Search for dissertations about: "Nationalekonomi"

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2. 6. Essays on public finance and environmental economics in Namibia

   Author : Michael N. Humavindu; Jesper Stage; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Namibia; Project Evaluation; Cost-benefit analysis; Hedonic pricing; Townships; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis comprises two papers exploring aspects of public finance and environmental economics in Namibia.Paper [I] estimates the shadow prices of capital, labour and foreign exchange for the Namibian economy. The results suggest that the shadow price of capital for Namibia is 8%. READ MORE

4. 7. In Search for Greener Grass : Employee Mobility, Self-employment and Career Choices in the Wake of Consolidation

   Author : Monia Lougui; Anders Broström; Olenka Kacperczyk; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mergers and acquisitions; Employee mobility; Entrepreneurship; Self-employment; Teams; Managers; Homophily; Labor market; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

   Abstract : In this environment of increasingly knowledge intensive economy, individuals with their embedded skills and knowledge are the main source of value for an organization. Both employers andemployees have strong reasons to consider the causes and consequences of job mobility. READ MORE

5. 8. Variations in fertility - a consequence of other factors besides love?

   Author : Åsa Löfström; Thomas Westerberg; Åsa Löfström; Marianne Sundström; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; fertility; labour market; gender; social conditions; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

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6. 9. The Absent Entrepreneur : Exploring the Role of the Entrepreneur in Economics

   Author : Arvid Malm; Pontus Braunerhjelm; Bo Carlsson; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; entrepreneurship; education; income distribution; philanthropy; economics; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Economics as an academic discipline has often found it difficult to formally model the Entrepreneur. As Baumol (1968) noted, “The theoretical firm is entrepreneurless—the prince of Denmark has been expunged from the discussion of Hamlet. READ MORE

7. 10. Risk and Rationality : Effects of contextual risk and cognitive dissonance on (sexual) incentives

   Author : Andréa Mannberg; Karl-Gustaf Löfgren; Magnus Johannesson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HIV AIDS; Health risk; Uncertainty; Risk aversion; Self-Control; Time-inconsistency; Cognitive dissonance; Regret; Norms; Social identity; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Paper [I] theoretically analyzes how the level and uncertainty of future prospects affect incentives to abstain from sexual risk taking in the presence of HIV. The results suggest that, for individuals with limited access to HIV treatment, uncertainty of future health may be an important factor driving unsafe sex practices and support the empirical finding of a weak link between sexual behavior, HIV prevalence, and HIV knowledge in poor countries; therefore suggesting that AIDS policy needs to be calibrated in order to fit within different social contexts. READ MORE