Search for dissertations about: "Substitutability"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the word Substitutability.

  2. 6. Photocatalysis beyond conventional precious metal complexes

    Author : Rickard Lindroth; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Heterogenization; Iron photocatalysis;

    Abstract : Precious metals, e.g. Ru and Ir, are expensive, scarce and non-renewable resources. As oppose to many renewable resources, these cannot be deliberately produced wherever one wishes. READ MORE

  4. 7. Essays on commitment and inefficiency in political economy

    Author : Elena Paltseva; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This dissertation is devoted to the analysis of various aspects of inefficiency in the political economy. It consists of four self-containing theoretical essays. The first two chapters deal with the interplay between inefficiency and commitment. Chapter 1 studies the problem of commitment in autocratic regimes and its implications for growth. READ MORE

  5. 8. Essays on portfolio behavior and asset pricing

    Author : Bo Stoltz; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays on portfolio behavior and asset pricing.The first Essay employs portfolio theory to study the balance sheet composition of theSwedish Manufacturing Industry 1965-90. READ MORE

  6. 9. Essays on the Transmission of Human Capital and the Impact of Technological Change

    Author : Adrian Adermon; Mikael Lindahl; Magnus Gustavsson; Markus Jäntti; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; education; intergenerational mobility; sibling correlations; natural experiment; copyright; music; movies; file sharing; piracy; inequality; job polarization; task-biased technological change; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay 1: If grandparents have an independent impact on their grandchildren's schooling, intergenerational correlations estimated using two generations will underestimate the true level of intergenerational persistence in education. Recent research has found such multi-generational effects, but there is still no consensus on whether these estimates are due to a direct impact of grandparents on their grandchildren, or if they arise because of measurement error or model misspecification. READ MORE

  7. 10. Buying behavior and long-term relationships in the metal mining industry : case studies of capital equipment buying

    Author : Cristina Sales Baptista; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Industriell marknadsföring; Industrial Marketing;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with industrial buying behavior and long-term relationships in the metal mining industry. The mining environment is increasingly competitive as a result of globalization, deregulation and privatization, technological improvements, and eco-sensitivity. READ MORE