Review of Scottish business surveys [October 2013]

Recent business surveys, in the main, have been optimistic and many indicate that the Scottish economy is at last moving in the right direction and that the worst of the recession is over. Most surveys show growing confidence and rising expectations for the coming quarters

Nonparametric regression analysis

textNonparametric regression uses nonparametric and flexible methods in analyzing complex data with unknown regression relationships by imposing minimum assumptions on the regression function. The theory and applications of nonparametric regression methods with an emphasis on kernel regression, smoothing spines and Gaussian process regression are reviewed in this report. Two datasets are analyzed to demonstrate and compare the three nonparametric regression models in R.Statistic

Bumper Cars: Themes of Convergence in International Regulation

In this Article, Professor Malloy examines the convergence of regulatory standards among international regulators, suggesting that the dynamic of financial services regulation can be best understood as a conceptualized version of the bumper cars ride at an amusement park. While Professor Malloy suggests that a certain degree of convergence has already occurred in international regulation, thus decreasing the number of bumps in the ride, he also recognizes that much of this convergence remains propsective rather than actual, and currently is dominated by a pattern of regionalized regulation. Professor Malloy argues that, unless a converged pattern of regulation continues to develop, the now-internationalized field of financial services will remain an arena in which large, but still uncoordinated, regionalized bumper cars carom and collide

Review of Scottish business surveys [February 2009]

All of the major Scottish Business Surveys showed a further sharp deterioration in the private sector economy during the latter part of 2008 and into 2009

Scottish chambers’ business survey [April 2007]

The Scottish Chambers’ of Commerce Business Survey, conducted by Strathclyde University’s Fraser of Allander Institute is the largest and most comprehensive regular survey of the Scottish Business Community. Almost 400 firms responded to the present survey, which was conducted during September 2006

Review of Scottish business surveys [March 2011]

Evidence from the monthly Scottish Retail Monitor and Visit Scotland’s Occupancy Survey and the quarterly SCBS retail sector results point to the continuing underlying weakness in consumer demand and confidence