Search for dissertations about: "Small Open Economy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the words Small Open Economy.

2. 1. Small-Small : Moral Economy and the Marketspace in Northern Ghana

   Author : Ulrik Jennische; Christina Garsten; Johan Lindquist; Sten Hagberg; Dinah Rajak; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ghana; small-scale trade; moral economy; informality; space and place; citizenship; socialantropologi; Social Anthropology;

   Abstract : Over the past decade, the Ghanaian government has tried to include and accommodate the many people working in the so-called informal economy. This formalization process is in line with a global market-driven development discourse. READ MORE

4. 2. Stimulating Industrial Development in Uganda Through Open Innovation Incubators

   Author : Joshua Mutambi; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Clusters; Entrepreneurship; Innovation Systems; Industrialization; Open Innovation; incubators; Small and Medium Enterprises SMEs ;

   Abstract : Uganda’s economy is agro-based; although the country is land locked it has great potential for industrial development. It is well endowed with natural resources and salubrious climate, but with little success in transforming its agricultural and mineral wealth into processed commodities for local, regional and international markets. READ MORE

5. 3. Managing Distance : Small Firm Networks at the Geographic Margins

   Author : Alexandre Dubois; Brita Hermelin; Andrew Copus; Dimitris Skuras; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; globalisation; periphery; small firms; embeddedness; extralocal networks; proximity; kulturgeografi; Human Geography;

   Abstract : Small businesses located in the most sparsely populated and peripheral parts of Europe are frequently believed to be marginalised with respect to the processes of economic globalisation. This thesis proposes to explore an alternative perspective for understanding how small businesses that are located at the geographical margins engage with the globalised economy. READ MORE

6. 4. Stimulating Industrial Development in Uganda through Open Innovation Business Incubators

   Author : Joshua Mutambi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business Incubation; Industrialization; Open-Innovation; Triple-Helix; Uganda;

   Abstract : There are many existing programs and initiatives in Uganda supporting small businesses, but tend to suffer from a number of weaknesses. In particular typically small businesses find it difficult to do research and development; commercialize their results in markets (innovation) as fast as they should. READ MORE

7. 5. VAR Models, Cointegration and Mixed-Frequency Data

   Author : Sebastian Ankargren; Johan Lyhagen; Yukai Yang; Gregor Kastner; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; vector error correction; small open economy; mixed-frequency data; Bayesian; steady state; nowcasting; state-space model; large VARs; simulation smoothing; factor stochastic volatility; R; Statistics; Statistik;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of five papers that study two aspects of vector autoregressive (VAR) modeling: cointegration and mixed-frequency data.Paper I develops a method for estimating a cointegrated VAR model under restrictions implied by the economy under study being a small open economy. READ MORE