Search for dissertations about: "capital flows"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 50 swedish dissertations containing the words capital flows.

2. 16. Remittances, regions and risk sharing

   Author : Kristin Bernard Magnusson; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis in economics includes three self-contained papers united by a common theme: the importance of economic fluctuations within and between countries for capital flows and risk sharing inside and across national borders. The first two papers study the determinants of workers’ remittances, as well as the consequences for macroeconomic volatility for the countries that receive them, using econometric methods and a general equilibrium model. READ MORE

4. 17. Essays on Public Macroeconomic Policy

   Author : Jose Mauricio Jr. Prado; Per Krusell; Nezih Guner; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public policy; informality; foreign direct investments; ambiguity aversion; asset pricing; equity premium; business cycles; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of three self-contained essays on public policy in the macroeconomy.“Government Policy in the Formal and Informal Sectors” quantitatively investigates the interaction between the firms' choice to operate in the formal or the informal sector and government policy on taxation and enforcement. READ MORE

5. 18. Valuation of takeovers

   Author : Magnus Bild; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Takeovers have become a frequent feature of business. Due to their frequency and size, they have potentially considerable implications for the companies involved and their stakeholders.This thesis focuses on valuation problems in relation to takeovers. READ MORE

6. 19. Natural Resource Use Conflict: Gold mining in tropical rainforest in Ghana

   Author : Wisdom Akpalu; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Optimal taxation; Efficiency; Externality; Dynamic analysis; Firm behaviour.;

   Abstract : Extraction of gold in many tropical countries is done in rainforests that provide non-timber forest benefit flows. Our model is the first attempt at modelling this conflict in a developing country in the tropics where capital for mining is from foreign direct investment (FDI). READ MORE

7. 20. Economic Growth and Fiscal Policy

   Author : Pontus Hansson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nationalekonomi; economic policy; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; public debt; Economics; tax harmonization; financial lending; economic growth; fiscal policy; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Financial science; Finansiering;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with the two subjects economic growth and fiscal policy. The first three chapters after the introduction are theoretical approaches to the determination of long-run growth. In each of these chapters, the ability of fiscal policy to influence long-run growth is examined as well. READ MORE