Search for dissertations about: "INEFFICIENCY"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 77 swedish dissertations containing the word INEFFICIENCY.

  2. 16. Environmental Regulation and Firm Efficiency

    Author : Per-Olov Marklund; Runar Brännlund; Shawna Grosskopf; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This study is entitled Environmental Regulation and Firm Efficiency. It provides an empirical analysis of how environmental policy may have affected the Swedish pulp industry. The main purpose is to test the Porter hypothesis concerning the impacts of environmental regulation on producer efficiency. READ MORE

  4. 17. Efficiency and Productivity in Swedish Banking

    Author : Matilda Gjirja; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; technical efficiency; banking industry; financial deregulation; productivity; mergers and acquisitions; frontier cost functions; data envelopment analysis;

    Abstract : This Ph.D. thesis addresses issues pertaining to the assessment of efficiency and productivity in the Swedish banking sector. It consists of an introduction and three self contained papers. READ MORE

  5. 18. Essays on energy demand and efficiency analysis

    Author : Wondmagegn Tafesse Tirkaso; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers focusing on the issues of energy demand and efficiency analysis in the agricultural and environmental sectors. The first paper examined the long-run relationship among rainfall distribution, electricity consumption and economic growth (GDP) in Ethiopia using time series data between 1981 and 2014. READ MORE

  6. 19. On electronics for measurement systems

    Author : Johan Borg; Ed Cherry; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industriell elektronik; Industrial Electronics;

    Abstract : This thesis collects the work performed by the author on electronics for measurement systems. The first part is the work performed on the EISCAT 3D ionospheric research radar, including two papers on the investigations on required performance, electronics design, and proof of concept signal processing. READ MORE

  7. 20. A Measurement Based Performance Study of TCP over GSM/GPRS

    Author : Annika Wennström (Klockar); Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Datavetenskap; Computer Science;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the performance of the wireless Internet is studied with a focus on TCP over GSM/GPRS. To this end, we have developed a GSM/GPRS test bed for TCP measurements. We present measurements conducted in the test bed with TCP over both GSM and GPRS. READ MORE