Search for dissertations about: "construction Economics"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 184 swedish dissertations containing the words construction Economics.
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1. On the Move : Essays on the Economic and Political Development of Sweden
Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays in economics. Their abstracts are presented below:Exit, Voice and Political Change: Evidence from Swedish Mass Migration to the United States. We study the political effects of mass emigration to the United States in the 19th century using data from Sweden. READ MORE
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2. Fairness, technology adoption, water sanitation and pandemic control : Six essays on four topics in Development Economics
Abstract : Contribution Requirements and Redistribution Decisions: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh uses a controlled experiment to assess the effects of requiring co-funding to development programs on the efficiency and distribution of benefits within the community.Market Access and Quality Upgrading: Evidence from Randomized Experiments tests if increasing reward to quality produce improves profits, agricultural productivity, and input use, using a randomized experiment in Uganda. READ MORE
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3. Exploring Third-Party Logistics and Partnering in Construction : A Supply Chain Management Perspective
Abstract : The construction industry is associated with problems such as low productivity and high costs. This has been highlighted in several government-funded reports in both Sweden and in the UK during the course of over two decades. READ MORE
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4. Essays on risk and housing
Abstract : There is a series of different types of risk on the housing market and related industries. The six papers in this doctoral dissertation are about a number of the many dimensions of risk management on the housing market. READ MORE
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5. Data-driven and production-oriented tendering design using artificial intelligence
Abstract : Construction projects are facing an increase in requirements since the projects are getting larger, more technology is integrated into the buildings, and new sustainability and CO2 equivalent emissions requirements are introduced. As a result, requirement management quickly gets overwhelming, and instead of having systematic requirement management, the construction industry tends to trust craftsmanship. READ MORE