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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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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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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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Cost-effectiveness of febuxostat in chronic gout
Beard, Stephen; Scheele, Birgitta; Nuki, George; … - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 15 (2014) 5, pp. 453-463
Our objective was to evaluate data on the cost-effectiveness of febuxostat compared with standard clinical practice with allopurinol in patients with gout that was presented to the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) in 2010. A Markov health-state model estimated the direct health-related costs...
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Reliability and Validity of an Adapted Version of the Cantril Ladder for Use with Adolescent Samples
Levin, K.; Currie, C. - In: Social Indicators Research 119 (2014) 2, pp. 1047-1063
fit for purpose in the measurement of global life satisfaction among adolescents in Scotland. The study found that across …
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Fiscal Policy: Its Role in an Independent Scotland
Laramie, Anthony J; Mair, Douglas - Post Keynesian Economics Study Group - PKSG - 2013
In this paper we consider the implications for macroeconomic fiscal policy in Scotland if the Scottish electorate votes …
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Chasing Graduate Jobs?
Wright, Robert E.; Mosca, Irene - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
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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The Impact of Population Ageing on the Labour Market: Evidence from Overlapping Generations Computable General Equilibrium (OLG-CGE) Model of Scotland
Wright, Robert; Mérette, Marcel; Lisenkova, Katerina - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
This paper presents a dynamic Overlapping Generations Computable General Equilibrium (OLG-CGE) model of Scotland. The …
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The Impact of Population Ageing on the Labour Market: Evidence from Overlapping Generations Computable General Equilibrium (OLG-CGE) Model of Scotland
Lisenkova, Katerina; Mérette, Marcel; Wright, Robert - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
This paper presents a dynamic Overlapping Generations Computable General Equilibrium (OLG-CGE) model of Scotland. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010879025
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Use of Supermarket Scanner Data to Measure Bread Consumption and Nutrition Choice in Scotland
Revoredo-Giha, Cesar; Lamprinopoulou, Chrysa; Toma, Luiza; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
context of the discussion around the formulation of a National Food Policy for Scotland. This concern has brought back the …
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