Search for dissertations about: "Contract bidding"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Contract bidding.

  2. 1. Essays on quality evaluation and bidding behavior in public procurement auctions

    Author : Johan Y. Stake; Mats Bergman; Lars Hultkrantz; Anders Lunander; Stéphane Straub; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public procurement; quality evaluation; bidding behavior; cartels; SMEs; transaction cost; litigation; spatial econometrics; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : In this dissertation, I investigate how different aspects of the procurement process and evaluation affect bidding behavior.In essay 1, we attempt to map public procurements in Sweden by gathering a representative sample of procurements. READ MORE

  4. 2. Electricity Market Design Strategies for Hydro-dominated Power Systems : Exploring Optimal Bidding, Planning, and Strategic Operation through Various Market Design Strategies

    Author : Abolfazl Khodadadi; Lennart Söder; Audun Botterud; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Nordic Balancing Model; Electricity Market Designs; Stochastic Optimization; Contract-for-Difference Contracts; Nordiska Balanseringsmodellen; Design av Elektricitetsmarknader; Stokastisk Optimering; Kontrakt- för-Skillnad Kontrakt; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik; Nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : The existing wholesale power markets in Nordic countries play a vital role in ensuring the planned balance between supply and demand. However, these markets do not guarantee real-time operational security of the power system. READ MORE

  5. 3. From Personal to Impersonal Exchange in Ideas : Experimental Study of Trade in Organized Markets for Patents

    Author : Eskil Ullberg; Björn Hårsman; Thomas W. Hazlett; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; experimental economics; patent markets; patents; mechanism design; linear contracts; institutional design; patent system design; economic system design; development policy; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

    Abstract : The patent system has developed over a period of over 500 years. The initial motivation was a desire to import privately held technology to advance economic development, offering excluding and transferrable rights through licensing to “inventors” for the disclosure and perfection of their “contrivance” (invention). READ MORE

  6. 4. Empirical Essays on Procurement and Regulation

    Author : Magnus Arnek; Lars Westin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Competitive tendering; entry; regulation; moral hazard; yardstick competition; Allais Paradox; payoff size; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : Essay 1: This paper reports the results of an empirical analysis of the effect of competitive tendering on road operation and maintenance expenses in Sweden. Contrasts of procurement expenses between operation and maintenance contracts let in competitive tendering and similar sole-sourced contracts indicate that competitive tendering reduces procurement expenses by 22-27 percent. READ MORE

  7. 5. Housing Markets and Mortgage Finance

    Author : Anders Österling; Roine Vestman; Jens Josephson; Lu Han; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Real estate; Housing Market Microstructure; Mortgage Default; Foreclosure; Macroeconomics; Finance; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This Ph.D. READ MORE