(University of Strathclyde, 2008)
For the last two decades, the primary instruments for UK regional policy have been
discretionary subsidies. Such aid is targeted at “additional” projects - projects that would not have been implemented without the subsidy ...
Democratization as a cost-saving device
(University of Glasgow, 2008)
We propose a theoretical analysis of democratization processes in which
an elite extends the franchise to the poor when threatened with a revolution. The poor could govern without changing the political system by maintaining ...
The Importance of Revenue Sharing for the Local Economic Impacts of a Renewable Energy Project: A Social Accounting Matrix Approach
(University of Strathclyde, 2008)
As demand for electricity from renewable energy sources grows, there is increasing
interest, and public and financial support, for local communities to become involved
in the development of renewable energy projects. In ...
Is the consumption-income ratio stationary? Evidence from linear and nonlinear panel unit root tests for OECD and non-OECD countries
(University of GlasgowUniversity of Lyon, 2008)
This paper applies recently developed heterogeneous nonlinear and linear panel unit
root tests that account for cross-sectional dependence to 24 OECD and 33 non-OECD
countries’ consumption-income ratios over the period ...
Longitudinal analysis of income-related health inequality
(University of DundeeUniversity of Aberdeen, 2008)
This paper considers the characterisation and measurement of income-related health
inequality using longitudinal data. The paper elucidates the nature of the Jones and Lopez Nicholas (2004) index of “health-related income ...
Labour Market Imperfections, International Integration and Selection
(University of DundeeUniversity of Salento (Lecce), 2008)
Although a large body of literature has focused on the effects of intra-firm differences on export performance, relatively little attention has been
devoted to the interaction between firms' selection and international ...