This study considers the impact of labour and product market characteristics on Research and Development (R&D) activity in the North East. This study extends the literature on regional R&D by focusing on potential strategic relationships between relative firm size, market structure and crucial...

In an attempt to reduce high electricity prices in England and Wales the government has reduced concentration among generators and introduced New Electricity Trading Arrangements (NETA). Econometric analysis on monthly data from April 1996 to September 2002 implies support for two conflicting...

Using a simultaneous equation model initially developed by Shrieves and Dahl this article shows that Japanese banks in comparison to European banks, have focused on factors other than those that impact on bank safety levels. This has left Japanese banks in a vulnerable position with respect to...

L'augmentation du niveau d'education de la population, l'extension du secteur tertiaire et des activites a forte valeur ajoutee au detriment des activites manuelles, l'automatisation des taches et la croissance rapide des technologies de l'information sont autant d'evolutions du monde du travail...