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Brian Kemp Ashcroft

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Economics Department
University of Strathclyde

Glasgow, United Kingdom
http://www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/Economics/
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Working papers

  1. Maria Plotnikova & Nigel Wadeson & Brian Ashcroft, 2010. "Extending Shift-Share Decomposition through Cluster Analysis: an Application to New Firm Formation in British Counties," Economics Discussion Papers em-dp2010-06, Department of Economics, University of Reading.
  2. Bell, D. & Brian Ashcroft & Donald Macrae, 1999. "The Growth Agenda," Working Papers Series 9901, University of Stirling, Division of Economics.

Articles

  1. Brian Ashcroft & Darryl Holden & Kenneth Low, 2009. "Entrepreneurial Interest, Vision and the Self-employment Choice Decision in UK Regions," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(8), pages 1075-1090.
  2. Brian Ashcroft & Stephen Roper & Stewart Dunlop & James H. Love, 2000. "Industry and location effects on UK plants' innovation propensity," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 34(4), pages 489-502.
  3. Love, James H & Ashcroft, Brian, 1999. "Market versus Corporate Structure in Plant-Level Innovation Performance," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 13(2), pages 97-109, September.
  4. Ashcroft, Brian & Coppins, Barbara & Raeside, Robert, 1994. "The Regional Dimension of Takeover Activity in the United Kingdom," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 41(2), pages 163-175, May.
  5. Ashcroft, Brian K, 1988. "External Takeovers in Scottish Manufacturing: The Effect on Local Linkages and Corporate Functions," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 35(2), pages 129-148, May.
  6. Ashcroft, Brian & Swales, J. K., 1982. "Estimating the effects of government office dispersal : An application of demand constrained shadow wages," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 12(1), pages 81-97, February.
  7. Ashcroft, Brian & Taylor, Jim, 1977. "The Movement of Manufacturing Industry and the Effect of Regional Policy," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 29(1), pages 84-101, March.

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Articles

  1. Brian Ashcroft & Darryl Holden & Kenneth Low, 2009. "Entrepreneurial Interest, Vision and the Self-employment Choice Decision in UK Regions," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(8), pages 1075-1090.

    Cited by:

    1. Erik Monsen & Prashanth Mahagaonkar & Christian Dienes, 2012. "Entrepreneurship in India: the question of occupational transition," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 39(2), pages 359-382, September.
    2. Kameliia Petrova, 2012. "Part-time entrepreneurship and financial constraints: evidence from the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 39(2), pages 473-493, September.

  2. Brian Ashcroft & Stephen Roper & Stewart Dunlop & James H. Love, 2000. "Industry and location effects on UK plants' innovation propensity," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 34(4), pages 489-502.

    Cited by:

    1. Neil Lee & Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, 2012. "Original innovation, learnt innovation and cities: Evidence from UK SMEs," Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) 1223, Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography, revised Nov 2012.
    2. Binz, Hanna L. & Czarnitzki, Dirk, 2008. "Are Local Milieus the Key to Innovation Performance?," ZEW Discussion Papers 08-008 [rev.], ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
    3. Yoshihiro Kameyama, 2011. "Effects of Technological Networks of Small and Medium-sized Firms on their R&D Activities in Shihwa Industrial Complex, Korea: Toward Industrial Cluster Formation and Regional Integration," Chapters, in: Akifumi Kuchiki & Masatsugu Tsuji (ed.), Industrial Clusters, Upgrading and Innovation in East Asia, chapter 10, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    4. Neil Lee & Andr�s Rodr�guez-Pose, 2014. "Innovation in Creative Cities: Evidence from British Small Firms," Industry and Innovation, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(6), pages 494-512, August.
    5. Crass, Dirk & Rammer, Christian & Aschhoff, Birgit, 2016. "Geographical clustering and the effectiveness of public innovation programs," ZEW Discussion Papers 16-083, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
    6. Stephen Roper & Nola Hewitt-Dundas, 2005. "Assessing the Effectiveness of Innovation Grants – Evidence from the Irish Innovation Panel," ERSA conference papers ersa05p478, European Regional Science Association.
    7. Nobuaki Hamaguchi & Yoshihiro Kameyama, 2008. "R&D Partnerships and Capability of Innovation of Small and Medium-Sized Firms in Zhongguancun, Beijing: The Power of Proximity," Discussion Paper Series 225, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
    8. Andrew Copus & Dimitris Skuras & Kyriaki Tsegenidi, 2006. "Innovation and Peripherality: A Comparative Study in Six EU Member Countries," ERSA conference papers ersa06p295, European Regional Science Association.

  3. Love, James H & Ashcroft, Brian, 1999. "Market versus Corporate Structure in Plant-Level Innovation Performance," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 13(2), pages 97-109, September.

    Cited by:

    1. van Praag, Mirjam C. & Versloot, Peter H., 2007. "What Is the Value of Entrepreneurship? A Review of Recent Research," IZA Discussion Papers 3014, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Vaona, Andrea & Pianta, Mario, 2006. "Firm size and innovation in European manufacturing," Kiel Working Papers 1284, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
    3. James H. Love & Stephen Roper & Jun Du, 2007. "Innovation, Ownership and Profitability," DRUID Working Papers 07-10, DRUID, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy/Aalborg University, Department of Business Studies.
    4. Doh, Soogwan & Kim, Byungkyu, 2014. "Government support for SME innovations in the regional industries: The case of government financial support program in South Korea," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 43(9), pages 1557-1569.
    5. Azar, Goudarz & Ciabuschi, Francesco, 2017. "Organizational innovation, technological innovation, and export performance: The effects of innovation radicalness and extensiveness," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 26(2), pages 324-336.
    6. Dolfsma, Wilfred & van der Panne, Gerben, 2008. "Currents and sub-currents in innovation flows: Explaining innovativeness using new-product announcements," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 37(10), pages 1706-1716, December.
    7. Love, James H. & Roper, Stephen, 2000. "Location And Network Effects On Innovation Success: Evidence For Uk, German And Irish Manufacturing Firms," ERSA conference papers ersa00p67, European Regional Science Association.
    8. Llanto, Gilberto M. & del Prado, Fatima, 2015. "Does Innovation Mediate Good Firm Performance?," Discussion Papers DP 2015-06, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    9. Donbesuur, Francis & Ampong, George Oppong Appiagyei & Owusu-Yirenkyi, Diana & Chu, Irene, 2020. "Technological innovation, organizational innovation and international performance of SMEs: The moderating role of domestic institutional environment," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).
    10. Dolfsma, W.A. & van der Panne, G., 2006. "Currents and Sub-currents in the River of Innovations - Explaining Innovativeness using New-Product Announcements," ERIM Report Series Research in Management ERS-2006-036-ORG, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
    11. Melita Nicotra & Marco Romano & Manlio Giudice & Carmela Elita Schillaci, 2018. "The causal relation between entrepreneurial ecosystem and productive entrepreneurship: a measurement framework," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 43(3), pages 640-673, June.
    12. Andrew G Ross & Kenny Crossan & Linda Juleff, 2012. "How accurate are VAT registrations as a measure of entrepreneurship?," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 27(3), pages 279-296, May.
    13. Sunyoung Park, 2019. "Identification of Overall Innovation Behavior by Using a Decision Tree: The Case of a Korean Manufacturer," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(22), pages 1-54, November.
    14. Love, James H. & Roper, Stephen, 2001. "Location and network effects on innovation success: evidence for UK, German and Irish manufacturing plants," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 30(4), pages 643-661, April.
    15. Huang C. & Wu Y. & Mohnen P. & Zhao Y., 2013. "Government support, innovation and productivity in the Haidian (Beijing) District," MERIT Working Papers 2013-058, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).

  4. Ashcroft, Brian & Coppins, Barbara & Raeside, Robert, 1994. "The Regional Dimension of Takeover Activity in the United Kingdom," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 41(2), pages 163-175, May.

    Cited by:

    1. Richard Harris, 2008. "Models of Regional Growth: Past, Present and Future," SERC Discussion Papers 0002, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    2. Petri Böckerman & Eero Lehto, 2005. "Does Geography Play a Role in Domestic Takeovers? Theory and Finnish Micro-level Evidence," Urban/Regional 0505002, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Eidenmüller, Horst & Engert, Andreas & Hornuf, Lars, 2015. "Where do firms issue debt? An empirical analysis of issuer location and regulatory competition in Europe," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 103-115.
    4. James Foreman-Peck & Tom Nicholls, 2015. "Inter-regional mobility of entrepreneurial SMEs," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 54(1), pages 57-87, January.
    5. James Foreman-Peck & Tom Nicholls, 2013. "SME takeovers as a contributor to regional productivity gaps," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 41(2), pages 359-378, August.
    6. McCarthy, Killian J. & Aalbers, Hendrik Leendert, 2016. "Technological acquisitions: The impact of geography on post-acquisition innovative performance," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 45(9), pages 1818-1832.
    7. Petri Böckerman & Eero Lehto, 2004. "Does geography play a role in takeovers? Theory and Finnish micro-level evidence," ERSA conference papers ersa04p15, European Regional Science Association.
    8. Pierre-Guillaume Méon & Anne-France Delannay, 2006. "The impact of European integration on the nineties' wave of mergers and acquisitions," DULBEA Working Papers 06-12.RS, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    9. Petri Bockerman & Eero Lehto, 2006. "Geography of Domestic Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As): Evidence from Matched Firm-level Data," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(8), pages 847-860.

  5. Ashcroft, Brian K, 1988. "External Takeovers in Scottish Manufacturing: The Effect on Local Linkages and Corporate Functions," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 35(2), pages 129-148, May.

    Cited by:

    1. H Armstrong, R de Kervenoael, Xiao-Ming Li and R Read, "undated". "A Comparision of the economic performance of different micro-states and between micro-states and larger countries," Working Papers ec9/97, Department of Economics, University of Lancaster.
    2. Max Munday, 1995. "The Regional Consequences of the Japanese Second Wave: A Case Study," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 10(1), pages 4-20, May.
    3. J H Love, 1990. "External Takeover and Regional Linkage Adjustment: The Case of Scotch Whisky," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 22(1), pages 101-118, January.
    4. J H Love, 1994. "EC Mergers Regulation and Regional Economic Cohesion," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 26(1), pages 137-152, January.
    5. Harvey W. Armstrong & Robert Read, 2002. "The phantom of liberty?: economic growth and the vulnerability of small states," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 14(4), pages 435-458.
    6. Andy Cosh & Alan Hughes, 1996. "International merger activity and the national regulation of mergers: A UK perspective," Empirica, Springer;Austrian Institute for Economic Research;Austrian Economic Association, vol. 23(3), pages 279-302, October.
    7. Armstrong, Harvey & Read, Robert, 1995. "Western European micro-states and EU autonomous regions: The advantages of size and sovereignty," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 23(7), pages 1229-1245, July.
    8. B Ashcroft & J H Love, 1989. "Evaluating the Effects of External Takeover on the Performance of Regional Companies: The Case of Scotland, 1965 to 1980," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 21(2), pages 197-220, February.

  6. Ashcroft, Brian & Swales, J. K., 1982. "Estimating the effects of government office dispersal : An application of demand constrained shadow wages," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 12(1), pages 81-97, February.

    Cited by:

    1. Faggio, Giulia, 2019. "Relocation of public sector workers: Evaluating a place-based policy," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 53-75.
    2. Kim Swales, 1997. "A cost-benefit approach to the evaluation of regional selective assistance," Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies, vol. 18(1), pages 73-85, February.
    3. Faggio, Giulia & Overman, Henry, 2014. "The effect of public sector employment on local labour markets," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 79(C), pages 91-107.

  7. Ashcroft, Brian & Taylor, Jim, 1977. "The Movement of Manufacturing Industry and the Effect of Regional Policy," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 29(1), pages 84-101, March.

    Cited by:

    1. Lindall, Scott A., 1986. "State Economic Development: The Saturn Project Revisited," Staff Papers 13966, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    2. Munday, Max & Pickernell, David & Roberts, Annette, 1999. "The Effectiveness of Regional Grant Aid: A Welsh Perspective," ERSA conference papers ersa99pa321, European Regional Science Association.
    3. Barry Moore & Peter Tyler & Dan Elliott, 1991. "The Influence of Regional Development Incentives and Infrastructure on the Location of Small and Medium Sized Companies in Europe," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 28(6), pages 1001-1026, December.
    4. Paul Foley, 1992. "Local Economic Policy and Job Creation: A Review of Evaluation Studies," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 29(3-4), pages 557-598, May.
    5. Jonathan Jones & Colin Wren, 2008. "FDI Location Across British Regions and Inward Investment Policy," SERC Discussion Papers 0013, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    6. J.A. Schofield, 1979. "Macro Evaluations of the Impact of Regional Policy in Britain: a Review of Recent Research1," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 16(3), pages 251-271, October.
    7. Jim Taylor & Jim Twomey, 1988. "The Movement of Manufacturing Industry in Great Britain: An Inter-County Analysis, 1972-1981," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 25(3), pages 228-242, June.
    8. J.T. Hughes, 1991. "Evaluation of Local Economic Development: A Challenge for Policy Research," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 28(6), pages 909-918, December.
    9. Colin Wren & Jonathan Jones, 2011. "Assessing The Regional Impact Of Grants On Fdi Location: Evidence From U.K. Regional Policy, 1985–2005," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 51(3), pages 497-517, August.
    10. Jones, Jonathan & Wren, Colin, 2008. "FDI location across British regions and inward investment policy," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 33204, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    11. Lydia Thomson, 1981. "Industrial Employment Performance and Regional Policy 1952-71: a Cross-Sectional Approach," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 18(2), pages 231-238, June.
    12. Peter Elias & Geoffrey Keogh, 1982. "Industrial Decline and Unemployment in the Inner City Areas of Great Britain: a Review of the Evidence," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 19(1), pages 1-15, February.
    13. Harry W. Richardson, 1978. "The State of Regional Economics: A Survey Article," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 3(1), pages 1-48, October.

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