Search for dissertations about: "Capital stock"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 78 swedish dissertations containing the words Capital stock.
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1. 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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2. On the Cost of Capital, Profits and the Diffusion of Ideas
Abstract : Estimating the Cost of Capital and the Profit Share Compensation of the factor of production capital is not directly observed since most firms own part of their capital stock. I develop a new method to estimate capital compensation. READ MORE
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3. Essays on Social Capital, Health and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health A Health Economic Study
Abstract : The thesis comprises four independent research papers and a summary that focus on two related dimensions. The first dimension focuses on the understanding of the production of health. Particularly, the question is asked whether community's stock of social capital influence individual's health. READ MORE
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4. Essays on Corporate Growth and Corporate Credit Risk
Abstract : This doctoral dissertation contributes to research on financial economics. It consists of an overall introduction and three independent papers. The first paper, “A Theory of Gazelle Growth: Competition, Venture Capital Finance, and Policy,” examines how young fast-growing small firms, called gazelles, develop. READ MORE
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5. Essays on Saving, Borrowing and Intangible Capital
Abstract : Essay I: Can an increasing importance of intangible capital in the economy explain increases in markups and profits? I use a heterogeneous firm model to show how intangible capital is related to markups and profits at the industry level. The uncertainty and scalability properties of intangible capital imply that firms that succeed in their intangible capital investment can charge high markups relative to other firms, whereas firms that fail will exit. READ MORE