Search for dissertations about: "Difference-in-difference"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the word Difference-in-difference.

2. 1. Who benefits when IKEA enters local markets in Sweden? : An empirical assessment using difference-in-difference analysis, synthetic control methods, and Twitter sentiment analysis

   Author : Yujiao Li; Mark Dougherty; Hasan Fleyeh; Moudud Alam; Oana Mihaescu; Per Johansson; Högskolan Dalarna; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; big-box entry effect; spatial spill-over effect; heterogeneous causal effect; difference-in-difference; synthetic control method; sentiment analysis.; Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis; Komplexa system - mikrodataanalys;

   Abstract : Policy makers often spend considerable amounts of money to attract IKEA to their region despite not having any empirical measurements on its expected contribution to the local economy. As such, an empirical study of the economic and social impact of new IKEA stores can aid political decision making, and contribute to the literature regarding how big-box retail entry affects the regions where they enter. READ MORE

4. 2. Multinationals, employment and wages : microeconomic evidence from Swedish manufacturing

   Author : Roger Bandick; Pär Hansson; Holger Görg; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Foreign acquisitions; labor demand; matching; difference-in difference; multinational enterprises and survival analysis.; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis, consisting of four essays, is to study the effects of multinationals and inward FDI on employment and wage formation in Swedish manufacturing during the 1990s. Paper [1] (co-authored with Patrik Karpaty) investigates the employment effects of foreign acquisitions in acquired firms in Swedish manufacturing during the 1990s. READ MORE

5. 3. Empirical Essays on Housing Allowance, Housing Wealth, and Aggregate Consumption

   Author : Jie Chen; Rune Wigren; Zan Yang; Geoffrey Meen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; housing allowance; housing policy; tenure choice; homeownership; endogeneity; 2SCMLP; welfare trap effect; difference-in-difference; interaction effect; housing wealth; VECM; permanent-transitory; variance decomposition; wealth effect; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This dissertation consists of four self-contained essays.Essay I (with Cecilia Enström Öst) investigates whether housing allowance affects recipients’ tenure choice in Sweden. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on total factor productivity (TFP)

   Author : Pontus Mattsson; Jonas Månsson; Lars Behrenz; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; conditional difference-in-difference cDID ; Data Envelopment Analysis DEA ; District courts; Malmquist index; subsidized employment; Total factor productivity TFP ; Törnqvist TFP index; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of two self-contained empirical essays. Essay I investigates the impact of labor subsidies on TFP, and profit per employee is included as a second outcome. Coarsened exact matching (CEM) is performed on the key variables. After matching, a difference-in-difference (DID) model is applied. READ MORE

7. 5. Fish and Ships in the Baltic Sea - Prices, Demand and Management

   Author : Cecilia Hammarlund; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Hedonic prices – Inverse demand – Baltic cod – Bargaining power – Difference-in-difference – Fishery Management;

   Abstract : The essay discusses different aspects of the market for fish from the Baltic Sea. The first chapter introduces the subject and discusses why the market for fish is interesting and in particular why analyses of first-hand market prices can give insights into the effects of new regulations or natural variations changing the conditions for fisheries. READ MORE