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Devolved government and public sector pay reform: Considerations of equity and efficiency
Elliott, Robert; Bell, David; Scott, Anthony; Ma, Ada; … - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 4, pp. 519-539
that reveal little sensitivity to specific labour market conditions in Scotland. In consequence, in Scotland, public sector … public sector into line with those in the private sector in Scotland. …
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Technology Transfer Within Multinational Firms and Its Impact on the Productivity of Scottish Subsidiaries
Siler, Pamela; Wang, Chengqi; Liu, Xiaming - In: Regional Studies 37 (2003) 1, pp. 15-25
SILER P., WANG C. and LIU X. (2003) Technology transfer within multinational firms and its impact on the productivity of Scottish subsidiaries, Reg. Studies 37 , 15-25. This paper aims to examine the extent to which the technology generated in US parent firms is transferred to their Scottish...
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Policy convergence and divergence in Scotland under devolution
Keating, Michael - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 4, pp. 453-463
Keating M. (2005) Policy convergence and divergence in Scotland under devolution, Regional Studies 39 , 453—463. The … scope for divergence of public policy between Scotland and the rest of the UK is constrained by institutional, political and … services. Scotland is more committed than England to the traditional public sector model, emphasizing egalitarianism and …
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Decentralising the public sector: Transition and the Recent Reforms in Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in the Czech Republic
Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge; Oliveira, João do Carmo - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 1, pp. 26-29
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Skill Policies for Scotland
Heckman, James J.; Masterov, Dimitriy V. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
This paper argues that skill formation is a life-cycle process and develops the implications of this insight for Scottish social policy. Families are major producers of skills, and a successful policy needs to promote effective families and to supplement failing ones. We present evidence that...
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Overcrowding in British Cities in 1904
Newell, Andrew Thomas; Gazeley, Ian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper presents an analysis of housing conditions amongst the British urban working class in 1904, using a re-discovered survey.1 We investigate overcrowding and we find major regional differences. Scottish households were more overcrowded despite being less poor. Investigating the causes of...
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Codes of Cultural Belonging: Racialised National Identities in a Multi-Ethnic Scottish Neighbourhood
Virdee, Satnam; Kyriakides, Christopher; Modood, Tariq - In: Sociological Research Online 11 (2006) 4
Glasgow, Scotland. It finds that Scottishness has a historically founded racialised referent at the level of the neighbourhood …
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The Regional Transmission of UK Monetary Policy
Dow, Sheila C.; Montagnoli, Alberto - In: Regional Studies 41 (2007) 6, pp. 797-808
Regionen eine grossere und nachhaltige Wirkung zeigt. Belege hierfur liefert ein Vergleich von Daten aus Schottland und … Grossbritannien. Schottland GB Wahrungspolitik Regionalwirtschaften Dow S. C. y Montagnoli A. (2007) La transmision regional de la …
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Chasing Graduate Jobs?
Mosca, Irene; Wright, Robert - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
move after graduation from Scotland to the rest of the UK or abroad have a much higher rate of graduate employment … education graduates are leaving Scotland for employment reasons. In turn this finding suggests the over …-education/under-employment nexus is a serious problem in Scotland. …
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Financial centres in peripheral regions: the effect of the financial services industry on regional economy - the case of the Scottish Financial cluster
Larreina, Mikel - Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance … - 2008
In recent times the financial services industry has experienced a major transformation, in which markets and players have been globalised and consolidated. Certain financial centres have concentrated on financial firms and markets, engendering considerable research on the foundations of their...
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