This paper combines a multi-period economic Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling framework with a demographic model to analyse the macroeconomic impact of the projected demographic trends in Scotland. Demographic trends are defined by the existing fertility-mortality rates and the...

This paper examines the relationship between household structure and poverty in seven European countries. The study proposes a method for controlling compositional factors and the measurement of poverty with accompanying empirical analysis demonstrating the importance of controlling for this factor.

This study examines the relationship between gender and poverty through analysis of intra-household distribution of resources. The study attempts to remove the assumption that resources are shared equally between all household members and proposes a method of evaluating unequal sharing of...

Examines empirically the relationship between gender and poverty in eleven industrialized countries that form LIS. Surprising results are found when the poverty experience of all women is compared to that of all men.

In the recent past, considerable effort in health economics has been made on applying stated preference methods such as contingent valuation and choice experiments. Despite this increased use, there is still considerable scepticism concerning the value of these approaches. The application of...

This paper combines a multi-period economic Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling framework with a demographic model to analyse the macroeconomic impact of the projected demographic trends in Scotland. Demographic trends are defined by the existing fertility-mortality rates and the...

This paper examines empirically the relationship between under-employment and migration amongst five cohorts of graduates of Scottish higher education institutions with micro-data collected by the Higher Education Statistical Agency. The data indicate that there is a strong positive relationship...