Search for dissertations about: "Free-rider problem"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Free-rider problem.

  2. 1. Essays on Macroeconomics and Political Economy

    Author : Jinfeng Ge; John Hassler; Espen Moen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Relative price; Bargaining; Incomplete contract; Ricardian model of labor market; directed search; Free-rider problem; Markov perfect equilibrium; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays dealing with different aspects of macroeconomics and political Economy.The Relative Price of Investment Goods and Sectoral Contract DependenceI develop a quantitative model to explain the relationship between TFPs at the aggregate and sector levels and contracting institutions across countries. READ MORE

  4. 2. Natural resources and institutional performance : linking social and ecological systems in fisheries

    Author : Carl Rova; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science; Statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : In times of resource scarcity, the management system should be able to adjust, thus enabling it to respond and reorganise when changes in the ecosystem occur. For a successful resource management, ecological resilience must be combined with institutional resilience. READ MORE

  5. 3. The dynamics of social movements : essays on competition and diffusion

    Author : Charlotta Stern; Peter Marsden; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : In this thesis various aspects of social movement competition and diffusion is studied. The first part of the thesis focus on movement competition and especially on how competition relates to the ability of movements to attract members. READ MORE

  6. 4. Social movements and social networks

    Author : Rickard Sandell; Peter Marsden; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : One consistent finding in research on social movement organizations is that people's participation as well as their involvement in the formation of these organizations is linked to their structural location in several social dimensions. Hence, understanding the premises for social movement organizations is ultimately a question of examining the structure of people's social networks. READ MORE

  7. 5. Topics in the industrial organization of electricity markets

    Author : Jon Thor Sturluson; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of four essays, all related to the field of Industrial Organization of electricity markets, in one way or another. It is far from being a concise overview of the field, but rather eclectic bits and peaces of a greater puzzle that’s being solved by a large group of people. READ MORE