Search for dissertations about: "Rikard Forslid"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Rikard Forslid.

2. 6. Regional Economics, Trade, and Transport Infrastructure

   Author : Nicholas Sheard; Rikard Forslid; Keith Head; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Regional policy; agglomeration; firm heterogeneity; export market entry; export timing; air travel; infrastructure; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : “Regional Policy in a Multiregional Setting: When the Poorest are Hurt by Subsidies” Regional subsidies have a positive short-term effect on the recipient regions, but as they alter migration patterns the long-term effects are less clear. This paper demonstrates using a three-region general equilibrium model that subsidising the poorest region may be to its detriment in the long term and thereby increase inter-regional inequality, if the subsidy draws firms from a nearby region that would function better as a production centre. READ MORE

4. 7. Essays on the Political Economy of Protection and Industrial Location

   Author : Magnus Wiberg; Rikard Forslid; Pascalis Raimondos-Møller; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economic geography; Trade policy; Political economy; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three essays in the fields of the political economy of international trade.Location Equilibrium with Endogenous Rent Seeking:This paper analyzes the location of manufacturing activities when regional policy is determined by endogenous rent seeking. READ MORE

5. 8. Firms, Employment and Distance: Essays on the Swedish Regional Economy

   Author : Sara Åhlén; Rikard Forslid; Marius Brülhart; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Regions; Firms; Employment; Distance; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three essays on the spatial relationships of economic activities in Swedish regions."Governmental Interventions and Market Potential - Determinants of Regional Variations in Firm Births"This paper examines determinants of regional variations in Swedish firm births over the period 1992-2002. READ MORE

6. 9. Essays on International Trade, Productivity and Firm Heterogeneity

   Author : Anders Åkerman; Rikard Forslid; Diego Puga; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Agglomeration; productivity; firm heterogeneity; export processing zones; firm dynamics; market size; beachhead costs; natural experiment; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of three papers, summarized as follows.”Trade, Intra-Industry Reallocations and Aggregate Productivity: A Bridge between Theory and Data in Öresund”The paper aims at estimating the causal effect of trade liberalisation on aggregate productivity through firm selection as in Melitz (2003). READ MORE