Search for dissertations about: "Health Economics theory"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 53 swedish dissertations containing the words Health Economics theory.

  2. 11. Essays on Panel Cointegration

    Author : Joakim Westerlund; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Cross-Sectional Dependence; Common factor restriction; Feldstein-Horioka Puzzle; Fisher Hypothesis; economic policy; economic theory; economic systems; Economics; econometrics; Structural Break.; Sieve Bootstrap; Information Criteria; Residual-Based Cointegration Test; Panel Cointegration; Monte Carlo Simulation; Model Selection; International R D Spillovers; International Health Care Expenditures;

    Abstract : This thesis develops new techniques for analyzing cointegrated relationships in panel data. The first chapter is introductory while the remaining six contain the main contributions. READ MORE

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    Author : Klas Bergenheim; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ekonometri; Nationalekonomi; economic policy; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; toxikologi; farmaci; Pharmaceutical R D; Patents; Pricing of Pharmaceuticals; Real Options; Pharmacological sciences; pharmacy; pharmacognosy; toxicology; farmakognosi; Farmakologi; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

    Abstract : The first paper, Pharmaceutical R&D: a real option approach, considers the process of pharmaceutical R&D analyzed with real option theory. This process is analyzed as an opportunity to research and develop a new pharmaceutical. Contrary to other models using real option analysis I use an option that takes time to exercise. READ MORE

  5. 13. Essays on the Demand for Alcohol in Sweden - Review and Applied Demand Studies

    Author : Fredrik Berggren; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; frequency; intensity; quantity per period; rational addiction; cross-border shopping; monopoly; elasticities; taxation; demand system; alcohol demand; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

    Abstract : The review and Paper I present applications of economics to the use of alcohol. The review considers the demand for alcohol. The first paper also considers taxes and other alcohol policy measures, social costs and economic evaluations. READ MORE

  6. 14. Economic Aspects of Ageing

    Author : Paul Nystedt; Peter Zweifel; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; econometrics; Economics; Diffusion of Medical Technology; Social Networks; Time Allocation; Widowhood; Gender; Ageing; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns economic aspects of ageing and investigates incentives and outcomes related to this process. The thesis is a collection of five essays. An introductory chapter provides an overall economic perspective of ageing. READ MORE

  7. 15. Willingness to Pay for a Reduction in Road Mortality Risk: Evidence from Sweden

    Author : Henrik Andersson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Willingness to Pay; Value of a Statistical Life; Revealed preferences; Stated preferences; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; ekonomisk teori; ekonometri; ekonomisk politik; ekonomiska system; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; Road-mortality risk;

    Abstract : The thesis consists of an introductory chapter, followed by three chapters in which willingness to pay (WTP) for a reduction in car- and road-mortality risk is estimated using both revealed- and stated-preference methods. In chapter 2 the hedonic regression technique is used to estimate the value of traffic safety, using information from the Swedish market for automobiles. READ MORE