The development of commercial local area resource and emissions modelling
United Kingdom
Critical evaluation of the entrepreneurship and marketing interface : evidence from new ventures in the UK
United Kingdom
Varieties of regulation : how states pursue and set international financial standards
United Kingdom
Credit spreads and economic activity in eight European economies
In this thesis we examine the relationship between corporate bond spreads and economic activity in eight European countries using data on 500 corporate bonds between July 1994 and May 2011 for the United Kingdom and between October 2001 and May 2011 for Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain. We construct a unique dataset o...
An econometric investigation of the relationship between the price of oil and U.K. macroeconomic performance
The objective of this thesis is to conduct an econometric investigation of the relationship between the price of oil and U.K. macroeconomic performance. For this purpose, quarterly seasonally-adjusted time series have been collected which extend from 1972 to 2008. Empirical results are obtained from the estimation of unrestricted and restricted vec...
The interaction between equity and credit risks
Equity and debt are two distinct classes of securities in terms of investing risks and potential return, but their value depends on the same underlying assets of the firm and therefore the risk-return tradeoff of each security should be systematically related. Following a review of the principal theoretical approaches to the measurement of equity a...
Instability and volatility of economic growth under transition : an application of exogenous growth theory
The aim of this thesis is to explore growth processes in transition economies (TEs) by analysing differences between growth patterns in the course of transition and the smooth growth paths characteristic of developed market economies. Accordingly, the thesis builds upon the neoclassical growth theory 10 the transition context to develop a modified ...
Event-based microscopic analysis of the FX market
United Kingdom
The EC bioethanol blend mandate policy : its effect on ACP sugar trade and potential interaction with EPA policies
United Kingdom
Regional competitiveness in an oil rich economy : benchmarking the regions of Oman
United Kingdom
