Search for dissertations about: "agricultural market"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 140 swedish dissertations containing the words agricultural market.

2. 1. Constructing Invisible Hands : Market Technocrats in Sweden 1880–2000

   Author : Gabriel Söderberg; Maths Isacson; Lars Magnusson; Janken Myrdal; Deirdre McCloskey; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Markets; technocrats; central banks; agricultural science; Nobel prize; economics and society; asymmetric information; Social Democracy; neoliberalism; social engineering; market history; market engineering; market design; performativity; Ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

   Abstract : Dominant market theories analyze markets as ahistorical entities without the need for professional groups that manage crucial functions within them. This thesis, in contrast, approaches markets as historical systems that develop over time and that can be constituted in many different ways because of different historical trajectories. READ MORE

4. 2. Insect pollination of oilseed rape

   Author : Sandra Lindström; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Ecological intensification of agriculture is suggested as a way to reach higher crop yields without increasing inputs that may degrade the environment. Increased insect pollination in crops, such as oilseed rape, Brassica napus, has been suggested to increase yields, but is rarely integrated in crop management. READ MORE

5. 3. Diversity of beans grown in Kyrgyzstan and marker-aided breeding for resistance to Bean common mosaic virus and anthracnose

   Author : Sergay Hegay; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important export crop in Kyrgyzstan since the end of the 20th century. Kyrgyzstan produces about 70,000 t of common beans per year, which provides jobs to 76% of the population in the Talas region. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on agricultural and environmental policy

   Author : Thomas Jonsson; Thomas Aronsson; Panu Poutvaara; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; agricultural policy; political economy; income and commodity taxation; economic federation; environmental policy; lobbying; cooperatives; market power; policy cooperation; distortionary taxes; labor market; Nash game; Stackelberg game; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of a summary and four papers. The first two papers address political economy and indus-trial organization aspects of agricultural policy, and the last two international aspects of environmental policy. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays on the impact on households of natural resource scarcity and climate change

   Author : Bahre Kiros; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis comprises four empirical papers aimed at comprehending the interdependencies among climate change, scarcity of natural resources such as water and forests, human health, and households’ responses.Paper I investigates the impact of precipitation variability on households’ sanitation technology choices in Ethiopia. READ MORE