Search for dissertations about: "INEFFICIENCY"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 77 swedish dissertations containing the word INEFFICIENCY.
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1. Essays on Voting and Government Inefficiency
Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays on political economics.The first essay, The Effects on Political Rent-seeking of Allowing Campaign Contributions in Politics, presents a theoretical analysis of the effects on political rent-seeking of allowing campaign contributions in politics. READ MORE
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2. Essays on commitment and inefficiency in political economy
Abstract : This dissertation is devoted to the analysis of various aspects of inefficiency in the political economy. It consists of four self-containing theoretical essays. The first two chapters deal with the interplay between inefficiency and commitment. Chapter 1 studies the problem of commitment in autocratic regimes and its implications for growth. READ MORE
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3. Essays on energy efficiency, environmental regulation and labor demand in Swedish industry
Abstract : Paper [I] Energy efficiency improvement (EEI) benefits the climate and matters for energy security. The potential emission and energy savings due to EEI may however not fully materialize due to the rebound effect. READ MORE
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4. On the returns of trend-following trading strategies
Abstract : Paper [I] tests the success rate of trades and the returns of the Opening Range Breakout (ORB) strategy. A trader that trades on the ORB strategy seeks to identify large intraday price movements and trades only when the price moves beyond some predetermined threshold. READ MORE
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5. The fixed effects estimator of technical efficiency : new insights and developments
Abstract : Firms and organizations, public or private, often operate on markets characterized by non-competitiveness. For example agricultural activities in the western world are heavily subsidized and electricity is supplied by firms with market power. READ MORE