Search for dissertations about: "Probit."

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 swedish dissertations containing the word Probit..

  2. 1. On the weightless economy: Evaluating ICT sectors in the European, Asian and African regions

    Author : Ibrahim Kholilul Rohman; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; probit; Gini coefficient; Europe; economic growth; ICT sectors; panel cointegration; diffusion; Asia; Africa; panel data; broadband; input-output; production; weightless economy; cellular;

    Abstract : One of the most distinctive characteristics of the weightless economy is the increasingly important role of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors, which, according to the OECD (2009), consist of ICT products and media and content products. The ICT sectors have been identified as contributing significantly to the economy through production, measured by the value of the ICT outputs produced and the spillover effects to the other sectors, and the diffusion due to the higher penetration rate of ICT products and services and the impact of the end-users. READ MORE

  4. 2. Essays on Gender Issues, Food Security, and Technology Adoption in East Africa

    Author : Simon Wagura Ndiritu; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Agricultural technology adoption; bivariate probit model; children; climate change adaptation; Complementarity; discrimination; drinking water; environmental goods collection; exogenous switching treatment regression; food security; fuelwood; gender issues; Kenya; multivariate Probit; post-harvest loss abatement; preservation methods; risk perception; schooling; storage technologies; Tanzania; water quality; water treatment.;

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  5. 3. On the small-sample properties of probit analysis

    Author : Ola Hertzberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

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  6. 4. 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

  7. 5. 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