Search for dissertations about: "history of economics"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 300 swedish dissertations containing the words history of economics.

  2. 21. Pawning in Everyday Life : An exploratory study of pawning at Borås Pawnshop 1922/23

    Author : Tony Kenttä; Sofia Murhem; Göran Ulväng; Anders Perlinge; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pawning; Pawn loans; Pawnshops; credit; consumption credits; social history; economic history; working class history; Panta; pantlån; pantbank; kredit; konsumtionskrediter; socialhistoria; ekonomisk historia; arbetarklasshistoria; Ekonomisk historia; Economic History; Historia; History;

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  4. 22. Essays on Event History Analysis and the Effects of Social Programs on Individuals and Firms

    Author : Stefano Lombardi; Johan Vikström; Oskar Nordström Skans; Conny Wunsch; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labor Economics; Unemployment Insurance; Job Search; Monitoring and Sanctions; Policy Evaluation; Dynamic Treatment Evaluation; Duration Analysis; Firm performance; Employer-employee Match; Monte Carlo simulation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay I: This paper studies threat effects of unemployment insurance (UI) benefit sanctions on job exit rates. Using a difference-in-differences design, I exploit two reforms of the Swedish UI system that made monitoring and sanctions considerably stricter at different points in time for different jobseeker groups. READ MORE

  5. 23. Utility Theory and Structural Analysis. Essays in the History of Swedish Economic Thought

    Author : Lars Pålsson Syll; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic policy; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; Dahmén; Svennilson; structural analysis; Åkerman; Utility theory; revealed preferences; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia;

    Abstract : The first paper in this study is "Cassel and Revealed Preference Theory." The background to the paper is the general agreement that P. Samuelson originated the revealed preference theory of consumer behaviuor in 1938, but that there has not been such unanimous consent regarding possible precursors of the theory. READ MORE

  6. 24. Studies of framing, judgment and choice

    Author : Ann Hedborg; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of four essays. Essay 1: Studies of Framing, Judgement and Choice. Essays 2-4, the main essays in this dissertation, present studies within the research domain of economic psychology. The focus in these three essays is to investigate how people form their judgements and their choices in different contexts. READ MORE

  7. 25. Arctic Offshore Hydrocarbon Resource Development : Past, Present and Vision of the Future

    Author : Maria Morgunova; Vladimir Kutcherov; Rurik Holmberg; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Arctic; oil and natural gas; resource development; investment trends; offshore technology; production volume; projection; historical framework; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management;

    Abstract : Energy issues have always been on the global economics and geopolitics agenda, even though energy sources have been changing over time.In recent years, the awareness of Arctic offshore oil and natural gas development has escalated, yielding economic opportunities and incurring risks. READ MORE