Chronological List of Papers
 

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Cuthbert, J.R. :“Aggregation of price relativities to basic heading level: review and comparison”: invited paper, proceedings of International Statistical Institute 51st Session, Istanbul (1997).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M: “A critique of GERS: Government expenditure and revenue in Scotland”: Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, vol 24, no.1 (1998).

Cuthbert, J.R., "The Implications of the Barnett Formula": Saltire Paper no.1, (1998).

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Income Tax and the Funding of the Scottish Parliament": Saltire Paper no.1, (1998).

Cuthbert, J.R.: “Categorisation of additive purchasing power parities”: Review of Income and Wealth, series 45, no.2, (1999).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M: “Monitoring the financial aspects of the devolution settlement: issues and data requirements”: Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, vol 24, no.4, (1999).

Cuthbert, J.R.: “Theoretical and practical issues in purchasing power parities, illustrated with reference to the 1993 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development data”: Journal of Royal Statistical Society, Series A, 163, (2000).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M: “A tax whose time has passed”: in “Scotland’s Enterprise Deficit”, Policy Institute, Edinburgh, (2000).

Cuthbert, M.: “Developing a Knowledge Economy in Scotland: Lessons from the Operation of the LINK Programme”: Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, (2001).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “The Barnett squeeze in spending review 2000”: Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 26, No2: (May, 2001). See also accompanying tables.

Cuthbert, J.R: “The effect of relative population growth on the Barnett squeeze”: Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 26, No2: (May, 2001). See also accompanying charts.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Higher education numbers and funding in Scotland”: Scottish Affairs no 34, (2001).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M: “Hidden Costs of Free Care”: Public Finance, (23 Nov 2001).

Cuthbert, J.R.: “Using price and quantity indicators to explore data structure”: World Bank/OECD Seminar on Recent Advances in Purchasing Power Parities: Washington, (2001).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Free personal care for the elderly: a critique of costings”: Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 27, No1: (March, 2002).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “A Risk Too Far”: (alternative to PFI): Scottish Left Review, Issue 9: (March/April 2002).

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R: “The Treasury funding statements as a tool in monitoring the devolution settlement”: Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 27, No4: (December, 2002).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Can fiscal autonomy improve a devolved Scotland’s economic performance”: Scottish Affairs, no 41, (2002).

Cuthbert, J.R.: “On the variance/covariance structure of the Log Fisher Index and implications for aggregation techniques”; Review of Income and Wealth, series 49, no. 1, (March 2003).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M: “ The Fifth European Framework programme: a comparison of Scotland and Ireland Involvement”: Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol28, No 2: (June, 2003). See also accompanying chart.

Cuthbert, J.R.: “Comparative Properties of Additive Purchasing Power Parities.”:
invited paper at Colloquium on Purchasing Power Parities, Taiwan, (September 2003). See also accompanying charts: (apart from two charts, which are hand drawn, which are available here and here.)

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R: “Customs and Excise Regional Trade Statistics: a Note”: Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 28, No 3: (October, 2003).

Cuthbert, J.R.: “The Prospects facing an Independent Scotland in the Euro, while the Rest of UK Stays Out.” Scottish Affairs, No.45, (Autumn 2003). Also see accompanying charts.

Cuthbert, M.: “Scotland Devolved and Monetary Union.” Scottish Affairs, No.45, (Autumn 2003). Also see accompanying charts.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M: “Monitoring and Measurement Issues posed by Devolution in the United Kingdom”: invited paper given at conference on Measuring Government Performance, organised by the Statistics User Committee, at the Royal Society, London, (November 2003).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M: “ Did Flaws in the Application of Resource Accounting and Budgeting distort the Strategic Review of Water Charges in Scotland”: paper submitted to Finance Committee of Scottish Parliament, published in Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 28, No 4: (December 2003).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Deep Water for the Scottish Executive”: (overcharging for Water in Scotland): Scottish Left Review, Issue 21: (March/April 2004).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Opposing but not Imposing”: (failures in devolution): Scottish Left Review, Issue 24: (September/October 2004).

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R: “Science and Technology in devolved Scotland: the example of the Scottish Agricultural and Biological Research Institutes”: Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 29: No 3: (November, 2004).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M: “ Free Care for the Elderly”: Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 29, No.4: (February, 2005).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Atomised Science”: (science policy under devolution): Scottish Left Review, Issue 27: (March/April 2005).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M: “ The Wrong Sort of Rebate: the Need to Reform the UK Budget Adjustment”: Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 30, No.2: (2005). See also accompanying charts. Also published as working paper by Centre for European Policy Studies,  on CEPS website.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M: “ A Constructive Critique of the Treasury’s Country and Regional Analysis of Public Expenditure”: Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 30, No.3: (2005).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Illuminating Whitehall’s Disinterest”: (importance of Freedom of Information Act): Scottish Left Review, Issue 31: (November/December 2005).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M: “How the Strategic Review of Charges 2002-06 Casts a Long Shadow over Future Water Charges in Scotland”: Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 30, No.4: (2006). See also accompanying chart.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M: “Water: A Suitable Case for Treatment”:   Scots Independent, Issue no. 927, May 1, 2006.

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R: “Incapacitated Scotland”: (effect of incapacity benefit reform): Scottish Left Review, Issue 33: (March/April 2006).

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R: "The Scottish Enterprise Overspend: Getting to the Roots of the Problem": article in Sunday Herald, 11 June 2006.

Cuthbert, J.R.: "Lessons for Scotland from a Secret History": Scottish Left Review, Issue 35: (July/August 2006).

Cuthbert, M.: "The Need for Improvements in Public Responsibility and Accountability in Scotland":  Scottish Left Review, Issue 35: (July/August 2006).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M: "Unsatisfactory All Round": (discussion of West Lothian question):  Scots Independent, Issue no.929, July 1, 2006.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Risk and Profit: Unanswered Questions about the Strategic Review of Water Charges 2006-10": Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 31, No.1: (2006).

Cuthbert, J.R.: "How the RCV Method Implies Excessive Returns on Capital Expenditure": response to OFWAT/OFGEM discussion document on "Financing Networks", published on OFGEM website: (August 2006).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Water: The Birth of a Cash Cow. Why water privatisation in Scotland is inevitable unless we rethink the basis of utility pricing.": talk given at conference on "Neo-liberal Scotland: Rethinking Scotland in a Global Context", at the University of Strathclyde, 20th May 2006.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Comment to Treasury on their response to the Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis user consultation": August 2006.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Some Assorted Problems with Statistical and Economic data, and Their Implications": talk given at Statistics Commission Seminar on "Do we have the data we need to measure the economy in Scotland?", Royal Society of Edinburgh, September 6th 2006.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Drowning in Self Interest: the Key Battleground in the Coming Struggle to Prevent Water Privatisation": Scottish Left Review, Issue 36: (September/October 2006).

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R: "What Do the Statistics on Free Personal Care Tell Us": background note underlying press report in the Sunday Herald, 17 December 2006.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "A Rejoinder to Midwinter and Simpson: and how their notes raise further concerns about the financing of the water industry in Scotland": Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 31, No.3: (2007).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Fundamental Flaws in the Current Cost Regulatory Capital Value Method of Utility Pricing": Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 31, No.3: (2007).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Mismanagement: The Need for Change": Scots Independent, Special Edition, Spring 2007.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "An Open Letter on GERS": open letter to Wendy Alexander, M.S.P., dated 24 March 2007.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Time to Stop the Abuse of GERS" : Scots Independent, April 1st 2007.

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Government Expenditure and Revenues in Scotland (GERS)": Powerpoint presentation of seminar given at University of Edinburgh, Centre for Public Health Policy, 23rd April, 2007.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M. : "Overcharging for Water: Fundamental Flaws in Utility Pricing in the UK": Powerpoint presentation of seminar given at University of Edinburgh, Centre for Public Health Policy, 30th April, 2007.

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Child Poverty in the Midst of Plenty: the Failure of Labour and the Union.": Scots Independent: May 1st, 2007.

Cuthbert, J.R.: "Keeping the Natives in Line": paper published as "The Will of the Establishment", Scottish Left Review, Issue no. 40, May/June 2007: also click here to see text of letter from Colonel Carter of Scotland Yard to General Diarmuid O'Hegarty.

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Free Personal Care for the Elderly: the Monitoring of the Cost of the Policy": Scottish Affairs, Issue no 59, Spring 2007.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Blair's Unspoken Legacy: The End of the Union": Scots Independent, Issue 940, June 1st, 2007.

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "'Boyd Loophole' Strengthens Scotland's Case in Attendance Allowance Dispute": Scotsman, June 25, 2007.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "How Scotland will be Disadvantaged in the Longer Term by Recent Changes in Government Accounting for European Structural Funds": Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 31, No.4: (July 2007).

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "How Public Contracts Could Help the Economy": Scots Independent, Issue 941, July 1st, 2007.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.:"A New Twist to an Old Scandal: How Recent Changes in Government Accounting for European Structural Funds Mean that Scotland will Lose Out": Scots Independent, Issue 942, August 1st, 2007.

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "The Lottery: Time to Grasp a Big Opportunity": Scots Independent, Issue 943, September 1st, 2007.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "A Rejoinder to Jo Armstrong's Critique of Our Paper on Utility Pricing": September 2007: published on Fraser of Allander Institute website.

Cuthbert, J.R.: "The Fundamental Flaw in PFI? The Implications of Inappropriate Indexation of that Element of the Unitary Charge Covering Finance Costs": this paper will be published shortly by the STUC.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "PFI: The Need for an Urgent Enquiry": Scots Independent, Issue 944, October 1st, 2007.

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Scottish Water Solutions: is this what we want from a Public Corporation?": Scots Independent, Issue 945, November 1st, 2007.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: " Lifting the Lid on PFI": Scottish Left Review, Issue 43, November/December 2007.

Cuthbert, J.R.: "Rejoinder to Partnerships UK on their Comments on the Paper 'The Fundamental Flaw in PFI?'": December 2007.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Neo-Liberalism: Challenge and Opportunity for Scotland":  Scots Independent, Issue 946, December, 2007.

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Making it Happen on Child Poverty": Scots Independent, Issue 947, January 2008.

Cuthbert, J.R.: "The Need to Review the ONS Approach to Including PFI Liabilities in the Public Sector Net Debt": paper SESCG2008/1/1, discussed at Scottish Economic Statistics Consultants' Group, January 9th 2008.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "No to Water Privatisation":  Scots Independent, Issue 948, February, 2008.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "The Implications of Evidence Released Through Freedom of Information on the Projected Returns from the New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Certain Other PFI Schemes.": paper given as evidence to the Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament, in connection with their inquiry into the methods of funding capital investment projects: paper also available on Finance Committee website, (March 2008).

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "The Royal Edinburgh Infirmary: A Case Study on the Workings of the Private Finance Initiative": paper given as evidence to the Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament, in connection with their inquiry into the methods of funding capital investment projects: paper also available on Finance Committee website, (March 2008).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "The Scottish Futures Trust: What we should be looking out for":  Scots Independent, Issue 950, April, 2008.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: Response to Scottish Government Consultation on Scottish Futures Trust: also available on Scottish Government website: submitted March 2008.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Wendy's Threat to the Powers of Holyrood" :  Scots Independent, Issue 951, May, 2008.

Cuthbert, J.R.: "Beware of the Deal": (throws new light on possible British attempt to influence Michael Collins): Scottish Left Review, Issue 46, May/June 2008: also click here to see text of secret report from Thomas Markham to Michael Collins.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "The Capital Charge: Problems Arising from the Misapplication of Current Cost Accounting": paper given as evidence to the Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament, in connection with their inquiry into the methods of funding capital investment projects: paper also available on Finance Committee website, (May 2008).

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "PFI - Refinancing": paper given as evidence to the Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament, in connection with their inquiry into the methods of funding capital investment projects: paper also available on Finance Committee website, (May 2008).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Time for Independence - for H. M. Treasury": Scots Independent, Issue 953, July, 2008.

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Opening up the books on the true state of Scottish finances": Sunday Herald, 22nd June, 2008.

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.:  "Glasgow Games on a Shoe String": Scots Independent, Issue 954, August, 2008.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "A Question of Motivation": Scots Independent, Issue 955, September, 2008.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Analysis of the Financial Projections for Two Non-Profit Distributing  PFI Schemes: and Implications": paper submitted to the Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament, in connection with their inquiry into the methods of funding capital investment projects: paper also available on Finance Committee website, (September 2008).

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "An Opportunity Waiting to be Grasped": (proposes a new approach to setting water charges): Scots Independent, Issue 956, October, 2008.

Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Lessons to be Drawn from London's Failure": Scots Independent, Issue 957, November, 2008.

Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Yes We Can": (looks at practical steps open to Scottish Government in current economic crisis): Scots Independent, Issue 958, December, 2008.

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