Search for dissertations about: "New institutional economics"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 139 swedish dissertations containing the words New institutional economics.

  2. 6. Economic conventions : essays in institutional evolution

    Author : Karl Wärneryd; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Conventions are social institutions that solve recurrent coordination problems. Many of the written and unwritten rules that make up a modern market society may be said to have the coordinative property. READ MORE

  4. 7. Unseen job creators and firm growth barriers : the role of capital constraints and seniority rules

    Author : Anders Bornhäll; Sven-Olov Daunfeldt; Niklas Rudholm; Dan Johansson; Marc Cowling; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Firm growth; growth barriers; employment protection; institutions; capital constraints; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis;

    Abstract : The topic of this thesis is to provide a deeper understanding of how the institutional framework affects firms’ hiring decisions.The first article focuses on a group of firms, called sleeping gazelles, that do not grow despite having high profits. READ MORE

  5. 8. Understanding Firm Behavior : The Role of Recruitments and Institutional Reforms

    Author : Anton Nyrenström Gidehag; Sven-Olov Daunfeldt; Dan Johansson; Niklas Rudholm; Christian Bjørnskov; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Recruitment; knowledge spillover; labor cost; labor demand; employment; immigrants; payroll tax; wages; tax evasion;

    Abstract : The topic of this thesis is firm behavior and how it is shaped by institutional changes and firms’ recruitment decisions.The first essay studies how the recruitment decisions made by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affect their subsequent productivity development. READ MORE

  6. 9. Housing Market Dynamics

    Author : Sviatlana Engerstam; Abukar Warsame; Mats Wilhelmsson; Peter Palm; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; House prices; new construction; institutional environments; Swedish apartment market; Huspriser; nybyggnation; institutionell miljö; Svenska bostadsmarknaden; Fastigheter och byggande; Real Estate and Construction Management;

    Abstract : The dynamics of housing markets constitute a complex phenomenon. The body of research is vast and includes thousands of studies done on the national and international level. Empirical evidence indicates that housing markets differ in local institutional arrangements and that these might affect the ways they develop over time. READ MORE

  7. 10. Power generation technology choice in the presence of climate policy

    Author : Fredrik Pettersson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis is to analyze power generation technology choices in the presence of climate policy. Special attention is paid to the diffusion of renewable power technologies following a carbon pricing policy, and this topic is analyzed in two self-contained papers. READ MORE