Search for dissertations about: "cross sectional study on economic growth"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words cross sectional study on economic growth.
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1. New Venture, Survival, Growth : Continuance, Termination and Growth of Business Firms and Business Populations in Sweden During the 20th Century
Abstract : This dissertation focuses on the formation, growth and discontinuance of business populations and firms in Sweden during the 20th century. It addresses some key issues in the domain of economic and social sciences, and in particular entrepreneurship and small business research: if and when firms grow, stagnate and decline, as well as how long firms survive and when they are likely to disband. READ MORE
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2. Essays on Economic Growth, Inflation and Inequality
Abstract : Recent changes in firm dynamics and the nature of economic growthIn line with the US economy, market concentration and dispersion of revenue productivity within industries increased in Sweden from 1997-2017. I document a novel finding in administrative data that provides important insights about the trends: firm size and revenue productivity growth accelerated starting in the 1990s. READ MORE
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3. Essays on Capital Structure
Abstract : Chapter 2 analyses the relationship between capital structure and industry classification of Swedish firms. This study also analyses the determinants of the capital structure at the industry level. READ MORE
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4. Essays on Industrial Development and Political Economy of Africa
Abstract : Paper 1: Returns to Capital and Informality. We study the pattern of returns to capital in the formal and informal manufacturing sectors in Ethiopia. We use a rich panel dataset of manufacturing firms in the formal sector for the period 1996-2006 and two rounds of repeated cross-sectional data of the urban informal sector firms. READ MORE
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5. The Economics of Technology-Related Ownership Changes. A study of innovativeness and growth through acquisitions and spin-offs
Abstract : The study reported in this thesis describes and analyzes technology-related acquisitions and spin-offs. The basic idea is that an economic system where large and small firms interact through technology-related ownership changes is highly conducive to overall innovativeness and long-term growth, given certain conditions. READ MORE