Search for dissertations about: "economic theory"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 748 swedish dissertations containing the words economic theory.

2. 21. Theory of economic development : nonlinearity, instability and non-equilibrium

   Author : Wei-Bin Zhang; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic growth and development; instability; structural change; bifurcation; non-equilibrium; centralization and decentralization; business cycle; the standard neoclassical growth model; growth rate; interest rate; inflation rate; choice of techniques; endogenous technological change;

   Abstract : The objective of this study is to propose an economic development theory within the framework of input-output systems and neoclassical economics. This study consists of nine chapters which are arranged in the following manner:In Chapter I, we discuss development problems, define some essential concepts, and provide a general historical sketch of economic growth theory. READ MORE

4. 22. Policing Public Women : The Regulation of Prostitution in Stockholm 1812-1880

   Author : Yvonne Svanström; Ulla Wikander; Arne Jarrick; Johan Söderberg; Gunnel Karlsson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; prostitution; Stockholm; public women; sexual contract; feminist theory; public space; public sphere; urbanity; medical profession; venereal disease; the police force; municipal authority; brothels; Carole Pateman; Jürgen Habermas; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia; ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

   Abstract : This dissertation studies the development of a regulation of prostitution in Stockholm during the period 1812-1880. The development of the regulation system is seen in the light of an analytical framework, developed from Carole Pateman's ideas on the sexual contract, and a feministic critique and elaboration of Jürgen Habermas's ideas on the public sphere. READ MORE

5. 23. Women and economic justice : Ethics in feminist liberation theology and feminist economics

   Author : Ann-Cathrin Jarl; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Basic human needs; critical theory; economic justice; equality; feminist economics; feminist ethics; feminist hermeneutics; feminist theology; feminist theory; gender; justice; liberation; liberation theology; oppression; poverty; right relations; women s rights; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; etik; Ethics;

   Abstract : This work focus on women, justice and economics. The work of feminist economists and feminist ethicists is analyzed with regard to economic justice. READ MORE

6. 24. Continuity and Change : Essays on path-dependence in economic geography and good food

   Author : Pepijn Olders; Dominic Power; Henrik Mattsson; Anders Malmberg; Andrés Rodríguez-Pose; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; path dependence; continuity; change; expert opinion; economic geography; restaurants; low-emission vehicles; PDO PGI labels;

   Abstract : How can it be, that in our rapidly changing world certain things remain recognisably the same for such a long time? This dissertation is concerned with the economic geography of path-dependence and seeks to explain selected everyday examples of continuity and change. How can French restaurants and chefs be successful for decades despite changes in taste? Why are cars powered by fossil fuels still around while there are many novel and cleaner alternatives? What explains the re-invention of local food products in spite of the influx of many new products from around the world? These are the question this dissertation tries to explain as spatial expressions of ‘path-dependence’. READ MORE

7. 25. Essays on Expectations : Information, Formation and Outcomes

   Author : Kristoffer Persson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economic Media; Economic Expectations; Consumer Confidence Survey; Scandinavia; Supervised Machine Learning; Generations; Socio-Economic Environment; Economic Behavior; Economic Change; Monetary Policy; Precautionary Saving; Households; Saving Rate; Economic Media; Economic Expectations; Consumer Confidence Survey; Scandinavia; Supervised Machine Learning; Generations; Socio-Economic Environment; Economic Behavior; Economic Change; Monetary Policy; Precautionary Saving; Households; Saving Rate;

   Abstract : The first chapter investigates the relationship between economic media sentiment and individuals’ expectations and perceptions about economic conditions. We test if economic media sentiment Granger-causes individuals’ expectations and opinions concerning economic conditions, controlling for macroeconomic variables. READ MORE