Search for dissertations about: "Difference-in-difference"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the word Difference-in-difference.
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21. Determinants and Effects of Central Bank Independence Reforms
Abstract : This thesis consists of four empirically oriented papers on central bank independence (CBI) reforms. Paper [1] is an investigation of why politicians around the world have chosen to give up power to independent central banks, thereby reducing their ability to control the economy. READ MORE
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22. Hips don't lie : the use of benchmarking and register data to assess the performance of orthopaedic care
Abstract : Background: Today’s healthcare systems face challenges involving rising need and demand for healthcare as well as concerns about cost containment, misuse of medical services and unwarranted variations in medical practices. Given the stretched budgets for healthcare, there is a need to improve healthcare performance and to make competent use of limited resources. READ MORE
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23. Essays on inputs, admissions and returns to education
Abstract : Paper [I] analyses the associations between computer use in schools and at home and test scores by using TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) data for more than 900,000 fourth-graders in 2011 and 2015. Pupils who used computers at school, especially those who used them frequently, scored lower than students who never used computers. READ MORE
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24. Essays in Education Economics
Abstract : This dissertation consists of three self-contained papers in the economics of education. The first chapter examines the effect of more informative feedback on student performance. READ MORE
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25. Migration and Regional Sorting of Skills
Abstract : This thesis consists of an introductory part and four papers.Paper [I] estimates jointly the choice of whether to enroll in education and the choice of location among young people. READ MORE