Search for dissertations about: "Capital"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 956 swedish dissertations containing the word Capital.

  2. 11. Essays on Social Capital, Health and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health A Health Economic Study

    Author : Kamrul Islam; Socialepidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; economic systems; economic theory; Economics; econometrics; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social sciences; epidemiologi; Folkhälsa; epidemiology; Public health; Sweden; Panel data fixed-effect model; Decomposition analysis; Concentration index; Socioeconomic health inequality; Population aging; Survival analysis; Extended Cox model; Multilevel analysis; Unbalanced panel data; Externalities; Crime rates; Election participation rates; Community social capital; Municipality-level social capital; Systematic review; Egalitarianism; Determinants of health; Mortality; Health-related quality of life; Health; Keywords; Social capital; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

    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

  4. 12. Social capital, health and community action : implications for health promotion

    Author : Malin Eriksson; Maria Emmelin; Lars Dahlgren; Urban Janlert; Catherine Campbell; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; social capital; self-rated health; health promotion; community action; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; socialmedicin; Social Medicine;

    Abstract : Background; The overwhelming increase in studies about social capital and health occurring since 1995 indicates a renewed interest in the social determinants of health and a call for a more explicit use of theory in public health and epidemiology. The links between social capital and health are still not clear and the meanings of different forms of individual and collective social capital and their implications for health promotion needs further exploration. READ MORE

  5. 13. Studies on the venture capital process

    Author : Anders Isaksson; Lars Hassel; Hans Landström; Barbara Cornelius; Pontus Braunerhielm; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; venture capital; contract; institutional theory; governance; trust; valutation; exit; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an introductory part, including venture capital definitions, the history of venture capital in Sweden, and an overview of the venture capital process, and four self-contained papers on venture capital and the venture capital process.Paper 1 investigates the standardisation of the contractual strategies applied in the Swedish venture capital industry. READ MORE

  6. 14. Technology, Human Capital and Labor Demand

    Author : Eleni Savvidou; Bertil Holmlund; Erik Mellander; Pekka Illmakunnas; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Economics; Technology; Human Capital; Productivity; Efficiency; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : Essay 1 investigates (i) possible externalities in the use of IT and (ii) IT and human capital interactions. Our empirical analysis uses a 14-industry panel for Swedish manufacturing 1986-95. READ MORE

  7. 15. The Investment Process for Capital Investments : The case of industrial energy-efficiency investments and non-energy benefits

    Author : Josefine Rasmussen; Mikael Ottosson; Henrik Nehler; Fredrik Tell; Anders Sandoff; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Investment process; investment decision making; capital investments; energy efficiency investments; non-energy benefits; industry.;

    Abstract : Capital investments play a crucial role for the business of every firm. In an industrial context, energy efficiency is an important means to meet future energy needs and in the same time reduce climate impact. READ MORE