Search for dissertations about: "New institutional economics"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 139 swedish dissertations containing the words New institutional economics.
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11. A Risky and Polarized World : Essays on Uncertainty, Ideology and Foreign Policy
Abstract : Essay 1 - We examine whether risk aversion as well as higher order risk attitudes (HORAs) (prudence and temperance) have changed during COVID-19. We include prudence and temperance as higher order measures, as these two have been largely understudied under extreme events but are determinants of decisions related to the health and financial domains. READ MORE
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12. Utilization of tax allowances and corporate borrowing
Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays on corporate taxation.Essay I is a descriptive analysis of the utilization of tax allowances by Swedish tax-paying firms. We conclude that firms have systematically failed to take full advantage of the allowances granted by the government. READ MORE
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13. Crime, Corruption and Development
Abstract : Essay I: Prosecuting and convicting corrupt officials is a common strategy to combat corruption. Despite this, little is known about the effectiveness of such anti-corruption policies. READ MORE
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14. Electoral Incentives and Information Content in Macroeconomic Forecasts
Abstract : Essay I (with Davide Cipullo): This essay introduces macroeconomic forecasters as new political agents and suggests that they use their forecasts to influence voting outcomes. The essay develops a probabilistic voting model in which voters do not have complete information about the future economy and rely on professional forecasters when forming beliefs. READ MORE
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15. Essays in Environmental Management and Economics: Public Health, Risk and Strategic Environmental Assessment
Abstract : Abstract Current large-scale environmental and climate change leads to the emergence of new and potentially dramatic risks for individuals and societies. The welfare costs associated with these risks largely depend on our ability to take them into account in decision-making and adapt to new circumstances. READ MORE