Search for dissertations about: "cluster economics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the words cluster economics.

  2. 1. Incentives and Norms in Social Insurance: Applications, Identification and Inference

    Author : Johan Vikström; Per Johansson; John Ham; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of five self-contained essays. Essay 1: (with Patrik Hesselius and Per Johansson) This essay tests if social work norms are important for work absence using a large scale randomised experiment. READ MORE

  4. 2. Essays on Income Taxation

    Author : Dingquan Miao; Spencer Bastani; Thomas Giebe; Jukka Pirttilä; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Optimal income taxation; tagging; immigrants; numerical simulation; earnings supply; skill distributions.; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to the study of income taxation. It consists of three self- contained papers.The first paper, Should Natives and Immigrants Face Different Income Tax Schedules, computes how optimal income tax schedules optimally should be differentiated between immigrants and natives. READ MORE

  5. 3. Evolving economic landscapes : institutions and localized economies in time and space

    Author : Pernilla Sjöquist Rafiqui; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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  6. 4. Attraction and repulsion : modelling interfirm interactions in geographical space

    Author : Sergiy Protsiv; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : More than three quarters of the world’s economic activity is concentrated in cities. But what drives people and firms to agglomerate in urban areas? Clearly, some places may offer inherent benefits due to the location itself, such as a mild climate or the presence of natural harbours, but that does not tell the whole story. READ MORE

  7. 5. The birth, life and death of firms in industrial clusters : The role of knowledge networks

    Author : Mark Bagley; Martin Andersson; Ron Boschma; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Three single-authored papers in this thesis will explore the role of knowledge and information in industrial clusters; and specifically, how knowledge plays a role inthe emergence and persistence of clusters. This thesis places a major emphasis on spinoff firms. READ MORE