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Nearly half of Britain’s carbon dioxide emissions result from the activity of households, both within the home and from personal transport. This research examines how the carbon dioxide emissions of households can be reduced, particularly through the calculation of carbon footpr…

The performance of firms is central to growth in developing economies. A burgeoning literature within development economics seeks to understand the behavior of firms in developing countries and the constraints to their performance. This dissertation explores two types of constra…

Using a game that explicitly models the price-matching decision process, I examine the conventional wisdom that advertised guarantees to match or beat a rival firm's prices facilitate collusive outcomes. When the cost of implementing price-matching policy is relatively low these…