Search for dissertations about: "intermediate goods"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words intermediate goods.

2. 1. Taxation of intermediate goods : a CGE analysis

   Author : Lars Bohlin; Lars Hultkrantz; Mats Nilsson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Optimal taxation; energy taxation; environmental taxes; emission trading; climate policy; carbon leakage; CGE-analysis; input-output tables; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This dissertation is concerned with tax rates for the use of commodities in general, and energy in particular. Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models are used to analyze the normative question of whether the tax rate for intermediate use by firms should be the same as the tax rate for final consumption by households. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Savings Behavior, Inflation Measurement, and Growth

   Author : Markus Peters; Per Krusell; Roine Vestman; Tobias Laun; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Savings; pension reform; inattention; present bias; output growth; inflation; measurement; PPI micro data; input-output; networks; intermediate inputs; structural change; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The Impact of Pension Reform on Household Income and Savings: A Quantitative Analysis of the Swedish CaseIncreases in life expectancy cause challenges for defined benefit pension systems. Sweden is one of few countries having undertaken a major reform aimed at creating a financially sustainable pension system. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on International Trade : Theory and Evidence on the Determinants and Implications of Firms' Import Behaviour

   Author : Evangelia Pateli; Rikard Forslid; Anders Åkerman; Philippe Martin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; international trade; extensive margins of trade; international sourcing; hierarchical sorting; information spillovers; devaluations; intermediate import dependence; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis aspires to further contribute to our understanding of both the determinants as well as the implications of intermediate goods trade. Faced with intensifying global competition, firms are increasingly developing their production process and their sourcing strategies beyond national borders in order to take advantage of lower costs, superior quality and technological advances. READ MORE

6. 4. Vertical Trade

   Author : Anna Andersson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Trade in intermediate inputs; fragmentation; private standards; rules of origin; duration;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three separate papers. They are all empirical papers that examine how fragmentation of production processes and global value chains have affected international trade patterns. The first paper focuses on how private standards in the increasingly geographically fragmented food sector affect firm-import behaviour. READ MORE

7. 5. Knowledge, location, and trade

   Author : Peter Warda; Charlie Karlsson; Börje Johansson; Holger Görg; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to analyze how knowledge contained in traded goods influences firms’ demand for labor, and how knowledge-rich routines across space affect the innovative performance in firms and regions.Four research questions are presented that address how knowledge can travel in space. READ MORE