Search for dissertations about: "cost structure and economic perform"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words cost structure and economic perform.

2. 1. Models and algorithms for integrated special transport services

   Author : Marcus Posada; Jan Lundgren; Carl-Henrik Häll; Peter Schütz; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : An essential challenge for all societies is to provide efficient and effective means of transporting people. Transport systems and transport infrastructure play an integral part in society both by providing a basis for social and economic development and as the physical structure which defines our environment. READ MORE

4. 2. Framework for holistic design of ferries focusing on lightweight ice going hulls

   Author : Harsha Cheemakurthy; Karl Garme; Zuheir Barsoum; Magnus Burman; Jani Romanoff; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; waterborne public transportation; commuter ferry; modular design; platform architecture; operational requirements; sustainable performance index; ice-hull interaction; lightweight ice-going hulls; composite; sandwich structure; ice impact model.; Farkostteknik; Vehicle and Maritime Engineering;

   Abstract : Waterborne public transportation (WPT) is slowly increasing in importance as an active component of public transportation networks in cities. City planners are looking at WPT to overcome urban congestion and pollution. READ MORE

5. 3. Impact of international competition on Swedish manufacturing : individual and firm-level evidence from the 1990s

   Author : Nannan Lundin; Pär Hansson; Lars Lundberg; Jozef Konings; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nationalekonomi; export; firm-level productivity; reallocation; import discipline; market structure; mark-up; product differentiation; matched employer-employee data; inter-industry wage structure; nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers examining the impact of international competition on Swedish manufacturing and labor market during the 1990s. By using detailed individual and firm-level information I aim to investigate how increased exposure to international trade, in terms of both export orientation and import penetration, affects technology development, profitability and wage structure. READ MORE

6. 4. Evaluating the Swedish producer responsibility for packaging materials : policy design and outcome

   Author : Olle Hage; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : During the last decades the promotion of recycling of used packaging materials has become an integral part of environmental policy. In 1994, a producer responsibility ordinance was introduced for different packaging materials in Sweden. READ MORE

7. 5. Empirical Studies in Corporate Finance, Taxation and Investment

   Author : Joakim Jansson; Otto Toivanen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays. Essay 1 extends previous research focusing on firms' discrete external financing decision by adapting an estimation procedure accommodating both fixed effects and a lagged dependent variable. This makes it possible to establish the nature of the dependence. READ MORE