Search for dissertations about: "Capital investments"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 125 swedish dissertations containing the words Capital investments.

  2. 21. Social Capital and Regional Innovation Systems : Bridging approaches and broadening understanding of knowledge sharing and innovation

    Author : Ingrid Helene Garmann Johnsen; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social capital; Regional innovation system; Knowledge base; Economic geography;

    Abstract : This doctoral thesis takes as a starting point that geographical location remains fundamental to gain competitive advantage for some types of firms and activities even though economic activity in general has become more global. The region is seen as the key level in which the innovative capability of firms is shaped, coordinated and governed. READ MORE

  4. 22. Empirical Essays on Health and Human Capital

    Author : Thomas Fast; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labor Economics; Health Economics; Education; Retirement; Pharmaceuticals; Econometric Analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis includes one introductory chapter and three independent papers. The first paper adds to the broad literature regarding the effect of alcohol consumption on educational attainment. READ MORE

  5. 23. Essays on Productive Efficiency, Shadow Prices, and Human Capital

    Author : Per-Olov Marklund; Thomas Aronsson; Chuan-Zhong Li; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; directional output distance function; Porter hypothesis; Burden-Sharing Agreement; Producer Responsibility Ordinance; Output of the educational sector; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of five papers, four of them basically concerning environmental issues, while the fifth paper addresses the issue of measuring output from the educational sector. The first paper starts from the fact that industrial activity causes environmental damage. READ MORE

  6. 24. Social Policy of Our Time? : An Inquiry into Evidence, Assumptions, and Diffusion of Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America

    Author : Johan Sandberg; Sociologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social policy; conditional cash transfers; policy diffusion; poverty; human capital; Latin America; Uruguay; Guatemala;

    Abstract : This dissertation presents an inquiry into existing evidence, underlying assumptions, and the rapid diffusion of conditional cash transfers (CCTs) in Latin America. Equally concerned with empirical research on CCTs’ assumed capabilities and the programmes’ political economy and social policy contexts, this inquiry combines systematic analyses and case studies from field work in Uruguay and Guatemala. READ MORE

  7. 25. Essays on Educational Choices and Integration

    Author : Elisabet Olme; David Seim; Jonas Vlachos; Robert McMillan; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; School Choice; School Segregation; Information; Refugees; Human Capital; Immigration; Language Training; Performance Bonuses; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Are Parents Uninformed? The Impact of School Performance Information on School Choices and School Assignments. We study the impact of providing information about schools' performances on households' choice of school. READ MORE