Search for dissertations about: "Climate change and Economic growth"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 65 swedish dissertations containing the words Climate change and Economic growth.

2. 1. Essays on Economic Modeling of Climate Change

   Author : Gustav Engström; John Hassler; Michael Hoel; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; climate change; economic growth; energy balance models; sustainability; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Structural change in a two-sector model of the climate and the economy introduces issues concerning substitutability among goods in a two-sector economic growth model where emissions from fossil fuels give rise to a climate externality. Substitution is modeled using a CES-production function where the intermediate inputs differ only in their technologies and the way they are affected by the climate externality. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on African Growth, Productivity, and Trade

   Author : Ludvig Söderling; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk teori; ekonometri; Nationalekonomi; Africa; economic policy; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; trade; gravity model; general equilibrium model; oil; diversification; Dutch disease; productivity; ekonomisk politik; International commerce; Internationell ekonomi; Economics of development; Utvecklingsekonomi; growth;

   Abstract : The thesis comprises an introductory chapter and four research papers. The introductory chapter provides a brief overview of recent economic growth performance in Africa, places the individual papers into a coherent context, summarizes the main findings, and discusses their relevance for economic policy. READ MORE

5. 3. From Sea to Society - Climate Change, Microbial Community Interactions and Assessing Climate Risk on Society

   Author : Gurpreet Kaur-Kahlon; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Phytoplankton; Bacteria; Climate change; Quorum sensing; Microbial blooms; Vulnerability factors; Arabian Sea; Southwest India;

   Abstract : Unicellular organisms, microalgae and bacteria, less than one millimeter in size make the world go round. Phytoplankton and cyanobacteria, for example, plays an inevitable role contributing 50-85% to the world’s oxygen via photosynthesis. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on Climate Change and Forest Management

   Author : Jiegen Wei; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Dynamic games; Stock externalities; Carbon tax; Social Norms; Moral Hazard; Environmental Regulation; Energy pricing; Chinese forests; Economic growth; Manager turnover; Ownership; Selection of managers; Firm productivity;

   Abstract : Paper I analyses the exhaustion of oil resources, and the transition to a backstop technology as a strategic game between two blocks: the consumers and producers of oil which we simply refer to as “OPEC” and “OECD”. The OECD has two instruments: it can tax fuel consumption and decide when to switch to the carbon neutral backstop technology. READ MORE

7. 5. Innovation for tackling grand challenges : Cleantech industry dynamics and regional context

   Author : Hanna Martin; CIRCLE; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic geography; regional innovation systems; regional innovation policy; regional path development; innovation system failures; socio-technical transitions; grand challenges; cleantech; Transformative change; Sweden;

   Abstract : Grand challenges such as climate change put focus away from innovations and innovation policy as engines of economic growth towards fulfilling societal goals and sighting sustainable development. The literature on the geography of innovation has provided valuable insights on innovation activities of firms and industries and how they are positively influenced by co-location. READ MORE