Search for dissertations about: "Credit constraints"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words Credit constraints.
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1. Essays on Credit Ratings
Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained articles, all of which contribute to the empirical research on credit ratings. Broadly speaking, the first two papers highlight two less ordinary “uses” of credit ratings, in the context of (1) measuring financial constraints and (2) bond market segmentation. READ MORE
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2. Studies in credit constraints and economic behavior
Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay 1 (with Sten Hansen) investigates the effects of financial deregulation in the mid 1980s inSweden on the investment behavior of firms. READ MORE
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3. Essays on Field Experiments and Impact Evaluation
Abstract : Paper 1: Improving Welfare Through Climate-Friendly Agriculture: The Case of the System of Rice Intensification We use rich survey data to investigate the economic impact of a climate-friendly rice farming method known as the system of rice intensification (SRI) on the welfare of rain-dependent small-holder farmers in Tanzania. SRI reduces water consumption by half, which makes it a promising farming system in the adaptation to climate change in moisture constrained areas, and it does not require flooding of rice fields, resulting in reduced methane emissions. READ MORE
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4. Essays on Economic Behaviour: HIV/AIDS, Schooling, and Inequality
Abstract : Paper 1: Economic Inequality and HIV in Malawi To analyze if the spread of HIV is related to economic inequality we estimate multilevel models of the individual probability of HIV infection among young Malawian women. We find a positive association between HIV infection and inequality at both the neighbourhood and district levels, but no effect of individual poverty. READ MORE
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5. Essays on Industrial Development and Political Economy of Africa
Abstract : Paper 1: Returns to Capital and Informality. We study the pattern of returns to capital in the formal and informal manufacturing sectors in Ethiopia. We use a rich panel dataset of manufacturing firms in the formal sector for the period 1996-2006 and two rounds of repeated cross-sectional data of the urban informal sector firms. READ MORE