Using a data base of the movements of over two thousand professional footballers in the top two divisions of the English Football League between 1969 and 1995, this article examines the impact on talent distribution through the movement of players after gate-revenue sharing was abandoned in this...

The volatility of spot prices has been a notable feature of the English and Welsh Electricity Pool since its formation in 1990. This study investigates the possibility that the volatility of spot prices is strongly affected by the functioning of the contract market for electricity. This paper...

Local government in the United Kingdom is undergoing a period of transformational change. The Modernising Local Government white paper “In Touch with the People” (DETR 1998) has instructed local councils to obtain best value in the delivery of local services and this includes re-examining...