Search for dissertations about: "monopolistic competition"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words monopolistic competition.

2. 1. Essays on Spatial Economies and Organization

   Author : Marcus Sundberg; Lars Lundqvist; Geoffrey J.D. Hewings; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; spatial computable general equilibrium; monopolistic competition; dynamic; organization; new economic geography; fragmentation; production chains; vertical; horizontal; regional economics; trade.; Business and economics; Ekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economic geography; Ekonomisk geografi;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns both static and dynamic modeling in a spatial computable general equilibrium setting. First, we have applied a static framework for the assessment of economic impacts of the Öresund bridge. Secondly, we make an attempt to enhance the static framework through the introduction of economic dynamics. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on the Skill Premium

   Author : Klas Sandén; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Wage Inequality; Skill Premium; Human Capital; Occupational Choice; Cooperatives; Contracting Out; Outsourcing; Fragmentation; Technological Change; Market Power; Monopolistic Competition; Innovation; Risk; Uncertainty;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of three separate essays about wage inequality in industrialized countries. In the first essay, it is shown that an increased supply of high-skill workers can increase the wage rate and increase the relative wage of high-skill workers. READ MORE

5. 3. The importance of transport costs for spatial structures and competition in goods and service industries

   Author : Rickard Wall; Jan Owen Jansson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Transport costs; Industry location; Spatial competition; Market forms; Industrial Re-Organization; Transportekonomi; Lokalisering; Konkurrens; Materialadministration; Transportorganisation; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : This dissertation deals with market definition and demarcation, and discusses competition and market form classification in the spatial economy. The analytical tool for this study is an extended Location Theory model. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on Risk, Privatization and Regulated Markets

   Author : Isak Trygg Kupersmidt; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This dissertation contains three essays on the theme of risk, privatization, and regulated markets. In the first chapter, the author analyzes the deregulation of the Swedish pharmacy market. Of specific interest is how the market expands and the chains' decisions on opening new stores. READ MORE

7. 5. Location, Housing and Premises in a Dynamic Perspective

   Author : Lars Pettersson; Jönköping University; []
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   Abstract : This thesis consists of five individual essays, and a common introduction. The focus of the study is on location of households, and on the real estate sector. Several essays analyze household location in large-scale housing areas in urban regions. The empirical analyses in the thesis rest on small-scale samples of data. READ MORE