Aims and Objectives of CRIEFF
Aims
The aim of CRIEFF is to foster rigorous research in the economics of industry in its broadest sense. The methods used can be theoretical, quantitative or qualitative. The research agenda naturally includes, at its core, mainstream industrial organization, the economics of enterprise, and theoretical and empirical finance. However, CRIEFF aims to extend its activities well beyond this core.
The compass of its research agenda broadens to such diverse areas as: R&D and technological diffusion, the organizational theory of the firm, the economics of entrepreneurship and the small firm, multinational firms, the economics of the single European market, venture capital investment, patenting, high technology clusters, pension reform, tax progression, income inequality, firm dynamics, speculative bubbles, financial reporting, gains from acquisitions, labour market skill acquisition, option pricing, financial distress.
Objectives
The prime objective of CRIEFF is to stimulate high quality research output, of international quality. It does so by building on the existing strengths of the School of Economics & Finance (formerly the Department of Economics), and linking these together in a synergistic fashion. To this end, CRIEFF produces a discussion paper series, acts as a periodic host to research networks, research visitors and research collaborators, and facilitates outreach and knowledge transfer to the practitioner and policy making communities.