Iain Clacher
Biographic Data
| ID | 5244426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Iain Clacher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Iain |
| FAMILY NAME | Clacher |
| SIGNATURE | CLACHER I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leeds |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
When Vegas Comes to Wall Street
Both gambling and trading involve risk-taking in exchange for potential financial gains. In particular, speculative high-risk high-frequency trading closely resembles disordered gambling behaviour by attracting the same individuals who tend to be overconfident, sensation-seekers, and attracted to quick large potential payoffs. We build on these studies via an incentivised experiment, in which we examine how manipulated levels of market volatility…
Pension Funds
This chapter presents an overview of pension funds and highlights some of the differences across different types of pension structures. In addition, the chapter discusses trends in the decline of defined benefit pension arrangements, the impact of regulation and taxation, and demographic changes.
Industrial policy as an engine of economic growth
The recent financial crisis has raised significant questions about liberal free-markets as a mechanism for generating economic growth compared to those economies where there is greater state intervention. This article develops a theoretical framework for economic development that can explain historical changes in both industrial policy and economic growth where the state actively intervenes to direct economic development. The article then applies…
Industrial policy as an engine of economic growth
The recent financial crisis has raised significant questions about liberal free-markets as a mechanism for generating economic growth compared to those economies where there is greater state intervention. This article develops a theoretical framework for economic development that can explain historical changes in both industrial policy and economic growth where the state actively intervenes to direct economic development. The article then applies…
Industrial policy as an engine of economic growth
The recent financial crisis has raised significant questions about liberal free-markets as a mechanism for generating economic growth compared to those economies where there is greater state intervention. This article develops a theoretical framework for economic development that can explain historical changes in both industrial policy and economic growth where the state actively intervenes to direct economic development. The article then applies…
Pension Funds
This chapter presents an overview of pension funds and highlights some of the differences across different types of pension structures. In addition, the chapter discusses trends in the decline of defined benefit pension arrangements, the impact of regulation and taxation, and demographic changes.
When Vegas Comes to Wall Street
Both gambling and trading involve risk-taking in exchange for potential financial gains. In particular, speculative high-risk high-frequency trading closely resembles disordered gambling behaviour by attracting the same individuals who tend to be overconfident, sensation-seekers, and attracted to quick large potential payoffs. We build on these studies via an incentivised experiment, in which we examine how manipulated levels of market volatility…
Economics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (2 works) · Actuarial science (1 work) · Asian Industrial and Economic Development (1 work) · Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (1 work) · Behavioral economics (1 work) · Classical economics (1 work) · Commit (1 work) · Economic analysis (1 work)