Search for dissertations about: "Endogenous preferences"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Endogenous preferences.

  2. 6. Essays on the Political Economy of Protection and Industrial Location

    Author : Magnus Wiberg; Rikard Forslid; Pascalis Raimondos-Møller; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economic geography; Trade policy; Political economy; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three essays in the fields of the political economy of international trade.Location Equilibrium with Endogenous Rent Seeking:This paper analyzes the location of manufacturing activities when regional policy is determined by endogenous rent seeking. READ MORE

  4. 7. Essays on Dynamic Macroeconomics

    Author : Martin Flodén; Orazio Attanasio; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four independent papers in macroeconomics.Labor Supply and Consumption under Uncertainty: Prudence Reconsidered examines how variations in labor supply can be used to self insure against individual specific risks. READ MORE

  5. 8. Essays on privatization, identity, and political polarization

    Author : Erik Lindqvist; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of four separate papers. Paper 1: Will Privatization Reduce Costs? I develop a model of public sector contracting. In this model, an agent can put effort into increasing the quality of a service or reducing costs. Being residual claimants, private owners have stronger incentives to cut costs than public employees. READ MORE

  6. 9. Essays on Unit-Root Testing and on Discrete-Response Modelling of Firm Mergers

    Author : Nikolay Angelov; Per Johansson; Steinar Strøm; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; unit root; structural break; LR test; stationary alternative; matching; firm mergers; discrete choice; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : Essay 1 investigates the time-series properties of the price of iron ore. The focus is on unit-root testing in the presence of a structural break. Unit-root tests with or without structural breaks are applied to historical prices of five different qualities of Swedish and Brazilian iron ore. Tests with exogenous or endogenous breaks are analyzed. READ MORE

  7. 10. Essays in Institutional and Development Economics

    Author : Heather Congdon Fors; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; institutions; property rights; resource rents; rent seeking; child labor;

    Abstract : Paper 1: "Congo: The Prize of Predation" Abstract: The article analyzes the war against Mobutu (1996-97) and the more recent war (1998- ) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with particular attention to greed and grievance as motivating factors in these two wars. Whereas the authors' usage of the term "greed" simply reflects the desire to gain control of natural resource rents, they model "grievance" as deliberate institutional differences, implemented by the ruler, between the formal and informal sectors. READ MORE