Search for dissertations about: "DEPRECIATION ANALYSIS"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words DEPRECIATION ANALYSIS.

2. 1. Rough beginnings : Executive function in adolescents and young adults after preterm birth and repeat antenatal corticosteroid treatment

   Author : Johanna Stålnacke; Ann-Charlotte Smedler; Hans Forssberg; Peter Anderson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cognitive flexibility; cluster analysis; development; latent variable analysis; longitudinal studies; parental education; perinatal medical complications; person-oriented approach; structural equation modeling; working memory; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates long-term cognitive outcome in two cohorts of adolescents and young adults exposed to stressors during the perinatal period: one group born preterm (.... READ MORE

4. 2. The Demand for Health and the Contingent Valuation Method

   Author : Bengt Liljas; Lunds universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; econometrics; Economics; Willingness to Pay; Contingent Valuation; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Economic Evaluation; Risk perception; Insurance; Grossman model; Uncertainty; Demand for Health; Health Economics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

   Abstract : The theoretical part develops Michael Grossman’s dynamic demand-for-health model by (a) letting the depreciation rate depend upon the level of health, (b) allowing a continuous set of health states, (c) introducing uncertainty (by letting health be a stochastic variable), (d) introducing social and private insurance and (e) releasing the assumption of an isoperimetric budget constraint. Beside the theoretical results, there are also results with important policy implications. READ MORE

5. 3. Empirical Essays on Earnings Inequality

   Author : Magnus Gustavsson; Per-Anders Edin; Stephen P. Jenkins; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Earnings inequality; Human capital; Panel data; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay I decomposes the cross-sectional variance of male annual earnings in Sweden between 1960 and 1990 into permanent and transitory components and compares the results to the U.S. evidence. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on the Macroeconomics of Climate Change

   Author : Johan Gars; Per Krusell; Rick Van der Ploeg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; climate change; optimal taxation; neoclassical growth model; trade; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three essays on macroeconomic aspects of climate change.Technological Trends and the Intertemporal Incentives For Fossil-Fuel Use analyzes how (the expectations about) the future developments of different kinds of technology affect the intertemporal incentives for fossil-fuel use. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays on exchange rates and international finance

   Author : Marianne Nessén; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This dissertation consists of three essays. Essay 1: Common Trends in Prices and Exchange Rates – Tests of Long-Run Purchasing Power Parity. This essay examines the empirical validity of long-run purchasing power parity by means of multivariate cointegration tests due to Johansen (1988, 1991a). READ MORE