Search for dissertations about: "INTRA-REGIONAL"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the word INTRA-REGIONAL.

  1. 1. Asine and the Argolid in the Late Helladic III Period : A Socio-Economic Study

    Author : Birgitta Sjöberg L.; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; BARTER; CENTRALISATION; CHAMBER TOMBS; EXCAHNGE; HIERARCY; HOUSES; INTRA-REGIONAL; LINEAR B; MARKET; PALACE; PRODUCTION; RECIPROCITY; SETTLEMENT SYSTEM; STATUS; STORAGE; THOLOS; WEALTH; WORKSHOP; Arkeologi; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv;

    Abstract : The Late Helladic era of Greek prehistory has long held a fascination with archaeologists and scholars of Mediterranean ancient history. In the Argolid, which forms the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese, much attention has focused on palatial sites such as Mycenae and Tiryns. READ MORE

  2. 2. Foreign Direct Investment by Large Swedish Firms - the Role of Economic Integration and Exchange Rates

    Author : Johan Ekström; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social sciences; Eclectic Paradigm; Strategic Objective; Exchange Rates; FDI; Economic Integration;

    Abstract : Two important features of the global economy in the last few decades have been the increasing degree of regional economic integration and the increasing volatility of real exchange rates. Due to the EU membership and the single European currency, issues related to regional economic integration and exchange rate changes hold prominence on the business and political agenda in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 3. Heterogeneous Innovation and Labour Mobility

    Author : Ding Ding; Pontus Braunerhjelm; Stam Erik; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; labor mobility; knowledge spillover; organizational learning; entrepreneurship; heterogeneous innovation; Nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : Knowledge is a necessary and critically important factor in generating growth and increased prosperity. The extent to which such effects are materialized depends however on its diffusion and how it transcends into innovation, entrepreneurship and growing firms. READ MORE

  4. 4. Regions, Human Capital and New Firm Formation

    Author : Mikaela Backman; Charlie Karlsson; Todd Gabe; Jönköping University; []
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    Abstract : This thesis shows the importance of human capital at the individual, firm, and regional level through its effects on returns to education, firm productivity and new firm formation. The thesis further shows the importance of banks as a determinant for new firm formation at the local level. READ MORE

  5. 5. Empirical Sudies in Trade, Growth and Integration

    Author : Rasha M Tostensson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Agglomeration; Urban Giants; Sensitivity Analysis; Income Distribution; Comparative Costs; Gravity Equation; Trade Volume; trade in the Middle East and North Africa; Total factor Productivity; Knowledge Transfer; Long-Run Growth; European Integration; Trade barriers.; International commerce; Internationell ekonomi;

    Abstract : The present study is composed of a series of six independent yet related articles treating various aspects of international trade and economic growth. In Chapter two the effects of European Integration (EI) on long-run economic growth is studied. Contrary to earlier empirical results long-run effects of EI are identified. READ MORE