Search for dissertations about: "Hans Lööf"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Hans Lööf.

  2. 1. Livable and Sustainable Cities : Explorations of the City Soul and Energy-Efficient Housing based on Swedish Data on Citizens’ Preferences

    Author : Marie Wahlström; Hans Westlund; Hans Lööf; Thomas Niedomysl; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Attractive cities; place identity; green housing; urban planning; quantitative studies; residential satisfaction; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Abstract : Contemporary cities face many challenges, none the least from an urban planning perspective. Global climate change and urbanization is putting pressures on planning for combatting and adapting to, e.g., a warmer climate and an increased need for housing in already dense environments. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Knowledge Production Function : Evidence from New Micro Data

    Author : Hans Lööf; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Knowledge capital; performance heterogeneity; innovation; manufacturing; srvices; Community Innovation Survey; cross-country comparisons; outsosurcing; capital structure; dynamic adjustment; panel data; Industrial engineering and economy; Industriell teknik och ekonomi;

    Abstract : This doctoral thesis consists of five self-contained essays.Common themes that unify the essays are the conditions for innovative engagements and the effort to endogenize innovations into the explanation of profitability, productivity and growthin manufacturing and service production. READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays on High-Quality Entrepreneurship : On the Origins and Survival of Start-ups and the Role of Universities in the Location Decision

    Author : Apostolos Baltzopoulos; Hans Lööf; Bo Carlsson; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurship; self-employment; agglomeration externalities; innovation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays on the topic of entrepreneurship. [Essay I] uses a unique and detailed Swedish dataset to explore firm, regional, and industry determinants that stimulate spin-offs using the choice of the individuals as the level of analysis. READ MORE

  6. 4. Strategists and Academics

    Author : Anders Broström; Hans Lööf; Björn Hårsman; Reinhilde Veugelers; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public research; spillovers; university-industry; innovation; R D interaction; rationales for interaction; geographic proximity; R D strategy; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This doctoral thesis consists of five self-contained essays on interaction in R&D between university researchers and private firms. Together, these essays explore the conditions under which private firms benefit from spillovers from publicly funded and organised research. READ MORE

  7. 5. Financing of Innovation in SMEs

    Author : Linda Dastory; Hans Lööf; Andreas Stephan; Christian Thomann; Agostino Manduchi; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Financial constraints; SMEs and innovation capability; Productivity; Funding mix; Bank regulation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This licentiate thesis consist of two essays. Both essays deal with corporate finance and its impact on innovation investment. In the first essay we use German Community Innovation Survey to identify financially constrained firms. READ MORE