Search for dissertations about: "Ordered probit"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words Ordered probit.

2. 1. Essays on the Performance of Fire and Rescue Services

   Author : Henrik Jaldell; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; efficiency; productivity; public sector; intermediate output; panel data; stochastic frontier; data envelopment analysis DEA ; Malmquist; ordinal output; ordered probit;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and five separate papers. All papers deal with measuring performance for the Swedish fire and rescue services. The first paper describes the production process of fire safety, while Papers 2-5 are empirical analyses measuring performance for some aspects of that process. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Performance and Growth in Swedish Banking

   Author : Pål Sjöberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Swedish banking; degree of competition; Lerner indexes; entry barriers; contestability; commercial banks; savings banks; branch banks; unit banks; GMM estimation; dynamic panel data model; firm growth; Gibrat’s law of proportionate effect; technological change; local banking markets; entry thresholds; ordered probit model; Poisson model.;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with performance and growth in the Swedish banking sector, in an era following important changes such as the globalisation of financial markets, the harmonisation of legislation (e.g. the EU banking directives) and the implementation of new technology, such as Internet banking and other electronic delivery channels. READ MORE

5. 3. A Time Perspective on Gendered Travel Differences in Sweden

   Author : Kandice Fults; Anders Karlström; Maria Börjesson; Merritt Polk; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Gendered Travel Behavior; Probit Model; Travel Patterns; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur; SRA - Transport; SRA - Transport;

   Abstract : Gender differences in travel behaviors are relevant in addressing equity needs and a variety of policy issues.  In order to effectively design gender equity policy, whether transport-related or other, one must first understand the differences found in travel behaviors between genders and what the implications of those differences are. READ MORE

6. 4. On-Site Sampling in Economic Valuation Studies

   Author : Termeh Shafie; Thomas Laitila; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : Sample inclusion; Length-bias; Poisson dis- tribution; ML-estimation; Bivariate ordered probit; CVM.; Statistics; statistik;

   Abstract : A commonly used sampling design in economic valuation studies is on-sitesampling. If this sampling design is used, the sampling inclusion probabil-ities may be correlated with respondents’ valuations, invalidating welfaremeasures derived from estimates of the probit model. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays on the Economics of Sustainable Agricultural Technologies in Ethiopia

   Author : Hailemariam Teklewold; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ethiopia; Adoption; risk preference; soil conservation; mixed farming; technology; Impatience; Shadow price; Allocation; Farmyard manure; Sustainable Agricultural Practices; switching; Multivariate probit; Ordered probit; multinomial switching regression; income; agrochemicals use; demand for labour.;

   Abstract : Abstracts This thesis consists of five self-contained papers: Paper 1: Adoption of multiple sustainable agricultural practices in rural Ethiopia The adoption and diffusion of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) have become an important issue in the development-policy agenda for Sub-Saharan Africa, especially as a way to tackle land degradation, low agricultural productivity, and poverty. However, the adoption rates of SAPs remain below expected levels. READ MORE