Search for dissertations about: "fiscal discipline"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words fiscal discipline.

2. 1. Austerity Politics : Is the Electorate Responsible?

   Author : Pär Nyman; Karl-Oskar Lindgren; Kåre Vernby; Johannes Lindvall; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Deficit bias; Fiscal policy; Perceptions; Political economy; Responsibility; Retrospective voting; Statskunskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis contributes to the public finance literature concerned with fiscal sustainability, and consists of an introduction and four stand-alone essays. The first three essays analyse the reasons why governments accumulate large levels of debt. READ MORE

4. 2. Real Effects of Monetary Regimes

   Author : Anna Larsson; Lars Calmfors; Alberto Dalmazzo; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Monetary Regimes; Unions; Fiscal Policy; Inflation Targeting; Real Exchange Rate; Wage Setting; Unemployment; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three essays on the real effects of monetary regimes.“Monetary Regimes, Labour Mobility and Equilibrium Employment” analyses the impact of the monetary regime on labour markets in a small open economy by considering the game between large wage setters and the central bank in a model with labour mobility between sectors. READ MORE

5. 3. Designing Public Organizations and Institutions: Essays on Coordination and Incentives

   Author : Jens Dietrichson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizations; institutions; coordination; incentives; performance measurement; communication; budget processes; local governments; fiscal performance; bailouts;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and four self-contained chapters that address issues of how organizations and institutions should be designed in order to provide adequate incentives and enable coordination. The first essay uses a multi-task principal-agent model to examine two reasons why coordination problems are common when public sector organizations share responsibilities: the incentives to coordinate resource allocation and the difficulties of measuring performance. READ MORE

6. 4. Political conflicts over public policy in local governments

   Author : Lina Maria Ellegård; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays on different conflicts shaping local government policy. The first essay examines how population aging affects the generosity of public long-term care. Aging may directly affect long-term care policy as the elderly become a more important voter group. READ MORE