Search for dissertations about: "Municipal debt"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Municipal debt.

2. 1. Unconventional Monetary Policy at the International, National and Local Level

   Author : Martin Nordström; Pär Österholm; Niclas Kreuger; Lars Hultkrantz; Jesper Lindé; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bayesian VAR; Cointegration; Forecast evaluation; Municipal debt; Spread; Stochastic volatility; Sveriges Riksbank; Time-varying parameters; Unconventional monetary policy;

   Abstract : This thesis is based on four essays. The first investigates time-variation in the relationship between short interest rates and consumption in the USA and Sweden. Results based on Bayesian VAR models indicate that the short rate ceased to respond to consumption shocks when constrained by the zero lower bound. READ MORE

4. 2. When Belongings Secure Credit… : Pawning and Pawners in Interwar Borås

   Author : Tony Kenttä; Sofia Murhem; Göran Ulväng; Dan Bäcklund; Mats Olsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pawning; Pawners; Pawnshops; Credit; Consumption Credit; Debt; Working class; Workers; Life Cycle; Gender; Borås; interwar; Pantsättning; Pantlån; Pantbanker; Kredit; Konsumtionskrediter; Skuld; Arbetarklass; Arbetare; Livscykel; Genus; Borås; mellankrigstiden; Ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

   Abstract : This dissertation deals with pawning primarily from the perspective of the pawners. It utilises two samples from the ledgers of a municipal pawnshop in Borås in western Sweden, from 1922/23 and 1932/33. Its aim is to deal with the relation between the material and financial side of pawning as well as the causes behind pawning. READ MORE

5. 3. Older non-Nordic immigrants living in Sweden and receiving municipal care

   Author : Boel Hovde; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Older immigrants in need of public care will increase in the future. It is therefore important to increase the knowledge of their situation in order to meet their varying care needs. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays in Political Economics and Public Finance

   Author : Che-Yuan Liang; Sören Blomquist; Panu Poutvaara; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay 1: This paper first extends a recently developed nonparametric approach to estimate labor supply (Blomquist and Newey 2002) to handle the case when there are individuals that do not work. The extension makes it possible to sort out responses on the participation and hour margins. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays on Politics, Fiscal Institutions, and Public Finance

   Author : Lovisa Persson; Eva Mörk; Jon H. Fiva; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Property taxation; housing market; fiscal institutions; balanced budget rule; local public finance; fiscal consolidation; political fragmentation; median voter model; regression discontinuity; citizen candidates; party effects; right-wing populism; welfare chauvinism.; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay 1 (with Mikael Elinder): We show that house prices in general did not respond to a large cut in the property tax in Sweden. Our estimates are based on rich register data covering more than 100,000 sales over a time period of two and a half years. READ MORE