Search for dissertations about: "dissertations for a degree in economics"

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  2. 1. An Economic Backbone of Development : Essays in Financial and Political Economy

    Author : Jon Olofsson; Andreas Madestam; Björn Tyrefors; Marieke Bos; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Financial Economics; Development Economics; Banking; Innovation; Industrial Development; Political Economy; Police; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The thesis consists of three self-contained essays.Local Banking and Historical Innovation: the Effect of Swedish Savings BanksHow does access to credit affect innovation at the early stages of development? This essay uses digitized records from the Swedish savings banks movement, in combination with novel data on the universe of historical patenting, to study how savings banks affected innovation in Sweden between 1900 and 1949, a period when the country was still a developing economy. READ MORE

  4. 2. Market power in the Swedish banking oligopoly : a game-theoretic model of competition applied to the five big Swedish banks 1989-97

    Author : Gabriel C Oxenstierna; Peter Englund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at assessing the degree of competition among the five dominating Swedish banks during the period 1989-1997. In so doing, it also aims to develop a general oligopoly model with the specific purpose of providing a tool for an improved methodology for the evaluation of market power in oligopolistic markets, and to demonstrate the empirical application of this methodology. READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays on Interbank Markets

    Author : Vanessa Sternbeck Fryxell; Jens Josephson; Yves Zenou; Falko Fecht; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Interbank markets; contagion; economics of networks; interbank reference rates; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of three self-contained chapters.Price Segmentation on the Interbank Market. Interbank markets are often characterized by a core-periphery structure. The core-banks may hold a favorable position in the short-term unsecured interbank market due to e. READ MORE

  6. 4. How to deal with the encroachment costs in road investment CBA

    Author : Pernilla Ivehammar; Jan Owen Jansson; Krister Hjalte; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; CBA; road investment; COPATS; cost transfer; encroachment; CVM; CBA; väginvesteringar; COPATS; cost transfer; intrång; CVM; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : An important basis for decisions regarding road investments is Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), where all costs and benefits should be taken into account and expressed in monetary terms. A valuation of the cost for the encroachment caused by a new road in, for example, a recreation area or a residential area is, however, missing in road investment CBA. READ MORE

  7. 5. Empirical Essays on Public Policies : Social Insurances, Safety Nets, and Health Care

    Author : Louise Lorentzon; Per Pettersson-Lidbom; Jonathan de Quidt; Magnus Johannesson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Screening Efficiency in Sickness Insurance: Evidence from a Spell Limit ReformI estimate the effects of the removal of a limit on sick leave spells in the Swedish Sickness Insurance program, on labor market outcomes and sick leave. The removal of the spell limit led to longer sick leave spells. READ MORE