News

• 2003-09-02
  The Business School welcomes new undergraduates!
  The Business School would like to welcome all new undergraduate students joining us in September 2003. We offer undergraduate courses in Accountancy, Economics, Finance and Management. Details can be found by clicking Undergraduate Courses on the menu.
• 2003-09-02
  Welcome to the Graduate School!
  The Business School would like to extend a warm welcome to all new taught postgraduate students. Click on the Graduate School link for details.
• 2003-09-02
  Business School launches new website.
  The Business School today unveiled phase 1 of its new integrated web site, which features information on the School's Staff, Research, and Undergraduate and Postgraduate taught programmes. In the autumn, Phase 2 will feature the School's Research Postgraduate information. The web site was the vision of Dr W David McCausland, the School's Director of IT, and was created by the University's Web Design Unit. Using state-of-the-art technology, the web site's content is dynamically generated from a series of databases, and there is close integration with WebCT, the School's Virtual Learning Environment.
• 2003-09-03
  BHPS data set online
  The data is now accessible using STATA in a format that allows users to easily select variables and generate balanced or unbalanced panels and other cross section sub data sets. The procedures are clearly documented and there is a library of read-only DO files which users can copy to their own PC and edit for further research
• 2003-11-10
  Latest news from the Management group
  Professor Lorna McKee has recently been invited to serve on the Multidisciplinary Assessment Committee of the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. Professor McKee has also been re-appointed to serve a second term on the Board of NHS Service Delivery Organisation. Edward McKeever has just begun his PhD studies on "the growth of Scottish entrepreneurial firms" having been awarded a doctoral studentship from CHAP Construction. Mr McKeever is supervised by Dr Sarah Jack, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship.
• 2003-11-10
  Mixed loan makes most of your cash
  Professor Angela Black recently gave important advice for those with mortgages, following the interest rate rise last week. Her article was published in the Scotsman on 8 November, 2003 at
• 2003-11-10
  Quality of Life Among Older People
  Dr Natasha Mauthner (with Dr Lorna Philip and Kristiina Martimo) recently received £13k from the Scottish Centre for Research on Social Justice to investigate the social and community lives of older people in rural areas.
• 2003-11-11
  Research collaboration with the New Zealand government
  Professor Jan Bebbington's research collaboration with the New Zealand government has recently led to a large research programme being funded via the Federation for Research in Science & Technology. For more information on this work, visit the website
• 2003-11-11
  Professor Patricia Fraser becomes Visiting Professor at Curtin University of Technology and the University of Western Australia
  Professor Patricia Fraser is a Visiting Professor at Curtin University of Technology and the University of Western Australia, Perth WA, for 4 weeks during November and December 2003. She is working with researchers at these institutions on the dynamics of commodity prices and stock prices and their relationship with the real economy. The work is an element of a wider project which received a A$210,000 grant from the ARC.
• 2003-11-13
  Academy Fellow Downunder
  Professor Patrick Dawson has been appointed as one of seven Research Fellows of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management. He will provide mentoring to junior academic staff and researchers on research matters, preparation of grant applications as well as career advice. At the 17th International ANZAM Conference in Perth, Australia, 2 - 5 December 2003, he will present a co-authored paper with Professor David Buchanan entitled: "Telling Tales: Authoring Narratives of Organisational Change". Professor Patrick Dawson has also been invited to act as the external academic reviewer of Durham Business School. The review is due to take place in December 2003.
  
• 2003-11-21
  Commercial Property Conference
  Professors Patric H. Hendershott and Bryan D. MacGregor organized a Commercial Property Conference on the Island of Skye in August that attracted the leading international property researchers. Selected papers of the conference will appear in an issue of Real Estate Economics, the top US property journal, which Hendershott and MacGregor are editing with Charles Ward of the University of Reading.
• 2004-01-19
  Spend or save - it's a tough balancing act.
  Professor Angela Black, writing in the "Scotsman" on Saturday 10 January, estimated that the personal debt of the average UK adult has risen to £4,426 in 2003, up from £3,383 in 2002. Personal debt is forecast to reach an estimated £5,741 by 2008. Datamonitor believe that the rate of customer credit will slow down and that the golden age of consumer credit in the UK could nearing its end.
• 2004-02-03
  DTI-funded knowledge partnership
  Prof Jeff Hyman and Dr Sarah Jack have been successful in bidding for a DTI-funded knowledge partnership agreement worth £68k with local company Lofthus Signs and Engraving Ltd. An Associate is about to be appointed to examine and refine the manufacturing processes of the company.
• 2004-03-10
  Access to Scottish Health Services
  Dr Jane Farmer's report on attitudes and opinions about access to health services in Scotland. Download Report
• 2004-05-06
  Changing Organisations: 25th EGOS Colloquium July 2 – July 4, 2009, University of Aberdeen in cooperation with the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
  The EGOS Colloquium is a high profile and prestigious conference for leading academics studying organisations. Professor Dawson will act as the local academic team convenor. The return of the conference to the UK after some 10 or more years marks a significant achievement for the Business School.
  
• 2004-05-21
  Economics at Aberdeen ranked 2nd highest in Scotland
  Economics at Aberdeen was this week ranked second highest in Scotland (and 18th in the UK) in The Times Higher Education league tables. These measured a variety of aspects including, entry standards, student-to-staff ratios, library and computing spending, facilities spending, firsts and upper seconds, graduate destinations, permanent staff, teaching and research staff, research income, teaching and research assessments, the research assessment exercise and efficiency. Other successes in the School include Management which came in at 29th in the UK (5th in Scotland) in the Business Studies category.
• 2004-05-26
  Business School Web Site Phase 2 Completed
  The Business School today unveiled phase 2 of its new integrated web site, which features the School's Research Postgraduate information and minutes of key School committees. Phase 1, which contained information on the School's Staff, Research, and Undergraduate and Postgraduate taught programmes, was completed last summer. The web site was the vision of Dr W David McCausland, the School's Director of IT, and was created by the University's Web Design Unit. Using state-of-the-art technology, the web site's content is dynamically generated from a series of databases, and there is close integration with WebCT, the School's Virtual Learning Environment.
• 2004-06-02
  AIESEC Aberdeen Careers Fair [event cancelled]
  AIESEC Aberdeen (part of the global AIESEC organisation) is organising a Careers Fair in Elphinstone Hall in the heart of Aberdeen University, on the 7th of October. It is part of a nationwide AIESEC initiative to link businesses, students and Universities. For further information please visit www.careersfairs.org. Local organiser, Alexander Reinhold (3rd year Economic Science - IR), is currently offering discounts to local SMEs, local branches of their corporate partners and charity organisations who may wish to attend, as well as exposure of 1/8 of a page in the nationally distributed Fair guide, which will be distributed to over 30000 students accross the UK. Additionally, around 30 AIESEC staff will promote the Fair on the day, to ensure high attendance, in quantity and in the quality of students. Alexander can be contacted at ahreinhold@web.de.
• 2004-09-24
  The Malcolm Hutton Undergraduate Scholarship
  Applications are invited for the above scholarship for the academic year 2004/05.
  
  • The scholarship is open to third year students (Junior Honours students) undertaking any of the following Honours degree courses, either Single or Joint Honours: -
  - MA in Sustainable Development
  - MA in Environmental Planning
  - MA in Planning and Development
  - MA in Property
  - MA in Planning and Development and Property
  - MA in Accountancy and Property
  - MA in Economics and Property
  - MA in Finance and Property
  - MA in Management and Property
  - MA in Coastal Management
  - BSc in Marine Resource Management
  - MA in Rural Land and Business Management
  - MA in Environmental Management.
  • The scholarship will be awarded to a candidate who shows considerable aptitude and ability for any of the above degree programmes and is able to demonstrate need for financial support.
  • The scholarship is valued at £1,500 per annum, and will be offered to the recipient for the two years of their Honours programme.
  • The scholarship will be confirmed annually. Should the recipient of the scholarship decide to withdraw from their degree course or their studies are terminated, or if they fail to perform at a credible level in their studies, the scholarship will be terminated.
  • If the recipient chooses to follow a degree pattern which includes a ‘year out’ (industrial placement, year abroad, etc), then the scholarship payments will not be made during that year.
  To apply, please contact Ms Jenny Beaton, Development Trust, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3FX (tel: 01224 273597 or email j.beaton@abdn.ac.uk ) for an application form. Informal enquiries should be directed to Ms Jenny Beaton.
  
  Closing date for Applications is 19 November 2004
• 2004-11-03
  Johnston Carmichael Bursary
  £1,500 Bursary to be awarded to a junior honours student in Accountancy and Finance. Conditions of entry
  
  • The Johnston Carmichael Bursary is valued at £1,500 and will be offered on an annual basis to students registered in the third year of an Honours degree in the disciplines of Accountancy and / or Finance within the University of Aberdeen Business School.
  • The Bursary will be awarded to an applicant who shows considerable aptitude and ability, and is able to demonstrate the need for financial support.
  • Students who wish to be considered for the bursary must produce an application. This comprises the normal Johnston Carmichael student application form (available from the University of Aberdeen Business School Office) plus an accompanying letter describing what difference the award of the Bursary would make to themselves.
  • The Head of the Business School, in collaboration with other staff in Accountancy and Finance, will prepare a short list for the Sponsor. The Head of School will also prepare an academic report for the Sponsor, on all short-listed applicants. An ‘ad hoc’ Committee composed of representatives of the Sponsor and Accountancy & Finance staff will make the award. This Committee's decision will be final
  • The bursary will lapse if the recipient ceases to study an Honours Accountancy and Finance degree (Single or Joint honours), fails to perform at a creditable level in his/her studies, or leaves the University of Aberdeen. In those circumstances a proportion of the bursary may be refundable to the Sponsor.
  • The recipient will have the opportunity to take up the offer of 6-8 weeks annual vacation employment with Johnston Carmichael.
  • The recipient will be expected to participate in some promotional activity to announce the award and to produce a short report (no more than 500 words) to the Sponsor on the impact of the bursary on the recipient’s studies.
  
  CLOSING DATE: 9 DECEMBER 2004
  
  Please return completed application forms to the University of Aberdeen Business School Office, Edward Wright Building, Dunbar Street, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3QY, marked ‘Johnston Carmichael Bursary’ for the attention of Professor Clare Roberts. Informal enquiries should be made to Professor Clare Roberts email: c.roberts@abdn.ac.uk .
• 2004-11-16
  ASPIRE Training Courses
  A range of generic skills training courses are currently being piloted by the University of Aberdeen for PhD students, under the name ASPIRE.
  
  The courses are FREE to all PhD students enrolled at Aberdeen and cover topics such as time and project management, presentation and communication skills, networking and team building, innovation and commercialisation of research, and career management.
  
  For more details about the courses, and to book a place on-line, go to your College Graduate Studies page - www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/pg.shtml and click on ASPIRE.
• 2005-02-18
  5th International Conference on Organisational Behaviour in Health Care
  Professor Lorna McKee is convening the above major International Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland on 10-12th April 2006
  
  Conference Theme: Speaking Truth to Power: Who Speaks to Whom?
  
  This is a leading research conference for people interested in organisational behaviour in health care. Conference size, format and venue are aimed at allowing interactive presentation and discussion among individuals with specific interests in organisational behaviour in health care environments. This is the first time this international conference has been held in Scotland. Abstracts for papers are invited by May 1st 2005 in accordance with the conference theme below and related sub-themes. Abstracts must be in the designated format detailed below.
  
  In collaboration with NHS Grampian, Centre for Public Policy and Management, University of St.Andrews, Scotland, and Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, England.
  
  For further details please see our website:
  
  http://www.abdn.ac.uk/web/obhc/
• 2005-04-19
  BREAK INTO THE BUSINESS WORLD!
  On May 9th, 2005, Ford, WoodGroup, Ernst & Young and KPMG invite you to join them for plenary sessions and interactive workshops. “The Changing Face of Personnel Culture” provides you with global insights and practical applications on managing human resources in global businesses. You host: AIESEC Aberdeen. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required. RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW! If you are interested in obtaining further information and to register please visit us at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~u03sy2/.
• 2005-06-08
  Top academics visit business school.
  Several leading academics from the business world will be visiting AUBS this summer. They include:
  
  Debbie Harrison is an Associate Professor in Inter-Organisational Relationships in the Department of Strategy and Logistics at the Norwegian School of Management BI. She has published articles in the Journal of Business Research, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, and the Journal of Management Studies in the areas of network change, relationship dissolution, path dependence and implied contracts. Her current research focuses upon resource interaction in user networks and inter-organisational routines
  
  Kenneth McBey is a professor of Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour at York University. His research and teaching draw on his earlier career as an infantry officer in the Canadian army, where he held a wide variety of command and staff appointments, including those in human resources related areas such as recruiting, operations and training, and personnel officer (adjutant). Professor McBey earned an Honours B.A. in political economy and a B.Ed. from the University of Toronto, and an M.B.A. and Ph.D. from the Schulich School of Business at York University. Professor McBey has served as coordinator of York University’s Human Resources Management program, and he teaches a wide variety of courses including Human Resources Planning, Leadership and Management Skills, Recruitment, Selection and Performance Appraisal, Staffing Organizations, Training and Development, Organizational Behaviour, and Organizational Theory. He has been a visiting professor at the Aberdeen Business School (Robert Gordon University), The Australian National University, and the University of Otago, New Zealand.
  
  Thomas Noordewier is a faculty member in the School of Business at the University of Vermont. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to the University of Vermont, he served on the faculties at Yale University and Ohio State University. His current research interests include transaction cost analysis applied to organizational buyer-seller relationships, and the development of models for assessing consumer mortgage default, prepayment, and product choice. He has published articles in the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Health Care Marketing, the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, the Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management, Real Estate Economics, the Journal of Real Estate Research, and the Journal of Business Logistics. Professor Noordewier has served as consultant, performed contract grant work, and/or provided executive education programs for a number of organizations, including Prudential Home Mortgage, Norwest Mortgage, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Amerin Guaranty, IBM, Lands’ End, Lane Series, PulseBack, and the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing (VDTM).
  
  Professor Amrik S. Sohal is a Professor in the Department of Management and Associate Dean (Research Degrees) in the Faculty of Business and Economics at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. From 1993 to 2001 served as an Associate Dean (Research Development), Associate Dean (Graduate Teaching) and Associate Dean (Research) for the Faculty of Business and Economics at Monash University. He holds a BEng (Hons), MBA and PhD in Manufacturing/Operations Management from the University of Bradford. Professor Sohal is Associate Editor for the journal Technovation and Asia Pacific Editor of the International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management. He is a member of the Editorial Board of a number of journals in the area of quality management, technology management and operations management. Professor Sohal has authored or co-authored over 100 papers published in refereed journals, as well as three books and a number of chapters contributed to books. His current research interests are in manufacturing/operations strategy, technology/information management, quality management, supply chain management, lean/agile production systems and electronic business. He has received research grants from the State and Federal Governments, the Australian Research Council and Monash University.
  
• 2005-06-30
  University of Aberdeen Business School in the top three
  In the recent Times Good University Guide, the definitive guide for students, parents, business and academia, the University of Aberdeen Business School achieved impressive performance in both Accountancy and Finance (3rd in Scotland, 14th in the UK) and Economics (3rd in Scotland and 19th in the UK). The University of Aberdeen as a whole increased its ranking by 6 points to reach 28th place in the UK.
• 2006-02-24
  Unique learning tool brings economics to life
  
  A new and innovative learning package that will change the way economics is taught was launched at the University of Aberdeen today.
  
  Dr W David McCausland, Senior Lecturer in Economics, at the University of Aberdeen, and one of the authors of LiveEcon, said: “There really is no other product like LiveEcon out there that has this level of sophistication and interactivity – it’s a must for any serious student of economics.”
  
  The technology allows students to watch moving tutorials accompanied by text covering all the main economic topics. They can then manipulate all the economic assumptions themselves and test their understanding with the quizzes, which accompany each chapter.
  
  Read more at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mediareleases/uploadedimages/images/LiveEconmed.jpg, http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mediareleases/ and www.liveecon.com
• 2006-03-13
  £12,000 for Blue Sky Thinking
  Staff and Post-Graduate students from the University of Aberdeen are invited to bring their best business ideas to this exciting competition
  University of Aberdeen Business Ideas Competition
• 2006-03-14
  Considering Postgraduate Study in the Arts and Social Sciences?
  Learn more about postgraduate opportunities offered by the College of Arts and Social Sciences at Masters and Doctoral Level. Come to our recruitment event on Wednesday 22 March 2006 at 2pm in the Auditorium, King's College Conference Centre.
  
  Meet academics from the Schools of Business, Divinity, History and Philosophy, Education, Language and Literature, Law and Social Science.
  
  Find out more about how to apply for postgraduate study, career opportunities and the sources of funding available.
• 2006-05-12
  Aberdeen economist delves into the ‘Riddle of the Sands’
  Professor Tim Barmby will together with his co-author Professor Peter Dolton, of Royal Holloway College, University of London, present the results of some analysis they have been undertaking on the work behaviour of workers on Syrian archaeological digs in the 1930s, at the British Museum next week. See http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mediareleases/release.php?id=598 for more information.
• 2006-06-12
  Joint ESRC/Department for Transport Collaborative PhD Studentship
  The Labour Supply of Taxi Cab Drivers, Implications for Regulation and Congestion
  
  For full details, please see http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/esrc-funding.shtml
• 2006-06-30
  Job satisfaction tops poll of life happiness
  Job satisfaction is the most critical factor for life satisfaction and well-being, according to new research by a team of economists at the University of Aberdeen.
  
  The Europe-wide research project also highlights the dramatic increase of stress-related illnesses in recent years in employees with high-speed jobs and tight deadlines.
  
  The research, led by Professor Ioannis Theodossiou, Dr David McCausland, and Kostantinos Pouliakas, of the Centre for European Labour Market Research (CELMR) at the University of Aberdeen Business School, highlights a number of key findings which demonstrate the link between job satisfaction and quality of life. The countries studied were Denmark, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Spain, and the UK.
  
  Professor Theodossiou, who co-ordinated the three-year research project funded by the European Union, said the link between working patterns on employees’ quality of life and well-being is a major concern. He said: “Employers increasingly demand that their employees have versatile skills, working time flexibility and a willingness to relocate.
  
  “It is widely accepted that European workers are becoming more stressed by time constraints and deadlines and since work is an overwhelmingly important part of most of our lives, the satisfaction we derive from our jobs is a major factor in how happy we are as individuals.”
  
  Professor Theodossiou and his team presented their findings to a European conference in Brussels recently where EU officials and high-level policymakers were invited from each of the governments of the participating EU Member States. The conference delegates also included representatives from employer and trade union organisations across the EU.
  
  One of the most recurrent findings of the report is the fact that job satisfaction is the top factor in employees’ overall life satisfaction. This is over and above satisfaction with family, leisure time, health, finance, and social life.
  
  “We found that satisfaction with the amount of leisure, with environment and with housing come last in the pecking order of happiness and well-being,” said Professor Theodossiou. “Career fulfilment provides workers with the means to maintain life satisfaction according to our results.”
  
  Another key finding of the report shows that in most of the countries studied the high educated have a significantly lower level of job satisfaction and/or the low educated have a higher level of job satisfaction.
  
  “We also found the relationship between the type of occupation and the level of job satisfaction is one of the most strongest and most cross-country results,” continued Professor Theodossiou. “It points to the importance of the type of job as the main factor of job satisfaction.
  
  “Interestingly, employees who, due to sickness or disability, are unable to work full time report a marked improvement in their life satisfaction if they are able to be work part-time. Hence, society can only gain from this if the labour markets accommodate these individuals.”
  
  The other main conclusions of the report refer to the more obvious aspects of job satisfaction including wages and job security.
  
  “Wages are generally considered to have a positive impact on job satisfaction and across all the countries studied, a higher wage has a significantly positive effect on job satisfaction. Employees also strongly desire jobs that provide security in their employment, which is demonstrated by the fact that risk-free, permanent contracts are the most preferred contracts on average. However, employees show a lot of concern with the uncertainty and restraint that is associated with rotating shifts and with having their working times determined by their employer.”
  
  A consistent finding is that employees express a strong desire for early retirement plans at the age of 55 or 60. Professor Theodossiou said: “This is a particularly worrying trend for the future as employers may have to give up the possibility of early retirement for their workers, which is likely to come at a cost in terms of offering them higher wages or some other work benefit such as lighter responsibility, or avoiding fixed job routines.”
  
  The key findings of the research were the result of an identical questionnaire drawn up for the seven different countries that were studied.
  
  Professor Theodossiou added: “Our research provided us with a unique opportunity to study the relationship between an individual’s working situation and quality of life and, as our research has highlighted, the link between career fulfilment and life satisfaction cannot be underestimated. This is an issue of policy concern and deserves attention.”
  
  For further information, and to obtain a copy of the full report, log on to the project website at: www.abdn.ac.uk/epicurus
  
  See also coverage in the Herald, Scotsman, Press & Journal, Dundee Courier, The Times, Daily Mail,
  Daily Express, Daily Star, and The Sun.
• 2006-09-14
  Moving Forward Conference
  Calling All Post-Graduates
  
  It has came to that time of year to form a College of Arts & Social Sciences Post-Graduate Conference Committee to help organise the “Moving Forward” Conference due to take place in summer 2007. Last year's conference was a huge success and details can be found at www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/pgradconf.
  
  This conference has been running for three years and it is hoped that we can build on the previous successes yet again. To do this we require to representatives from post-graduates of ALL disciplines within the school to form the committee and undertake the work involved in organising the event.
  
  Participating in the committee affords a valuable opportunity to gain experience in event planning. Besides making your C.V. more attractive, it is also a useful avenue for networking and making friends.
  
  If you are keen to take on this challenge, then please note your interest with me, John McKenzie at soc155@abdn.ac.uk, and I will be in touch in due course regarding the first meeting due to take place in early October.
  
  Thank you and I look forward to meeting you.
  
  John McKenzie
  PhD Research in Sociology
  Department of Sociology
  Powis Gate
  soc155@abdn.ac.uk
  
• 2007-02-06
  Economics lecturer scoops national prize for teaching innovation
  The co-author of an economics e-learning tool has won a prestigious national award for his innovative teaching at the University of Aberdeen. For full details see http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mediareleases/
• 2007-03-08
  University of Aberdeen on the Road in Taiwan, China and Hong Kong
  The University of Aberdeen will be visiting Taiwan, China and Hong Kong between the 1st – 21st of March and would be delighted to meet up with prospective students to discuss opportunities at the University of Aberdeen. Dr Julian Randall will be able to answer any questions you may have about the degree programmes in the school, and can make offers for suitably qualified candidates.
  See http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sras/international/2007_Spring_visit.shtml for more information.
• 2007-04-26
  PhD Studentship in Economics
  
  Department of Economics, Business School, College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Aberdeen
  
  As part of the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) www.econ.ed.ac.uk/sire, initiative the Business School at the University of Aberdeen is offering a PhD studentship in Economics.
  
  The Studentship consists of an award of £15,000 per annum for three years (subject to satisfactory progress) to cover tuition fees and maintenance.
  
  It may be awarded in any field of economics where we can offer supervision. The start date for the studentship is September or October 2007.
  
  Candidates should normally have attained (or be expected to attain soon) an MSc in Economics or equivalent. In order to apply for the award students must have either received an offer to study for a PhD at the University of Aberdeen or have submitted an application to study for a PhD at the University.
  
  The closing date for applications is 31st May, 2007. All applicants will also be considered for the postgraduate awards offered by the College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS).
  
  To apply, candidates must use the general application form and application procedure for PhD scholarships offered by the College of Arts and Social Sciences. Further information on the application procedure and the PhD application form can be obtained at
  
  http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/graduate/funding/apply.php
  
  Informal inquiries may be made to Professor Euan Phimister (e.phimister@abdn.ac.uk) or Professor Ioannis Theodossiou, Department of Economics, Business School.
  
• 2007-05-04
  Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference - Friday 29th of June 2007.
  This one-day conference coincides with the launch of the 'Work and Wellbeing' stream of the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) initiative which aspires to bring together researchers from across seven Scottish universities who work on these issues. It aims at kick-starting the research network by bringing together researchers from those SIRE affiliated universities who work on these issues. It is intended that this event will provide the opportunity for researchers to get to know and discuss each others research plans and work relating to wellbeing at work. Thus it provides an initial opportunity to establish synergies between researchers which will have lasting benefits in terms of collaborative research, a key objective of the SIRE initiative. Moreover, it gives the opportunity to present current work, to establish research networks, collect ideas, and establish possible collaborations. The conference is being held at the King’s College Conference Centre at the University of Aberdeen.
  
  Call for papers. The organisers invite related papers from colleagues from Scottish Universities affiliated with SIRE. Please send PDF copies to Professor I Theodossiou at the address below.
  
  The conference will see a range of papers on health and wellbeing at work. The first keynote speaker is M Harvey Brenner (University of North Texas Health Science Centre) who will be speaking on health at work. The second keynote speaker will be Richard Freeman (NBER, LSE) who will be speaking on job satisfaction. The third keynote speaker will be Bernard van Praag (University of Amsterdam) who will be speaking on the methodology of wellbeing research.
  
  To register, please contact: Professor I Theodossiou, University of Aberdeen Business School, Edward Wright Building, Dunbar Street, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3QY. Telephone: +44 1224 272183. Email: theod@abdn.ac.uk
  
  For full details see http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/graduate/upload_docs/Work_and_Wellbeing_Conference.pdf
• 2007-07-10
  Aberdeen hosts Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference
  This one-day conference coincided with the launch of the 'Work and Wellbeing' stream of the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) initiative which aspires to bring together researchers from across seven Scottish universities who work on these issues. It aims at kick-starting the research network by bringing together researchers from those SIRE affiliated universities who work on these issues. The first keynote speaker was M Harvey Brenner (University of North Texas Health Science Centre) who spoke on health at work. The second keynote speaker was Richard Freeman (NBER, LSE) who spoke on job satisfaction. The third keynote speaker was Bernard van Praag (University of Amsterdam) who spoke on the methodology of wellbeing research. For full papers see:
  
  

  1.Bell et al: Free Personal Care
  

  2.Bender Theodossiou: Your Job or Your_Life
  

  3.Brenner: Impact of Unemployment on Health
  

  4.Freeman: Your Job Love it or Hate it
  

  5.Ma et al: NHS Recruitment
  

  6.Panos Theodossiou: Aspirations and Job Satisfaction
  

  7.van Praag: Perspectives from the happiness literature
  

  8.Beath and FitzRoy: Status, Happiness, and Relative Income

• 2007-09-27
  University Entrepreneurship Programme launched
  A programme to capture and drive the spirit of entrepreneurialism in Scottish higher education was launched this week by First Minister Alex Salmond and Sir Tom Hunter.
  
  The Universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Strathclyde will participate in the Scottish Programme For Entrepreneurship which will be jointly funded by the Scottish Government and the Hunter Foundation.
  
  It will cost £2.65 million over the next three years.
  
  More details: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mediareleases/release.php?id=1047
• 2007-10-16
  Two SIRE Professors appointed.
  The University of Aberdeen Business School has recently appointed two Professors under the SIRE initiative, Hans Hvide and Ulf Gerdtham. The Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) is the outcome of a substantial investment in Economics research in Scotland (approximately £21 million over 5 years) by the Scottish Funding Council and ten participating universities, including University of Aberdeen. It builds on the distinguished tradition of Economics in Scotland, with eminent contributions from, among others, Adam Smith and David Hume, and the more recent history of successful collaboration in the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics, founded in 1989. SIRE pools key areas of strength within the Scottish Economics research base in three thematic programmes:
  
  
  • Behaviour Incentives and Contracts
  
  
  • Work and Well-being
  
  
  • Macroeconomics, Financial Linkages and the Regions
  
  
  
  

  The administrative centre of SIRE is based at the University of Edinburgh, where the SIRE Director, John Moore, and Executive Director, Stuart Sayer, are located. In addition to its administrative and co-ordinating functions, the SIRE Centre will organise and host events and activities which exploit potentially exciting synergies that span across SIRE’s three thematic research programme. Further details may be found at www.sire.ac.uk and further details of the recent appointees at www.sire.ac.uk/people.html.

• 2007-11-20
  Economics rides high in student satisfaction survey
  The National Student Survey 2007 realesed this month shows that Aberdeen's Economics department is ranked 5th equal in the UK (behind only St Andrews in Scotland) out of 48 Universities and ranks above the Russell Group average in all but one facet of student satisfaction.
• 2008-03-14
  Summer placement opportunities with Quayle Munro
  Quayle Munro (www.quayle.co.uk), an independent investment bank, has a number of summer placement opportunities, for honours students in Economics or Finance, May-September 2008. Further particulars: www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/graduate/upload_docs/Quayle.pdf.
  
  Candidates should submit two copies of their CV and covering letter by post to Ms Diane Alves, University of Aberdeen, CASS, Powis Gate, College Bounds, Aberdeen, AB24 3UG. Enquiries to Ms Diane Alves on 01224 273180.
  
  The closing date is 15th April 2008. A shortlist of candidates will be interviewed during the first two weeks of May.
• 2008-04-14
  Open Evening to be held in the Graduate Business School
  On Thursday 1 May 2008, an Open Evening will be held in the King's Conference Centre, from 4.30 - 8.00pm. This is an opportunity for current Honours students to meet with programme leaders to discuss the content of our taught postgraduate programmes, and their career options. See Events for more information
• 2008-04-19
  Funding opportunity - MSc Management, Innovation and Change
  

  The College of Arts and Social Sciences is seeking applications for a PSAS funded place in the MSc (Econ) Management, Innovation and Change Programme. Applications are invited from Scottish domiciled full-time postgraduate students who meet the conditions of the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS).

  
  

  The successful PSAS nominee will be put forward after consideration of an 800 word essay exploring the topic ‘Management challenges : Managing for Corporate Social Responsibility’, which should be accompanied by a copy of your CV. Applications (essays and CV’s) will be evaluated by a selection panel comprising of an entrepreneurial CEO, an alumnus of the MSc MIC Programme, as well as the Programme Leader.

  
  

  The closing date for applications is July 14th 2008.

  
  

  For more information contact Nicki Duncan (n.duncan@abdn.ac.uk)
  Tel: +44 (0)1224 273260
  Fax: +44 (0)1224 273116
  Email: gbs@abdn.ac.uk
  Web: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/business/smartthinking/
  Graduate Business School Office
  Room KQG1
  Kings College
  College Bounds
  University of Aberdeen Graduate Business School

• 2008-04-24
  Business idea winners
  

  Two CENT related business ideas made it to the Final round of the Blue Skies Thinking Business Ideas Competition in April. Lecturers Russell Williams, David Eastwood and Robert Chia have won joint first prize in the Staff category with a very entrepreneurial idea based on a problem arising from their sporting interests. Stay tuned for further developments as patents are pending. It is exciting to see that Business School staff not only teach but are business-oriented and entrepreneurial in practice. The judges were of the opinion that the standard of entries and pitches were of very high quality and Russell, David and Robert were highly deserving of the prizes awarded.

  
  

  Two of the four finalists in the inaugural Undergraduate section of Blue Skies were also from the Business School. The Graduation Project team from Venture Books, Mark Hansson, Sean Holmes, Ricky Smith and John Nicol also presented to the judging panel, a great experience for them.

  
  

  For further information, please see http://www.abdn.ac.uk/blueskies/ and http://www.venture-books.co.uk/

• 2008-04-24
  International Conference on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing
  Conference - July 14-17, 2008
  Professor Patrick Dawson is coordinating a special technical session on Social Innovations in the Human Aspects of Advanced Technologies at the 2nd International Conference on Applied Ergonomics 2008 that will be held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, July 14-17, 2008. The conference is running jointly with the 12th International Conference on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing (HAAMAHA): www.aei2008.org
• 2008-05-15
  News bulletin from the Head of School - 15 May.
  

  With effect from 1 May 2008, Professor Angela Black assumed the role of Acting Head of School, taking over from Professor Michael Hughes, who has commenced work on a Framework 7 project on Eastern Europe and work in connection with a KTP grant.

  
  

  In the last few weeks there has been considerable activity within the School. In a Finance Symposium, three professional speakers presented very stimulating and excellent talks to the Finance students. At the Annual Property Lecture 2008, an esteemed member of the profession delivered a thought provoking and very interesting talk. The Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability (ACES: www.aces.ac.uk) was launched. This Centre brings together experts from different disciplines in environmental, social and economic science and involves members of staff from our School. An Economics Second Year Honours Information Session created a definite party atmosphere among the interested students who came to find out about Honours in Economics. The Business School Postgraduate Open Evening provided great networking opportunity and plenty of posters and leaflets, brochures and information packs. As part of teaching within Accountancy & Finance, third and fourth years had a presentation on ‘professionalism’ by a senior manager (an alumnus) and staff from PricewaterhouseCoopers. On Friday, as part of a Financial Accounting workshop, second years received advice from the Training Manager for Scotland of KPMG on professional exam structures and study arrangement. Both firms are leading recruiters of graduates within the UK and hold various awards for being admired employers. A school meeting comprising all members of staff (academic and administrative) provided an update on School developments (including academic planning, teaching workload and retention).

• 2008-05-28
  News bulletin from the Head of School - 29 May
  

  There is an international flavour to this update on activities in the Business School. We welcomed a number of esteemed international visitors from the University of Chicago, San Diego and South Australia.  We know that our visitors will be returning to their Institutions with excellent stories of the enjoyable time they had with us. There was also a very productive final meeting of the EU Framework 6 Project TERA (Territorial Aspects of Enterprise Development in Remote Rural Areas) with around twenty visitors from the Universities of Bologna, Patras, Helsinki, Latvia and the Czech Republic. Students from Wuhan University interested in studying with the Business School on 2+2 type programmes visited last week.  There is an agreement in place that covers Economics, Entrepreneurship and Management.  

  
  

  On staffing matters, the short listing for the Entrepreneurship Chair has taken place and interview dates are being organised. The short listing for accountancy and finance lectureships has taken place and interviews are being held at the end of June. The short listing for the management posts is scheduled to take place next week. Interviews for the SIRE Posts are taking place on Friday this week. Informal visits from interested parties for the Head of School appointment will take place at the beginning of June.

  
  

  The new Centre for Entrepreneurship (CENT) Web Site is now live. Entrepreneurship staff have recently had success with their recent award from the Knowledge Transfer Grant fund.  Their proposal is designed to integrate work experience learning within postgraduate education. Two of our postgraduate MSc Finance and Investment students won the Uni Investor Postgraduate competition. A number of colleages are currently in India on a Recruitment and Collaborative Visit, obtaining feedback about our programmes, meeting alumni, assessing demand from employers and networking with overseas partners. 

  
  

  We have organised an “end of exams” celebration on Wednesday 18th June, at 4pm in F61 (after the School Research Council meeting).  Please come along for nibbles and networking.

• 2008-06-19
  News bulletin from the Head of School - 19 June
  

  Thank you very much to everybody who came along to our post exams celebration yesterday, and especially to all our administrative staff for their perfect organisation of the event.  It was an excellent opportunity for us all to chat and catch up after the examination period and much enjoyed by everyone.

  
  

  For those of you who were otherwise committed, here is a short update:

  
  

  We paid tribute to the very hard work by academic and administrative staff in turning around all of the course results and programme awards so quickly and efficiently.  Many thanks to everybody concerned. There were over 3000 course marks inputted and 150 degrees awarded, including 77 at 2:1 and 7 at first class.

  
  

  We expressed our thanks to Dr Julian Randall for his excellent contribution to the School through his role as Director of our Graduate Business School.  His hard work and dedication has been pivotal in the last three years in enabling us to move forward and enhance the student experience for postgraduate students in the Business School.  Russell is our new Director and I know that we would all like to wish him great success.

  
  

  As many of you know, three of our Professors are taking advantage of the opportunity to focus on other activities through retirement from official academic duties.  There is evidence that academics publish more articles and books after retirement and I am sure that we will all enjoy the benefits of their continued collegiality through Emeritus status.  We are going to have a special celebration in early September to show our wholeheated appreciation to Pat, Jeff and Robert and wish them the very best of luck.

  
  

  Our congratulations and good luck wishes also go to Breanna and her fiancee, Michael.  Their wedding takes place in less than ten days time.  On behalf of all colleagues in the Business School, we  presented Breanna with a wonderful array of gifts that will ensure the perfect start for their married life.  We all look forward to seeing photographs of the happy day.

  
  

  There are a lot of teaching and research activities taking place in the School over the summer months.  I would like to wish everybody well with the various projects that are taking place and also to say that I hope everybody enjoys a well earned holiday break during the coming summer period.

• 2008-07-04
  Property PhD Studentship
  

  This 3-year studentship is funded by the College of Arts and Social Science and will be based in the University of Aberdeen Business School. Please see the link below for further details. Closing date for applications is Friday 29 August 2008.

  
  

  Property PhD Studentship full details: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/graduate/upload_docs/studentshipad0608.pdf

• 2008-08-12
  News Bulletin from the Head of School - 12 August
  

  CASS Staff Survey There are actions taking place to address some of the points raised in the CASS Staff Survey.  One example includes feedback on requested training after appraisals.  If you would like a formal presentation of the results please get back to me and Sheila and I will make arrangements

  
  
  

  Business School Off-Campus Strategy Day All business school members of staff (academic and support) are invited to an off-campus strategy day.  The event is currently being planned and more information will arrive shortly (we are confirming speakers etc).  The preliminary date being held is September 16, 2008.  The event will take place at Pittodrie Stadium.  It includes tea/coffee, buffet lunch, good parking, excellent views of the pitch and stadium and a tour of the stadium.  There are also flip charts, breakout rooms etc.  Kate will send you an invitation to the event. 

  
  
  

  Town House Lunch invitations from School Executive We are inviting all staff to lunch time information sharing sessions.  There will be three events throughout the forthcoming year.  Invitations are being organised.

  
  
  

  YES Bank We are expecting a delegation from YES Bank in mid-September.  Euan is liaising with them and an MOU is in draft.  They are interested in the University of Aberdeen and an itinerary is being planned.

  
  
  

  Wuhan University We are expecting twelve students from Wuhan University to join us in September 2008 into second year.  Jing is providing us with invaluable help in this which is much appreciated.

  
  
  

  Visit from Moscow Executive MBA Students We recently had a visit from over thirty executive MBA students from Moscow.  Alex gave them a presentation on energy and oil – we received great feedback.  Kate organised an excellent itinerary. 

  
  
  

  Operating Budgets The School operating budget has been allocated for 2008/09.  Further details available on request

  
  
  

  Welcoming Students There is a welcome event for new students on September 23^rd at 5.00pm in Elphinstone Hall, so they can meet us.  All members of staff are welcome.  We will send a reminder.

  
  
  

  PhD Students We were successful in obtaining funding for three PhD students

  
  
  

  Human Resources We have been asked to ensure that all members of staff are aware of the current guidelines relating to sickness and absence.  You can find it at this link: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/business/SicknessAbsencePolicyFebruary2008.pdf. It lives under "Links and Contacts" on the Business School web site.

• 2008-10-27
  News Bulletin from the Head of School - 27 October 2008
  Graduation Ceremony Friday 28 November at 11.00am (10.35am rendezvous). 
  
  This ceremony is for all Higher and First Degrees in the Business School and will be the first time that graduation will take place in Elphinstone Hall (no travelling to Marischal College).  All of the graduates at this ceremony are from the Business School.  This is a very special occasion for the students and their parents (many of whom will have travelled from across the world).  During the course of the day we will put hard copies of the graduation form in pigeon holes – please return these to Kate by Friday 31st October.  Thank you. 
  
  Senate – special meeting, 29th October at 2.00pm  http://www.abdn.ac.uk/admin/senate/agendas/2008-10-23/index.shtml  
  There is a special meeting this Wednesday to discuss the final report of the Curriculum Commission.   The Business School now has its full cohort of elected members (5). I know we would all like to give our warm congratulations to our elected members. Our five elected members are: Alex Arthur, Norman Hutchison, John Lamb, David McCausland, and David Molyneaux (currently on leave). They have all expressed their commitment to fulfil the role as detailed above and have asked me to let you know that they are happy for members of staff to contact them.  I am on Senate in an ex officio capacity (equally, should you have any items you would like to discuss with me please do so).  
  
  Wuhan and South China Normal Students  
  
  Several of our students have been selected to meet the First Minister in Edinburgh Castle tomorrow.
• 2008-11-10
  HOS Business School Update - 10 Nov 2008
  

  Graduation Ceremony
  Many thanks to all who signed up for the graduation ceremony – many parents and students will be arriving for the event on the 28th November. It will be a major event.  We should be able to transmit the ceremony on the plasma screen (hopefully – it is a first try out for the technology experts).
  
  Environment
  Plasma Screen
  The aim of the plasma screen is to provide information to staff and students about seminars/activities/welcome events etc. (in addition to updates on world events and the weather…). Further suggestions, updates and ideas are all welcome – please pass these on to Kate. Thanks Kate.
  
  Picture Rails
  Over the next few weeks estates will be hanging picture rails along our corridors.  This will mean that we can hang and change pictures/posters etc. as we wish.  So for example, we it will be easier to have exhibitions of student (or staff) work.  Norman, Sheila and I have acquired twelve prints from the library (free of charge).  This opportunity has arisen due to the move towards a new library. 
  
  Drinks Machine
  A drinks machine has been installed in the kitchen adjacent to S52. All members of staff are very welcome to use this machine.  We also hope it will be useful offering for visitors/seminars etc.     
  
  Overseas trips
  The Graduate School team have recently returned from India/Sri Lanka.  We are expecting undergraduate students from South China Normal University and Wuhan University next September 2009.  A team from our School are going to meet them next month (and explore other opportunities). We are also mindful that this current climate could offer a unique opportunity to recruit high quality staff.  A small group are going to meet prospective applicants at the major US conference meetings in January 2009 (thanks to Miguel, Nick and Julian).

• 2009-02-06
  Aberdeen economists lead €1M European health and safety study
  Aberdeen economists will lead a major new Europe-wide study into the economic impact of health and safety practices in the workplace.
  
  The European Commission has funded the €1.05 million project, which is partly aimed at addressing rising levels of stress amongst EU workers.Nineteen research institutions from across Europe, led by a team from the University of Aberdeen, are involved in the study. Professor Ioannis Theodossiou, Director of the University’s Centre for European Labour Market Research (CELMR) is co-ordinating the project, which ultimately aims to improve the health and safety conditions of the EU workforce. The other members of the Aberdeen research team are Professor Tim Barmby, Dr David McCausland, Dr Alexandros Zangelidis and Dr K. Pouliakas. Professor Theodossiou said: “In 2000, the European Union laid out its plans to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustained growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion. “The health and well-being of people of working age is of fundamental importance to this process and so a coherent and effective policy on health and safety in the workplace is therefore crucial.” He said that one of the key issues which health and safety policy-makers face is the increasing incidence of social illnesses such as stress, depression and anxiety at work. “These are issues, along with the rise of other occupational injuries and illnesses that need to be faced,” said Professor Theodossiou. “This new study will evaluate the cost and benefit of investing in health and safety at work and provide policy recommendations aimed at ensuring the continuing competitiveness of Europe’s changing labour markets.” He said that there was a need for policy makers to target practical problems arising within the workplace, and design new procedures to be implemented by firms, especially to SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises). “Gathering information on the status of health and safety at work in the European Union member states is vital in order for policymakers to implement EU directives and to anticipate new and emerging risks,” added Professor Theodossiou. The first meeting of the HEALTHatWORK group will take place on October 18 at the University of Aberdeen.
  
  The 19 partners involved in the study are: University of Aberdeen, Université de Bourgogne, Baltic International Centre for Economic and Policy Studies, Aarhus University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, The Institute for Economic Analysis, University of Athens, University of Amsterdam, Welsh Economy and Labour Market Evaluation Research Centre, Ghent University, Centro de Desarrollo Tecnológico, Central Institute for Labour Protection– National Research Institute, University of Birmingham, Center for Public Affairs Studies Foundation, Hungary, Università Cattolica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, Berlin Scholl of Economics and HYDRAULIS, Greece).
• 2009-04-27
  Call for papers in business
  The Sixth Annual
  College of Arts and Social Sciences
  Postgraduate Conference
  University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  Tuesday 21 - Wednesday 22 July 2009
  
  CALL FOR PAPERS in BUSINESS
  
  Quite unique in its scope and content, Moving Forward is a conference designed by and for the postgraduate population. It aims to bring postgraduate students together from different departments, disciplines and universities, and in doing so, to help foster a sense of collective identity and create a forum for the discussion and debate of common issues. The conference also provides an annual opportunity for students to establish and maintain academic networks and to present past, current and proposed work in a supportive yet professional atmosphere.
  Papers are welcomed from the discipline of Business. This includes submissions in any field relating to accountancy and finance, economics, management, property and real estate, law, firms and markets, etc. We are particularly keen to receive papers that engage with methodological approaches to inter-disciplinarity, which will complement the theme for this year’s plenary sessions.
  Papers must be no longer than 20 minutes in length, and may include audio and visual elements within this timescale. Papers may be grouped by discipline, or by theme as appropriate and panels will allow for discussion following each paper.
  
  Please visit our website for further details about the conference: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/pgradconf/Home.html
  
  Please use our online form to submit your details and abstracts (no more than 250 words): http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/pgradconf/Abstract_Submission.html
  THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS IS:
  THURSDAY, 20 APRIL, 2009
  Authors will be notified as to whether their papers have been accepted by mid-May 2009
• 2009-05-08
  PhD Studentship in Economics
  

  Applications are invited for a 3 year PhD studentship in Economics, the area of study to fall broadly defined within the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) programme in Work and Well-being. The studentship will cover home/EU fees and a stipend of £13,290 pa for three years.
  
  The Economics group within the Business School has a strong research orientation, with strengths in Labour Economics as well as Health Economics, Experimental Economics and other areas. In the last RAE the group was returned the Economics and Econometrics panel and 20% of its research was rated 4* (world leading) 45% (Internationally Excellent) and 35% (Recognised Internationally).
  
  Deadline for applications 30th June 2009
  
  Full details: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/cass/graduate/upload_docs/PhD_Studentship_in_Economics_2009.pdf
  

• 2009-08-20
  Jim Duncan Scholarship
  

  Applications are invited for this scholarship to start in the academic year 2009/10 (which begins at the end of September 2009).  Application Form is on the website http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sras/undergraduate/bursaries.shtml
  
  The scholarship is open to anyone who has decided to go to University to undertake an undergraduate degree after having had a break in their education, or who are resuming their undergraduate studies at the University after an interruption, and require financial assistance.  The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of financial need and academic potential.
  
  Applications from medical students would be particularly welcome.  The closing date is 11 September 2009.
  
  Please note: Preference will be given to students intending to start an undergraduate degree in September and also people perhaps going into second year.  The scholarship is not intended for students in later stages of their undergraduate degree (i.e. 3rd year and onwards).  Students undertaking a Postgraduate degree are not eligible to apply.

• 2009-09-28
  Business School Update - October 2009
  It is a great pleasure to share a very warm welcome to our two new members of academic staff who joined us during September 2009.  
  
  David Scofield joins the property group and has recently completed research toward a PhD degree at the University of Sheffield. His academic interests include property investment and economics; market analysis; property law and institutions. David's research priorities include the application of institutional and transaction cost economics, and behavioural and social theories, to principles of property investment and market analysis. Recently completed comparative research involved the application of transaction cost economics to systems of institutional investment in the UK and the US isolating comparative cost differences in the enforcement of incomplete contracts. This work involved the application of social capital theory in explaining transaction (enforcement) costs disequilibrium in comparative investment markets." 
  
  Andrea Pataconni is an economist with a strong interest in management. He graduated from Bologna (BA) and Oxford (MPhil and DPhil). He spent the last three years on a British Academy Postdoctoral fellowship at Oxford University. He was selected in 2006 as one of the best finishing PhD students in Europe by the Econometric Society and is the recipient of several awards.   His research interests lie mainly in organizational economics and science and innovation. He has done work on hierarchies, promotion tournaments and manipulation of information in debate. Currently he is investigating why firms engage in open science by publishing in academic journals, and what determines the agglomeration of firms into more-or-less coherent social structures (with special focus on business groups).
  
• 2010-01-20
  Silvia Mendolia
  

   
  
  It is a great pleasure to welcome
  Silvia Mendolia to the University of Aberdeen. 
  
   
  
  Silvia fulfils a very important
  role for us through her appointment as part of the Scottish Institute for Research
  in Economics (SIRE) which is a substantial investment by the Scottish
  Government in economics research.  She provides a link between ourselves
  and the Health Economics Research Unit (HERU) and, therefore, the College of
  Life, Science and Medicine (her post is 50% in economics at the Business School
  and 50% in HERU).
  
   
  
  Silvia is nearing completion of her
  PhD in Economics at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney.  Her
  fields of research are labour and health economics.  Her PhD thesis is
  focused on the impact of labour market conditions on the well-being of the
  family.  She has also worked part-time at the Social Policy Research
  Centre (UNSW) since November, 2008.  Prior to this, she completed an MSc
  in Economics at the University College of London in 2005 and she has 5 years of
  experience working in the finance and investment sector of the Italian bank
  Intesa Sanpaolo (from 2000 to 2006).
  
   
  
  On behalf of everybody, I would
  like to convey our shared desire in wishing Silvia a very warm welcome and our
  very best wishes for her future career with us.
  
   
  
  
  
  
   
  
  Professor Angela J. Black
  
  

• 2010-09-20
  Centre Hosts International Real Estate Conference
  

  Leading real estate experts from around the world gathered this month on the Isle of Skye for a conference hosted by the Centre for Property Research.
  
  Thirty delegates met either to present or discuss papers spanning topical subjects such as the functioning of mortgage markets, trends in residential and commercial property prices, financial innovations in real estate, and the impact of public policy on residential property markets.
  
  The delegates were from both universities and private sector organisations, and included individuals from the US, Europe, Asia and New Zealand. The event gave participants the opportunity to obtain feedback on their research and to discuss future collaboration.
  The conference was organised by Professor Bryan MacGregor, Professor Norman Hutchison and Professor Pat Hendershott of the University of Aberdeen, and held from the 29th August to the 1st September at the Sabhal Mòr Ostaig College on the Isle of Skye. It was funded by contributions from four UK universities (Aberdeen, Cambridge, Reading and Ulster) and the RICS Foundation.
  
  DAY 1, AM: MORTGAGES AND FORECLOSURES
  1.Behavioural determinants of mortgage default
  Stephanie Yates Rauterkus (University of Alabama at Birmingham), Andreas Rauterkus
  (University of Alabama at Birmingham) and Grant I. Thrall (University of Florida)
  2.Mortgage contract choice in subprime mortgage markets
  Gregory Elliehausen (Federal Reserve Board) and Min Hwang (George Washington University)
  3.Foreclosure of securitised commercial mortgages
  Peng (Peter) Liu and Daniel C. Quan (Cornell University)
  Discussants: Hendershott (1-3), Quan (1, 2), Tiwari (3)
  DAY 1, PM: HOUSE PRICES AND IMPROVEMENTS
  1.On the evolution of the house price distribution
  Takaaki Ohnishi (University of Tokyo), Takayuki Mizuno (Hitotsubashi University), Chihiro
  Shimizu (Reitaku University) and Tsutomu Watanabe (Hitotsubashi University)
  2.Supply constraints and house price dynamics: panel data evidence from England
  Christian Hilber (London School of Economics) and Wouter Vermeulen (VU Amsterdam)
  3.Smoothing consumption fluctuations through household decisions on home improvement
  expenditure in Japan
  Yoko Moriizumi (Kanagawa University), Piyush Tiwari (Infrastructure Development Finance
  Company) and Norifumi Yukutake (Housing Research and Advancement Foundation of Japan)
  Discussants: Evans and Donald Haurin (1-3)
  Industry Feedback
  
  DAY 2, AM: COMMERCIAL
  1.Efficiency in the UK commercial property market: a long-run perspective
  Steven Devaney (University of Aberdeen), Oliver Holtemoller (Halle Institut for
  Macroeconomics) and Rainer Schulz (University of Aberdeen)
  
  2.Eco-labelling, rents, sales prices and occupancy rates: do LEED and Energy Star
  Labelled offices obtain multiple premiums?
  F. Fuerst, Pat McAllister, Anupam Nanda and K. Smith (University of Reading)
  
  3.Systematic risk pricing, diversification and cyclical effects in the performance of UK
  and USA property markets
  Terry Grissom, Lay Cheng Lim and Stanley McGreal (University of Ulster)
  
  4.Analyzing Time Series and Cross Section Space Market Data: An Illustration Using US
  Retail Data
  Pat Hendershott and Bryan MacGregor (University of Aberdeen) and Maarten Jennen
  (Rotterdam School of Management)
  Discussants: MacGregor (1-2), McAllister (1, 4), Adair (2, 3), Hutchison (3) and Hilber (4)
  
  DAY 2, PM: FINANCE
  
  1.Risk-neutral valuation of real estate derivatives
  David van Bragt (Ortec Finance), Marc Francke University of Amsterdam), Bert Kramer
  (Ortec Finance), Antoon Pelsser (University of Maastricht) and Aart de Vos (VU University)
  
  2.The non-linear exposure measurements of real estate systematic risk and total risk
  under the ex ante duration risk, time-varying beta risk and GARCH risk
  Max Y. Li (Massey University) and David K.H. Ho (University of Singapore)
  
  3.The response speeds of direct and securitized real estate to shocks in the
  fundamentals
  Elias Oikarinen (Turku School of Economics), Martin Hoesli (Universities of Aberdeen and
  Geneva) and Camilo Serrano (University of Geneva)
  Discussants: Julian Williams (1-3), Schulz (1-2) and MacGregor (3)
  Industry Feedback
  
  DAY 3, TAXATION AND AGGLOMERATION
  
  1.Optimal taxation theory and the taxation of housing in the USA and the UK
  Alan W. Evans (University of Reading)
  
  2.A bivariate kernel estimate of agglomeration with location assignment
  Stephen B. Billings (University of North Carolina-Charlotte) and Erik Johnsony (Quinnipiac
  University)
  Discussants: Hilber (1), Hendershott (1), MacGregor (2) and Williams (2) 

• 2010-11-11
  Daiwa Scholarship
  

   
  
  

  
  

  The
  Daiwa Scholarship is a unique 19-month programme of language study, work
  placement and homestay in Japan.
  
  
  
  Daiwa Scholarships offer young and talented UK citizens with strong leadership
  potential, the opportunity to acquire Japanese language skills, and to access
  expertise and knowledge relevant to their career goals.
  
  
  
  NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF JAPAN OR JAPANESE IS NECESSARY.
  
  
  
  By April 2010, 123 Daiwa Scholars - including scientists, artists, academics,
  lawyers and architects - will have benefited from the Daiwa Scholarships.
  
  
  
  Daiwa Scholarships are provided by the Foundation to encourage better
  understanding between both countries.
  
  
  
  The next closing date for applications is THURSDAY 2 DECEMBER 2010.
  
  
  
  Applying online will be possible from mid-September 2010.

• 2012-04-14
  ESRC PhD Collaborative Studentship
  

  Understanding neighbourhood effects: An analysis of Aberdeen Housing Sub-Markets
  
  
  

  
  

  http://www.socsciscotland.ac.uk/studentships/collaborative_studentships_201213

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  0000-00-00
• Graduate School Registration
  Elphinstone Hall
  12:00
  2003-09-17
• Reception for taught postgraduate students of business.
  Professor the Lord Sewell has kindly agreed to give a short welcoming address at 7.00 pm to launch our new cohort of MBA and MSc students. The reception will close no later than 9.00 pm. As well as enabling new students to socialise in a friendly and informal atmosphere, the function also provides an opportunity for our students to mingle with staff and talk to more senior members of management. Everyone will also be able to enjoy the exhibition in the Art Gallery. Location: Aberdeen Art Gallery Schoolhill.
  19:00
  2003-09-19
• Graduate School Induction
  Elphinstone Hall
  09:30
  2003-09-19
• Research Seminar - John Finch - Whatever happened to Parsons and Smelsers economic sociology?
  F61 EW
  16:00
  2003-10-08
• Research Seminar - Euan Phimister - Cooperative gains in agricultural succession
  F61 EW
  16:00
  2003-10-15
• Research Seminar - Saziye Gazioglu - Why are some ethnic groups as satisfied as the pink men at the work place?
  F61 EW
  16:00
  2003-10-22
• Research Seminar - Alexandros Zangeledis - Seniority profiles in unionised workplaces
  F61 EW
  16:00
  2003-10-29
• Research Seminar - Dr Virginia Acha (Spru, University of Sussex) - TBA
  F61 EW
  16:00
  2003-11-05
• Research Seminar - Ada Ma - Male-female wage differentials in job ladders
  F61 EW
  16:00
  2003-11-12
• Research Seminar - David Margolis (Universite Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne) - Employment changes around mergers and acquisitions
  F61 EW
  16:00
  2003-11-19
• Research Seminar - Axel Heitmueller (Heriot-Watt University) - Public-private sector wage differentials in Scotland: An endogenous switching model
  F61 EW
  16:00
  2003-11-26
• Third Annual Conference on Sustainable Development in the Oil and Gas Industry
  Linklater Room. Contact Paul Butler (click on "staff" for contact details) for registration details.
  09:30
  2003-12-01
• Research Seminar - Jan van Ours (University of Tilburg) (with HERU) - Cannabis and cocaine, jobs and wages
  F61 EW
  16:00
  2003-12-03
• Research Seminar - Robert McMaster - The Duhem-Quine problem and the economics of urban land and housing: Richard T. Ely and the Land Economy School reconsidered
  F61 EW
  16:00
  2003-12-10
• Pedro Martins (Economics, University of St Andrews)Firm-level social returns to education
  F61 Edward Wright
  16:00
  2004-02-04
• Robbie Taylor, Mingle Mania Nomad, Mingle Mania Bringing about cultural change
  KQG5 (Kings College Conference Centre)
  16:00
  2004-02-09
• David McCausland Student retention: the case of Aberdeen University
  NK7, New Kings
  16:00
  2004-02-11
• Bryan Lucey, Speculation or Hedging - An Examination of the Return-Volume Dynamics of the Irish Stock Market
  EW S86
  15:00
  2004-02-18
• Tim Barmby (Aberdeen) The Farber Conjecture: Better news for New York taxi drivers and the intertemporal substitution of labour hypothesis
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-02-18
• John Finch, Senior Lecturer, Aberdeen University Business School Investment decision-making in uncertainty
  KQG5 (Kings College Conference Centre)
  15:00
  2004-02-23
• Frederic Gaspart (Université Catholique de Louvain)Land access and the age of girls at first marriage in the Senegal valley
  F61 Edward Wright
  16:00
  2004-03-03
• David Cutteridge, Director, Inchferry Consulting Limited Corporate social responsibility
  KQG5 (Kings College Conference Centre)
  14:00
  2004-03-08
• Ian McAvinchey TBA
  F61 Edward Wright
  06:00
  2004-03-10
• David McCausland Introducing computer based learning and assessment into large classes and the design of an integrated web based student monitoring system
  KC F8
  16:00
  2004-03-17
• Heather Dickey Who are the moonlighters and why do they moonlight: Evidence from rural communities
  F61 Edward Wright
  16:00
  2004-04-14
• Erika Seki Should Superman know that he is super?
  F61 Edward Wright
  16:00
  2004-04-21
• Donald Mackenzie (Edinburgh) Does economics alter the markets it studies? A sociological investigation of option pricing.
  KCG8
  14:00
  2004-04-21
• Alex Zangelidis (CELMR) Quantile Regressions
  EWB F61
  13:00
  2004-04-22
• John Bell, Director of Strategy and Planning for Shell E&P Worldwide Sustainable development
  KQG5 (Kings College Conference Centre)
  14:00
  2004-04-26
• Rainer Schulz Real estate valuation and Tobin’s Q: An empirical analysis
  F61 Edward Wright
  16:00
  2004-04-28
• Gauthier Lanot (Economics, Queens –Belfast)TBA
  F61 Edward Wright
  16:00
  2004-05-05
• Stuart Hyde (Manchester) International Influences on Irish Stock Returns
  KC F22
  15:00
  2004-05-05
• Peter Englund (Stockholm School of Economics)Revisiting the Past: Revision in Repeat Sales and Hedonic Indexes of House Prices
  EW S52
  14:00
  2004-05-07
• Steve Jewell, Acting General Manager of Amerada Hess Aberdeen Managing major organisational change at Amerada Hess
  KQG5 (Kings College Conference Centre)
  16:00
  2004-05-10
• Gilles Duranton (Economic Geography, LSE) Is the division of labour limited by the extent of the market? Evidence from French cities.
  F61 Edward Wright
  16:00
  2004-05-12
• Patrick McColgan (UABS) 'Equity Issuance, Corporate Governance Reform and CEO Turnover in the UK'
  F86
  16:00
  2004-05-12
• Professor Patrick Dawson, Director of Graduate Programmes, Aberdeen University Business School Whose story is this? The selective retelling of organizational change
  KQG5 (Kings College Conference Centre)
  16:00
  2004-05-17
• Harry Bloch (Curtin) 'Growth, Commodity Prices, Inflation and the Distribution of Income'
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-05-19
• Tim Barmby and Barbara Eberth(CELMR) Counterfactual kernel density estimation
  EWB F61
  13:00
  2004-05-20
• Colin Coulson-Thomas (Luton) Knowledge Entrepreneurship and Performance Improvement
  Old Senate Room
  09:30
  2004-05-20
• Wilfred Dolfsma (Erasmus University Rotterdam & Maastricht University (MERIT)) 'Towards a Dynamic (Schumpeterian) Welfare Economics'
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-05-26
• Juergen Bracht (University of Bristol) 'Relative performance of two simple incentive mechanisms in a public goods experiment'
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-06-23
• "AUBS get together" and Kardan photographic exhibition
  The end of a productive and hopefully rewarding academic year, so what better way to celebrate than a "AUBS get together" event? We are also pleased to announce that Andrew Kardan (a bright young economist and a promising photographer) will exhibit some of his work from his recent adventures in the Middle East. The photos exhibited will be for sale, so anyone interested would have the opportunity to buy an original A. Kardan photo. In a few years time, it may prove to be an excellent investment choice for your portfolios so keep your eyes open... Old Senate Room.
  17:00
  2004-06-24
• Makram Larguem Ermes, Paris II, "Worker Absenteeism. An Empirical Analysis of Contagion Effects"
  KQ F3
  11:30
  2004-07-14
• Jeffrey Carpenter Department of Economics, Middlebury College, USA, "Social Preferences in the Workplace: Evidence from Field Experiments."
  KQ F3
  11:30
  2004-07-19
• Professor Gregory Vit, Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal Canada, "Organisational Conformity and Contrarianism"
  F61, Edward Wright Building
  09:30
  2004-09-02
• Professor Robert Arnott, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, "Global Energy Systems : A Tectonic Shift"
  F61, Edward Wright Building
  15:30
  2004-09-02
• Larry O'Connor: An association between corporate social performance and economic performance? The search for an elusive dream
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-09-08
• Prof C Perrings (York) "Environmental Risk and Uncertainty and the Precautionary Principle"
  EW F61
  15:00
  2004-09-13
• Graduate School Registration
  Elphinstone Hall
  12:00
  2004-09-16
• Graduate School Induction
  Elphinstone Hall
  09:30
  2004-09-17
• Welcome Reception - Graduate School
  An opportunity for our new students to socialise in a friendly and informal atmosphere, to mingle with staff and talk to more senior members of management. Professor Clare Roberts has kindly agreed to give a short welcoming address at 7.00 pm to launch our new cohort of MBA and MSc students. The reception will close no later than 9.00 pm. Everyone will also be able to enjoy the exhibition in the Art Gallery. Aberdeen Art Gallery Schoolhill
  19:00
  2004-09-17
• Joseph Swierzbinski (UCL) "Auctions, Experiments and the Design of Environmental Markets"
  F61 Edward Wright Building
  14:30
  2004-09-23
• Ngo Van Long (McGill, Quebec) "Some Dynamics and Game-Theoretic Aspects of Environmental and Resource Economics"
  F61 Edward Wright Building
  14:30
  2004-09-24
• Research Seminar - O. R. Straume - Bergen - "National Versus International Mergers in Unionised Oligopoly"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-10-06
• Research Seminar - J. Finch - Aberdeen - "How Oil Companies Differ and Why This Matters: Cases of the Codification of Analysis"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-10-13
• Research Seminar - T. Barmby Aberdeen - "The Evolution of Earnings Distributions within an Internal Labour Market and a Possible Explanation of the Medoff-Abraham Puzzle"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-10-20
• C Elad (UABS) "Costing Self-Generating & Regenerating Assets"
  EW F61
  15:00
  2004-10-20
• Research Seminar - M. White - Aberdeen "Spatial, House-Type and Temporal Variations in Time on the Market"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-10-27
• Research Seminar - J. S. Chadha - St. Andrews "Do Open Economy Models Explain the Business Cycle Facts?"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-11-03
• WORK ABROAD WITH A DIFFERENCE
  Intro meeting on Thursday 4th of November at 5:30, in KCG7 AIESEC, founded in 1948, is the worlds largest international student organisation. Its programmes aim is to develop young people through global exchange. The Work Abroad Programme is open to finalists and recent graduates (as well as AIESEC members) with a relevant degree discipline. Our programmes help our trainees to sharpen their professional skills by undertaking practical work experience in a diverse cultural environment. AIESEC traineeship is more than just a nine to five job, it is the chance to experience a new way of life and make friends from all over the world. WHY AIESEC? · Cost effective. Only £200 pounds payable on selection · Widest Country Network · 3 stage support process · Widest Programme Range The salary you will receive will cover basic living costs but you will be expected to cover your own travel costs. AIESEC will assist you with pre-departure logistics: AIESEC will · Provide accommodation abroad · Provide you with your visa · Provide you with your work permit · Keep contact with you if you need any help Does this sound like the type of opportunity you would like to persue or just find out more about? Then join us at our intro meeting about the work abroad programme to find out how to apply!! KCG7
  17:30
  2004-11-04
• Research Seminar - D. Georgarakos - Queen Mary, London - "Equity Culture and the Distribution of Wealth"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-11-10
• Research Seminar - M. Klaes - Stirling "Keynes on Vagueness in Keynes"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-11-17
• Research Seminar - A. Zangelidis - Aberdeen "Do Career Prospects Make Happy Workers? Evidence from Panel Data"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-12-01
• Research Seminar - I. Walker Warwick - "Understanding the Effects of Early Motherhood in Britain: The Effects on Mothers"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-12-08
• Research Seminar - D. Newlands - Aberdeen "Convergence and Divergence Among Scottish Regions"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2004-12-15
• Briefing Session – Research and Innovation
  The Business School will be hosting a briefing session for staff on Wednesday 12 January at 12.30 p.m. in F61, Edward Wright Building in conjunction with Research and Innovation (R&I) and Research Financial Services (RFS). R&I is the research development and commercialisation department of the University and is the first point of contact when you are seeking external funding for research projects. Are you considering offering your services as a consultant, planning conferences, devising specialised training programmes for practitioners in your field, or aiming to foster closer links with organisations? If the answer to any of the above is yes, this is an opportunity to meet the team who can help you with these activities. RFS provides support to researchers, assisting with applications, costings and subsequent administration of all externally funded research awards. There will be a series of short presentations from the team so you have an overview of what they do and how they can help you, followed by an informal discussion session so you can ask specific questions and get to know the team: Consultancy – Angela Park CPD Services (Continuing Professional Development) – Nikki Musgrave KTP – (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) – Robin Brown European Funding Sources – Kerry Kidd UK and Overseas (Excluding European) Funding Sources – June Middleton Research Financial Services – Fiona Elder Please inform Sheila Gordon, tel: 4127, email: sheila.gordon@abdn.ac.uk if you would like to attend. The event is open to new and existing members of staff and we hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about R&I and RFS.
  12:30
  2005-01-12
• T. Barmby (Aberdeen) "The Riddle of the Sands- Incentives and Labour Contracts in 1930s Mesopotamia"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2005-02-09
• A.Coram (RGU) "The Optimal Extraction of Water Along a River with Different Users"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2005-02-16
• K. Pouliakas (Aberdeen) "Confronting Objections to Performance Pay: An Analysis of the Incentives-Job Satisfaction Relationship After Controlling for Endogeneity"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2005-02-23
• H. K. Hvide (Norwegian School of Economics and Business) "Firm Size and the Quality of Entrepreneurs"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2005-03-02
• J. Treble (Swansea) "A new model of sports leagues"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2005-03-09
• B. Elliott & A. Ma (Aberdeen) "Geographically Differentiated Pay in the Labour Market for Nurses"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2005-03-16
• CELMR Technical Workshop Rainer Schulz (AUBS) Non parametric models
  EW S52
  14:00
  2005-03-17
• Sunwoong Kim (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) [seminar title tba]
  [tba]
  16:00
  2005-03-24
• Ron Oaxaca (University of Arizona) Measurement Error in Work Experience vs. Specification Error: Implications for Gender Wage Decompositions
  Court Room (University Office)
  16:00
  2005-04-20
• J. Sessions (Bath) "Some Evidence on the Relationship Between Performance Related Pay and the Shape of the Experience-Earnings Profile"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2005-04-27
• M. Andrews (Manchester) "Practical Estimation Methods for Linked Employer-Employee Data"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2005-05-06
• A. Bryson (Policy Studies Institute) "High-Involvement Management Practices, Trade Union Representation and Workplace Performance in Britain"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2005-05-11
• Johannes Munster (Social Science Research Centre Berlin) "Simultaneous Inter- and Intra-Group Conflicts"
  EW F61
  13:00
  2005-05-17
• A. Kemp & S. Kasim (Aberdeen) "Modelling North Sea Oil and Gas"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2005-05-18
• Keith Bender (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) The Well-Being of Retirees: Evidence using Subjective Data
  Court Room
  16:00
  2005-05-26
• Wilfred Dolfsma (Rotterdam School of Management) "On and Off the Beaten Path: Transferring Knowledge through Formal and Informal Networks"
  NK 3
  16:00
  2005-06-08
• Oliver Holtemöller (RWTH Aachen University) "Constructing a model-based optimum currency area index"
  EW S52
  11:00
  2005-06-13
• Lee Parker (Adelaide) and Ioanni Toutoungi (Aberdeen) "Photo-Elicitation: A Visual Research Methodology"
  NK3
  13:00
  2005-06-14
• Carolyn Dehring (Georgia) "Sealed-bid Auctions and Fixed Price Sales: Seller Choice in Scottish Housing Markets"
  EW S52
  11:00
  2005-06-14
• Debbie Harrison (Norwegian School of Management, BI Oslo) "The Co-Creation of User Networks and New Economic Resources"
  KQG3
  12:00
  2005-06-15
• Kenneth McBey (York) "Factors Affecting International Faculty Mobility"
  KQG3
  11:00
  2005-06-15
• Tim Barmby (Aberdeen) "Recent Research on Tournaments"
  EW F61
  12:00
  2005-06-22
• Charlotta Levay (Uppsala)“Professional, Reflexive and Public Transparency: The Pursuit of Transparency in the Case of the Swedish National Quality Registries”
  Edward Wright Building S52
  12:00
  2005-09-27
• John Davis (Marquette, Milwaukee and Amsterdam) "Social identity strategy in recent economics"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2005-10-05
• Tatiana Kornienko (Stirling) "Does Competitiion Affect Giving? An Experimental Study"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2005-10-12
• Liz Martin (Aberdeen) "The Influence of Children on Family Purchsig: Capturing Children's Voices
  EW S52 12.00 Noon
  01:00
  2005-10-12
• John Finch,(Aberdeen) "Niche Practices in the Upstream Petroleum Industry"
  EW F61 16.00
  01:00
  2005-10-19
• Julian Randall (Aberdeen) "Handling Damaged Goods: The conveyor Belt Method
  EW S52 12.00 Noon
  01:00
  2005-10-19
• Sonia Bhalotra (Bristol) "The Effect of Economic Growth on Child Mortality"
  EW F61 16.00
  01:00
  2005-10-26
• Ed McKeever (Aberdeen) "The Role of the Family in Entrepreneurship:A Qualitative Study
  EW S52 12.00 Noon
  01:00
  2005-10-26
• Tim Barmby (Aberdeen) "Modelling Dynamic Incentives and Making Cheaper Peanuts"
  EW F61 16.00
  01:00
  2005-11-02
• Irena Grugulis (Bradford)"Whose Skill is it Anyway? Soft Skills and Organisational Politics
  EW S52 12.00 Noon
  01:00
  2005-11-02
• Erika Seki (Aberdeen) "Do Social Preferences Increase Productivity?: Field Experimental Evidence
  EW F61 16.00
  01:00
  2005-11-09
• Susie Geiger (University College Dublin) 'Salespeople Learning in Business Relationships'
  EW S52 12.00 NOOn
  01:00
  2005-11-09
• Thomas Dohmen (IZA) "Sorting, Incentives and Performance
  EW F61 16.00
  01:00
  2005-11-16
• Chris Baldry (Stirling) 'A Fun Place to Work?' Studying the Built Working Environment
  EW S52 12.00 Noon
  01:00
  2005-11-16
• Luis Araujo (Lancaster) tbc
  EW S52 12.00 Noon
  01:00
  2005-11-23
• Angus Laing (Glasgow) 'Assumed Empowerment: Consuming Professional Services in the Knowledge Economy?'
  EW S52 12.00 Noon
  01:00
  2005-11-23
• Mark Schaffer (Heriot-Watt) "Guns and Homicide: An Applied Econometrician's Tale"
  EW F61 16.00
  01:00
  2005-11-30
• Remi Oke (Aberdeen) tbc
  EW S52 12.00 Noon
  01:00
  2005-12-07
• Jeff Hyman (Aberdeen) 'Knowledge Workers: A Source of Hope for Trade Union Membership?'
  EW S52 12.00 Noon
  01:00
  2005-12-14
• ETHICS IN ECONOMICS, BEYOND UTILITARIANISM: DEONTOLOGY AND VIRTUE ETHICS Irene van Staveren (Institute of Social Studies, Hague)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-02-08
• Using the web in teaching and learning in economics (John Sloman and Bhagesh Sachania, Economics Network of the Higher Education Academy)
  MR 302
  14:00
  2006-02-22
• CAREER PROGRESSION AND FORMAL VERSUS ON THE JOB TRAINING Costas Meghir (University College London)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-03-01
• BULLYING, EDUCATION AND LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES EVIDENCE FROM THE NATIONAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT STUDY Sarah Brown (University of Sheffield)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-03-08
• DUTY FREE, OPTIMAL TAX AND REVENUE COMPETITION Steve Smith (University College London)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-03-15
• EXPLAINING THE TREND AND THE DIVERSITY IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE STOCK MARKET Rebecca Neumann (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee)
  EW F61
  13:00
  2006-03-20
• SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND THE TOBACCO STORY: 1920 – 1963 (with M. Walsh and S. Bowden) Martin Forster (University of York)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-03-22
• Stochastic Opimization Applied to Self-Financing Portfolio, Saziye Gazioglu (METU
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-03-29
• IMAGE AND REALITY: A COMPARISON OF 'DECISION' VS. 'EXPERIENCED' EMPLOYEE UTILITY USING A CONJOINT ANALYSIS APPROACH Ioannis Theodossiou & Kostas Pouliakas (University of Aberdeen)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-04-19
• Workshop on Experimental Economics: Dieter Balkenborg (Exeter) and Joe Swierzbinski (Aberdeen)
  NK3
  14:00
  2006-05-09
• An Outsider Looking in: Some Thoughts on Victor Fuchs' Reflections on Health Economics Bob McMaster (University of Aberdeen)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-05-10
• Oliver Kirchkamp (St. Andrews) "Expectations in First Price Auctions"
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-05-31
• Robert Sandy (Indiana University-Purdue) "Unobserved Ability and Compensating Differentials for Workplace Risks of Death"
  tba
  12:00
  2006-06-02
• Karl Taylor (Sheffield) "Education, Risk Preferences and Wages"
  A37 Taylor
  16:00
  2006-06-07
• Simon Vicary (University of Newcastle upon Tyne) "Public Goods and the Commons"
  EW S86
  16:00
  2006-06-14
• THE VALUE OF GROUPS (with Shaun Hargreaves Heap) Daniel Zizzo (University of East Anglia)
  Board Room (Powis Gate)
  13:00
  2006-10-05
• TBA Juergen Bracht (University of Aberdeen)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-10-11
• 18th October EMPLOYEE TRAINING, WAGE DISPERSION AND EQUALITY IN BRITAIN (with Filipe Almeida Santos) Karen Mumford (University of York)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-10-18
• John Finch (Aberdeen) The market for Second Hand Oil and Gas Fields: a case study analysis
  EW S52
  12:00
  2006-10-23
• EDUCATIONAL MISMATCH AMONG PH.D.S: DETERMIANTS AND CONSEQUENCES (with J. Heywood) Keith Bender (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-10-25
• THE ENTREPRENEUR’S MODE OF ENTRY: BUSINESS TAKEOVER OR NEW VENTURE START? (with Van Praag) Simon Parker (University of Durham)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-11-01
• LIE AVERSION AND PREFERENCES FOR TRUTH-TELLING: AND EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON (with M. Vorsatz) Santiago Sanchez-Pages (University of Edinburgh)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-11-08
• THINGS CAN ONLY GET WORSE? AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PETER PRINCIPLE (with B. Eberth and A. Ma) Tim Barmby (University of Aberdeen)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-11-15
• Keith Crosier (Department of Marketing, University of Strathclyde): "A Dialogue of the Death?"
  EW S52
  12:00
  2006-11-15
• David de Meza (LSE) "Self deception, self selection, self destruction: an experimental investigation of adverse selection " (joint work with Marta Coelho)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-11-22
• PIECE WORK PAY AND HOURLY PAY OVER THE CYCLE Bob Hart (University of Stirling)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-11-29
• Russell Williams, University of Aberdeen Evaluating the Role of Trustmarks in the Online B2C Marketplace.
  EW S52
  12:00
  2006-11-29
• THE SOCIAL GRADIENT IN HEALTH: THE EFFECT OF ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE INCOME ON THE INDIVIDUAL’S HEALTH (with I. Theodossiou) Alexandros Zangelidis (University of Aberdeen)
  EW F61
  16:00
  2006-12-06
• Jing Cai, University of Aberdeen The Technological Dynamism of Chinese Mobile Telecommunications Industry
  EW S52
  12:00
  2006-12-06
• Technological Peer Effects Between Workers Evidence from Professional Baseball.pdf
  Powis Gate Board Room
  14:00
  2007-01-10
• The Financial Returns to Education: Evidence from the Population of Danish Twins
  Edward Wright S86
  14:00
  2007-01-16
• The Origins of Self-Employment
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-01-18
• Looking for Labour Market Rents with Subjective Data
  New Kings 14
  13:00
  2007-01-30
• Contracts as Reference Points
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-01-31
• Older and wiser? Birth order, family size and the IQ of young men
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-02-07
• Occupational Choice and the Quality of Entrepreneurs_
  Edward Wright S86
  13:00
  2007-02-13
• The Important Thing Is not (Always) Winning but Taking Part Funding Public Goods with Contests.pdf
  Taylor A26
  14:00
  2007-02-21
• Quality-Assuring Prices and Vertical Product Differentiation in Markets for Experience Goods.
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-02-28
• Why do worker firm matches dissolve.
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-03-14
• Principals, Agents, ... and Others?
  S52, Edward Wright
  13:00
  2007-03-15
• Housing Wealth and UK Consumption.
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-04-18
• A little behavioralism can go a long way.
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-04-19
• The Importance of Competitions in Pianists' Careers
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-04-25
• Renting vs Owning, the Role of Income Risk
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-04-27
• Predicting Directional changes in Interest Rates Gains from Using Information from monetary indicators
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-05-02
• Compensating Wage Differentials with Unemployment
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-05-03
• Wages, Cohort Effects and Unemployment Dynamics.
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-05-09
• Fish Auctions
  S52, Edward Wright
  11:30
  2007-05-17

• Contracts as Reference Points II
  Edward Wright S52
  16:00
  2007-05-23

• Property Rights, Cooperative Surplus and Inheritance in Farm Households
  S52. Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-05-24
• Preferences, intentions, and subjective expectations a large-scale experiment with a representative subject pool.
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-05-30
• Asymmetric First-Price Auctions
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-06-01
• Can subsidy competition between regions for a multinational increase the host country’s welfare?
  S52, Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2007-06-07
• Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference
  King’s College Conference Centre
  10:00
  2007-06-29
• Taught Postgraduate Students Registration Day
  James Mackay Hall, Kings Conference Centre
  01:00
  2007-09-18
• Bidders with Career Concerns
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-09-19
• Happily ever after? Is the achievement of value fit between employees and employers the end of the story?  
  Edward Wright Building F61
  12:00
  2007-09-21
• Job Satisfaction, Aspirations and Earnings Comparisons
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-09-27
• Which Inequality? The Inequality of Endowments Versus the Inequality of Rewards.
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-10-03
• Determinants on Survival of New Start-up Firms in Vietnam
  G04, Edward Wright Annexe
  12:00
  2007-10-04
• Start-up Financing:  Outside Equity
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-10-11
•  
  Edward Wright Building F61
  12:00
  2007-10-19
• Earnings Returns to Compulsory Education in Britain 
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-10-24
• A Study of the Labour Supply and Incentives of Aberdeen Taxi Drivers
  G04, Edward Wright Annexe
  12:00
  2007-10-25
• Predicting house prices in perpetuity when greed, fear and value expression vie with fundamentals   
  Edward Wright F61
  12:30
  2007-10-26
• Life Cycle Employment and Fertility Across Institutional Environments.
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-10-31
• Options for Carbon
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-11-01
• Possibilities and Practices of Feminist Research Management in Higher Education in Britain
  Edward Wright Annexe G04
  12:30
  2007-11-07
• Expertise Bias
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-11-13
• Panic on the Streets of London Police Crime and the July 2005 Terror Attacks. 
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-11-14
• The Determinants of Employment Duration Within a Firm:  Matching, Promotion and Hierarchy Effects
  G04, Edward Wright Annexe
  12:00
  2007-11-15
• Finite Automata at the Wheel
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-11-20
• Health Shock, Disability and work 
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-11-21
• tba (to be resceduled for a different date)
  G04, Edward Wright Annexe
  12:00
  2007-11-22
•  
  Edward Wright Annexe G04
  12:30
  2007-11-28
• Stochastic Frontier Model
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-11-29
• The Role of Liquidity in the Multifactor Asset Pricing Model
  G04, Edward Wright Annexe
  11:30
  2007-11-30
• Pay and performance in a call centre; principals and agents or principally angels.
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2007-12-05
• Love, Love Me Do;  You Know I Love You   On the Endogeneity of Marital Investment, Survival and Divorce
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2007-12-06

• Adopting Active Currency Management When Foreign Currency is Depreciating: Evidence from UK Equity Portfolio consisting of Managed Futures
  Room F61, Edward Wright Building
  12:30
  2007-12-07

• Multi-agency working in the UK public sector    
  Edward Wright Building F61
  12:00
  2007-12-14
•  Topic: To be determined 
  Edward Wright Building, Room F61
  12:30
  2008-01-11
• Lottery Voting:  May Majorities Prefer to take a Chance?
  
  12:00
  2008-01-24
• Fairness and poverty- an International experiment.
  Edward Wright F61
  16:00
  2008-01-30
• Correlated Equilibria, Good and Bad:  an Experimental Study
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2008-01-31
•  
  Edward Wright F61
  16:00
  2008-02-06
• Why is the Yes/No Question So Common?
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2008-02-07
• TBA
  TBC
  12:30
  2008-02-08
• Financial development and economic growth in China:  1991 to 2003
  GO4, Edward Wright Annexe
  12:00
  2008-02-28
• Intergenerational Mobility and the Informative Content of Surnames
  G04 Edward Wright Annex
  16:00
  2008-03-06
• Telling tales: the changing story of organizational change
  Edward Wright Building F61
  12:00
  2008-03-07
• Rollover Risk in Commercial Paper Markets and Firms' Debt Maturity Choice
  F61 Edward Wright Building
  12:30
  2008-03-14
• Discrete Choice Experiment on the Motivations for Multiple-Job Holding:  The Case of U.K. North Sea Oil & Gas Workers
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2008-04-10
• Tax illusion and communication
  Edward Wright F61
  16:00
  2008-04-15
•  
  Edward Wright Building F61
  12:00
  2008-04-16
• The Incomplete-Contract Approach to the Allocation of Property Rights:  An Experimental Study
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2008-04-17
• Do share equity products make sense in the housing market?
  Edward Wright F61
  13:00
  2008-04-18
•  
  Edward Wright Building F61
  12:00
  2008-04-25
• Parents Basic Skills and Children Cognitive Outcomes. 
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2008-04-30
• Assessing the Impacts of Recent Common Agricultural Policy Reforms on Investment and Labour Supply in Farm Households:  An application to French crops farms
  G04, Edward Wright Annexe
  12:00
  2008-05-01
• CONSIDERING A TAUGHT POSTGRADUATE DEGREE? THE GRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL IS HOLDING AN OPEN EVENING ON THURSDAY 1 MAY 2008 IN THE MULTI-MEDIA ROOM, KINGS CONFERENCE CENTRE FROM 4.30 - 8.30PM. This is an opportunity for you to meet the academic staff involved in the delivery of our taught programmes and discuss their content and the career options available to you after successfully achieving your MSc. Meet with former students of our programmes.  Join us for chat over a glass of wine! UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN GRADUATES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ALUMNI AWARD TOWARDS THEIR TUITION FEE. Please contact Nicki Duncan (n.duncan@abdn.ac.uk, 01224 272711) to register your interest, and further information will be sent to you.

  www.abdn.ac.uk/business/smartthinking

  
  King's College Conference Centre
  16:30
  2008-05-01
• Sorting in the Labor market:  Job Structure and the Gender Composition of Hiring
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2008-05-06
•  
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2008-05-06
• Wages, Supervision and Sharing
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2008-05-07
• Intertemporal Incentive and Endogenous Heterogeneity in OLG Tournament
  G04, Edward Wright Annexe
  12:00
  2008-05-08
•  
  Edward Wright Building F61
  12:00
  2008-05-09
• Marital History and Home Ownership in Australia
  Room G04, Edward Wright Annexe
  12:30
  2008-05-09
• Financial Contracting under Imperfect Enforcement
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2008-05-15
• London, Stockholm, or wherever Office Markets
  Room F61, Edward Wright Building
  12:30
  2008-05-16
• Determinants of Firm Growth
  G04, Edward Wright Annexe
  12:00
  2008-05-22
•  
  Edward Wright Building F61
  12:00
  2008-05-23
• Longevity Risk and Retirement Savings 
  Edward Wright S86
  12:30
  2008-05-30
• You stab my back, I'll stab yours 
  Edward Wright Building F61
  12:00
  2008-06-06
• Beyond Liquidity: New Uses for Developing Asia's Foreign Exchange Reserves
  EW S86
  16:00
  2008-06-08
• Does Product Complexity Affect Market Choices?
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2008-06-11
• The horse or the jockey?  Evidence from Nascent Firms where a Founder Dies
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2008-06-12
• The third University of Aberdeen SIE Masterclass Lecture Series in Enterprise.
  To enquire or book a place please email RSVPs to Russell Williams Russell.Williams@abdn.ac.uk
  18:00
  2008-06-26
•  What's Been Going On In Subprime Markets: A First Look? 
  TBA
  13:00
  2008-07-03
• Graduate Business School - Registration and Induction
  King’s Conference Centre, Old Aberdeen
  09:30
  2008-09-23
• tba--
  F61, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2008-10-02
• The Effect of the Minimum Wage 10 Years On: Can we get Identification from Geography?
  EW S86
  16:00
  2008-10-08
• Competitive Behavior in Market Games Evidence and Theory.
  EW G04 Annex
  16:00
  2008-10-13
• The Long Run Impact of attending an Elite Secondary School:  Evidence from Aberdeen
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2008-10-14
• Monetary and Non-Monetary Incentives for Teams: Evidence from Two Field Experiments  
  EW S86
  16:00
  2008-10-15
• Income-targeted Financial Aid and Patterns of Post-Secondary Matriculation
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2008-10-16
•  "The Impact of Financial Structure on Firms' Financial Constraints: A Cross-Country Analysis"
  Room F61, Edward Wright Building
  01:00
  2008-10-17
• Co-optimization of Enhanced Oil Recovery and Carbon Sequestration.
  EW S86
  16:00
  2008-10-22
• Does smoking really harm your earnings so much?  Biases in current estimates of the smoking wage penalty (joint with Michael Kvasnicka, RWI Essen)
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2008-10-23
• Trust, Introspection and market participation: a theoretical analysis
  EW S86
  16:00
  2008-10-29
• Luther and the Girls: Religious Denomination and the Female Education Gap in 19th Century Prussia
  EW S86
  16:00
  2008-11-05
• Selection Effects in Laboratory Experiments: Deception and Ambiguity  
  EW S86
  16:00
  2008-11-12
• Theorising Hedge Funds diversification in Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) framework
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2008-11-13
• Field Centipedes
  EW S86
  16:00
  2008-11-19
• Behaviour in Networks of Collaborators Theory and Evidence from the English Judiciary.
  EW S86
  16:00
  2008-12-03
• Location, location, location? The role of the neighbourhood in understanding housing mobility.
  Room F61, Edward Wright Building
  13:00
  2008-12-12
• Are the treasures of game theory ambiguous? 
  EW F61
  16:00
  2009-01-15
• Open Science as a Signaling Device Evidence from Firm Publications
  EW S86
  16:00
  2009-01-28
• "Play it Again, Sam?" Career Concerns and Participation Decisions in Piano Competitions.
  Room S52, Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2009-01-29
• Valuation and Hedging of Participating Life-Insurance Policies under Management Discretion
  Room G04, Edward Wright Annexe
  01:00
  2009-02-06
• Public Goods, Social Norms and Naive Beliefs.
  EW S86
  16:00
  2009-02-11
• Trading emission permits under upstream-downstream strategic interaction.
  EW S86
  16:00
  2009-02-18
•  
  3:052 Polwarth Building
  12:00
  2009-02-24
•  
  3:052 Polwarth Building
  13:00
  2009-02-24
•  
  3:052 Polwarth Building
  14:00
  2009-02-24
•  
  Powis Gate Board Room
  11:00
  2009-02-25
• Communication & Voting
  
  12:00
  2009-03-04
• Credit Risk Transfer and the Forecasting of Bank Defaults
  
  Room G04, Edward Wright Annexe
  16:00
  2009-03-12
• Non-renewable energy resources as input for physical capital accumulation A new approach.
  EW Annexe G04
  12:00
  2009-03-17
•  
  EW S86
  16:00
  2009-04-14
• Board Structure and Price Informativeness.
  EW S86
  16:00
  2009-04-22
• TBC
  S52, Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2009-04-23
• Firms' Cost-plus Pricing Mark-ups for Overhead Costs in Real Estate Construction Industry
  G04
  16:00
  2009-04-30
• Classroom Experiments
  S52 Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2009-05-14
• Intrapreneurship or Entrepreneurship?    
  KQF3
  12:00
  2009-05-21
• 'The price of discovery in the Malaysian commercial market'   'A Spatial Hedonic Model for the Pricing of real Estate: A Case Study of the Reserve at Lake Keowee'
  G04
  12:00
  2009-05-21
• Robust Growth Determinants
  EW S86
  16:00
  2009-05-27
• Financial Markets, Reinsurance, and the Bearing of Natural Catastrophe Risk.
  EW S86
  16:00
  2009-06-03
• 'Are entrepreneurs different? A quasi-experiment'
  S52 Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2009-06-04
•  “And He Put Down His Hammer and He Died': Interrelationships between Performance Pay and Health”
  S52
  12:00
  2009-06-25
• Genetics and Entrepreneurship
  EW S86
  12:00
  2009-09-25
• More on the Cheap Talk in the Ultimatum Game. Whether Deception has a Size?
  S52, Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2009-09-29
• Empirical Model Discovery
  EW S86
  16:00
  2009-09-30
• Inequality Measurement for Ordered Response Data
  EW F61
  16:00
  2009-10-12
• A Structural Analysis of Disappointment Aversion in a Real Effort Competition
  F61, Edward Wright
  13:00
  2009-10-22
• Diversity of Performance Pay as an Incentive for Lower Absence Rates in the UK
  EW S86
  16:00
  2009-10-28
• The Economics of .Radiator Springs: Industry Dynamics, Sunk Costs, and Spatial Demand Shifts
  EW S86
  16:00
  2009-11-11
• The relationship between performance and learning in UK non-profit organisations
  MR317
  14:15
  2009-11-11
• Reputation and Ownership of Public Goods  
  EW S86
  16:00
  2009-11-18
• Entrepreneurship
  S52, Edward Wright
  12:00
  2009-11-19
• Do productivity improvements move us along the Environmental Kuznets Curve
  EW S86
  16:00
  2009-11-25
• Conducting research with children and adolescents: Design, methods and empirical studies.
  MR302
  14:15
  2009-11-25
•  
  
  16:00
  2009-12-02
• Who Stands Out When "They All Look Alike?"Trembling Memory and Suboptimal Cross-Race Re-identification 
  EW S86
  16:00
  2009-12-09
• Drivers of product innovation in the grocery sector
  MR250
  14:15
  2009-12-09
• Social Identity, Competition and Finance: a Laboratory Experiment.
  S52 Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2009-12-10
• Why reserve 'location' matters to operator/ company performance'
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-01-20
• Carbon Leakage Under Incomplete Environmental Regulation: An Industry Level Approach.
  S52 Edward Wright
  12:00
  2010-01-25
• Prospect Theory & Energy Sector
  S52 Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2010-01-28
• 'Pricing Policies in the Presence of Pro environmental Consumers'
  S52 Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2010-02-04
• Regime switching models of the term structure of credit default swap spreads
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-02-10
• The Market for Essays
  S52 Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2010-02-11
• Consumption Risk and the Cross-Section of Government Bond Returns
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-02-17
• Sample selection bias
  G04 Edward Wright Building
  01:00
  2010-03-05
• Aggregating the single crossing property:  theory and applications to comparative statics and Bayesian games 
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-03-10
• The Empire is Dead, Long Live the Empire! Values & Human Interactions 90 Years After the Fall of the Hapsburg Empire
  S52 Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2010-03-11
• Using Group Transitions to Estimate the Effect of Social Interactions on Judicial Decisions
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-03-17
• Communication & Voting
  S52 Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2010-03-18
• Housing or urban economics
  G04 Edward Wright Building
  01:00
  2010-03-19
• Property Seminar
  G04 Edward Wright Building
  01:00
  2010-03-26
• Spurious Phillips curves and the long-run relationship between inflation and the mark-up in the United States.
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-03-31
•  "The impact of employment quotas on the economic lives of disadvantaged minorities in India"
  S52 Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2010-04-01
• Ratings Quality over the Business Cycle
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-04-14
• The role of regulatory and physical constraints for house price affordability and house price dynamics in England.
  G04 Edward Wright Building
  01:00
  2010-04-23
• Does a Buyer Benefit from Bad Reputation? - Theory and Experiments on Auctions with Default
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-05-05
• 'Where is the Warm Glow?  Paid Employment in the Voluntary Sector'
  S52 Edward Wright
  12:00
  2010-05-06
• Land use regulation & retail: space constrainets and total factor productivity
  F61 Edward Wright Building
  01:00
  2010-05-07
• Land use regulation and retail: Space constraints and total factor productivity  
  Friday, 7 May 2010, 1:15pm -2:30pm in F61 Edward Wright Building
  01:00
  2010-05-07
• Property Seminar
  F61 Edward Wright Building
  01:00
  2010-05-14
•  
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-05-19
• Report on the progress of Aberdeen Property Index Project
  F61 Edward Wright Building
  01:00
  2010-05-21
• Heterogeneous agents, information opaque and price avalanche
  G04 Edward Wright Building
  01:00
  2010-05-28
• Systemic stability of housing and mortgage market: A state-dependent four-phase model.  
  28 May 2010, 1pm-2:30pm, in G04 Edward Wright Building
  01:00
  2010-05-28
• 'Watching the Watchmen: Analysing the consistency of module marks using fixed effects regression'
  S52 Edward Wright
  12:00
  2010-06-03
• Report on the progress of Aberdeen Property Index Project
  Monday, 7 June 2010, 2pm-3pm, in F61 in Edward Wright Building
  01:00
  2010-06-07
• Drilling Speed - The Relevance of Experience
  
  S52, Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2010-06-23
• Forthcoming conference: Solutions in enterprise: co-operatives, mutuals and employee-owned business in a global context
  
  30 September –2 October 2010
  
  Please see http://www.abdn.ac.uk/placement-learning/enterprise/ for further details.
  King's College, Aberdeen
  09:00
  2010-09-30
• Inciting Protocols
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-10-06
• Bookmakers and Betting Exchanges: A High Frequency Investigation"
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-10-20
• Labor Market Signaling with Overconfident Workers. 
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-10-27
• TBC
  S52 Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2010-10-28
• Double, Double Toil and Trouble: An Investigation on Occult Forces Expenditures in the Heartland of Voodoo.
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-11-03
• The form of Incentive Contracts The Limited Liability Agency Model with Moral Hazard.
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-11-10
• 'The effects of the generalized use of iodized salt on occupational patterns in Switzerland.'
  S52 Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2010-11-11
• Risk Management and Firm Value Evidence from Weather Derivatives.
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-11-17
• Personal Wealth and Entrepreneurship
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-11-24
• What drives taxi drivers? A field study on expert services Abstract.doc
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-12-01
• TBC
  S52 Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2010-12-02
• A salience theory of choice errors
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-12-08
• Sickness absence, bonus schemes and team behaviour in a sales organisation
  EW S86
  16:00
  2010-12-15
• "Dialects, Cultural Identity and Economic Exchange"
  S52 Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2011-01-27
• "Loss aversion, inter-temporal choice and behavioural foundations of financial decisions" 
  S86 Edward Wright
  16:00
  2011-02-02
• Does Raising the School Leaving Age Reduce Teacher Effort?  Evidence form a Policy Experiment.
  EW S86
  16:00
  2011-02-09
• 'Hedonic Prices and Implicit Markets:  Consistent Estimation of Marginal Willingness to Pay for Differentiated Products Without Exclusion Restrictions'
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2011-02-23
•  "Neighborhood effects and building quality".
  S52 Edward Wright
  14:30
  2011-02-24
•  

  The Performance Gap in UK Property Returns   Abstract: The paper analyzes the historical performance of UK direct property, taking into account the magnitude and timing of capital flows in and out of a number of property market segments.  Using historical return data over the time period 1981-2009 this paper shows that there is performance gap between the return that properties achieve and what investors get.  http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/faculty/s.lee/index.html  
  F61, Edward Wright Building
  12:00
  2011-03-04

•  

  Real Estate Reunion

  Dinner Dance

  Saturday 9^th April 2011

  7.00pm for 7.30pm

  Elphinstone Hall

  To apply for tickets please follow this link:Buy Tickets

  Or go to: https://www.store.abdn.ac.uk/ Alternatively cheques will be acceptable, made payable to the ‘University of Aberdeen’ and sent to the address below.

  Kate Ellis

  Room S44

  University of Aberdeen Business School

  Edward Wright Building

  Dunbar Street

  Aberdeen AB24 3QY

  Please book early.Tickets are on a first come, first served basis.Please indicate which year you graduated and the degree obtained and we will endeavour to place you on a table with your peers. Tickets and payments to be received by Friday 25^th March 2011

  Tickets, £35.00 each

  Tables of 10 can be booked

  Dancing to the Laverock Ceilidh Band

  All past graduates welcome!

  Dress: Formal, Black Tie Carriages at 12.30am
  Elphinstone Hall
  19:00
  2011-04-09

• 'Rationalising 'irrational' support for political violence'
  S86 Edward Wright
  16:00
  2011-04-13
• Money and Liquidity in Financial Markets
  S52 EWB
  12:00
  2011-04-14

• "Political Economy Field Experiments Become Possible."

  
  S86 Edward Wright
  16:00
  2011-04-27
• Seminar http://www2.lse.ac.uk/researchAndExpertise/Experts/c.hilber@lse.ac.uk    
  
  12:00
  2011-05-06
• 'A comprehensive approach to measurement error in panel data'
  S86 EWB
  16:00
  2011-05-25
• Seminar http://www.henley.reading.ac.uk/rep/Aboutus/Staff/f-fuerst.aspx  
  
  12:00
  2011-06-03
• 'Transparency, Appropriability and the Early State'
  Edward Wright S86
  16:00
  2011-06-08
• Seminar http://www2.lse.ac.uk/geographyAndEnvironment/whosWho/profiles/gahlfeldt@lseacuk.aspx  
  
  12:00
  2011-06-10
• TBC
  Powis Gate Boardroom
  16:00
  2011-09-14
• Competition and Intermediaries
  Powis Gate Boardroom
  12:00
  2011-09-15
• Married to the Firm? Family Ownership, Performance and Financing in Private Firms
  University Office, Committee Room 2
  13:00
  2011-10-04
• Eliciting Information from a Large Population
  EWB S86
  16:00
  2011-10-12
• Bargaining and Alliances
  
  EWB S86
  16:00
  2011-10-26
• Chasing Graduate Jobs?
  
  EWB S86
  16:00
  2011-11-02
• The Global Stock Market: Issuers, Investors, and Intermediaries in an Uneven World
  
  EWB S86
  16:00
  2011-11-11

• "Coalition Formation in a Legislative Voting Game" (with Nels Christiansen and John Kagel)
  EW Annexe F11
  16:00
  2011-11-24

• "A Salience Theory of Choice Errors" (with P. Manzini)
  EWS86 Edward Wright
  16:00
  2011-11-30

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