Outputs (27)

Meeting employer's skills upgrading needs through vocational education and training provision in Scotland and Northern Ireland. (2007)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Greig, M., Hollywood, E., Lindsay, C., Thomson, E., Devins, D., …McCracken, M. G. (2007). Meeting employer's skills upgrading needs through vocational education and training provision in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Approaches to evaluation in Community regeneration: research from Communities Scotland report 76.. (2006)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Greig, M., & Lindsay, C. (2006). Approaches to evaluation in Community regeneration: research from Communities Scotland report 76.

Study on employment in rural areas (2006)
Journal Article
Copus, A. K., Hall, C., Barnes, A., Dalton, G., Cook, P., Weingarten, P., …Johansson, M. (2006). Study on employment in rural areas

This report is a response to a request by the 2003 Agriculture Council, for a review of rural employment, particularly in relation to young people and women, in order to assess the contribution of the reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and th... Read More about Study on employment in rural areas.

The economic impacts of adult entertainment. (2005)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Greig, M., & Fuertes, V. (2005). The economic impacts of adult entertainment. Edinburgh: Scottish Executive

No abstract available.

Working together for employment and inclusion in Edinburgh : a baseline study. (2005)
Working Paper
McQuaid, R. W., Anastasiadou, C., Fuertes, V., Greig, M., Lindsay, C., & Wise, S. Working together for employment and inclusion in Edinburgh : a baseline study

The impact of ferry services on an island economy (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Greig, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2005, August). The impact of ferry services on an island economy. Paper presented at 35th Annual Conference European Regional Science Association Conference

This paper examines ferry fares and quality of service to a remote island region and analyses how this affects the economy of the islands. Taking the Western Isles in Scotland as a case study, the paper identifies the links between fares, service,... Read More about The impact of ferry services on an island economy.

Impact of transport information in a rural area: EMIRES (2005)
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W., & Greig, M. (2005). Impact of transport information in a rural area: EMIRES.

Entrepreunership - some views from the UK (2005)
Presentation / Conference
McQuaid, R. W., & Greig, M. (2005, March). Entrepreunership - some views from the UK. Paper presented at Unknown

No abstract available.

Job guarantees, employability training and partnerships in the retail sector (2005)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Lindsay, C., & Greig, M. (2005). Job guarantees, employability training and partnerships in the retail sector. Local Economy, 20, 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/0269094042000313601

This paper discusses the potential value of local, partnership-based employability training and job guarantee programmes, focusing on one example—the 'Alloa Initiative'. The Initiative involved an employability training and job guarantee scheme devel... Read More about Job guarantees, employability training and partnerships in the retail sector.

The economic impact of a sporting event: a regional approach. (2004)
Conference Proceeding
Greig, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2004). The economic impact of a sporting event: a regional approach.

This paper aims to estimate the economic impact of a large one-day international sporting event on both a regional and a city economy. In addition, it seeks to investigate the regional origins of visitors to the event, and investigates the relationsh... Read More about The economic impact of a sporting event: a regional approach..