Search for dissertations about: "intermediate markets"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words intermediate markets.

2. 1. Multi-level Interactions between Fisheries and Trade : Modeling intertwined social-ecological systems

   Author : Laura G. Elsler; Schlüter Maja; Florian Diekert; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; multi-level interactions; social-ecological model; trade relationships; complexity; inequality in fisheries; fisheries sustainability; seafood trade; international markets; fisheries collapse; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

   Abstract : Sustainable and equitable fisheries are central for addressing the challenges of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water. International trade, once presented by Walrasian economists as a panacea for fisheries development, has not markedly decreased poverty and has been related to the overexploitation of marine species. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on International Trade : Theory and Evidence on the Determinants and Implications of Firms' Import Behaviour

   Author : Evangelia Pateli; Rikard Forslid; Anders Åkerman; Philippe Martin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; international trade; extensive margins of trade; international sourcing; hierarchical sorting; information spillovers; devaluations; intermediate import dependence; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis aspires to further contribute to our understanding of both the determinants as well as the implications of intermediate goods trade. Faced with intensifying global competition, firms are increasingly developing their production process and their sourcing strategies beyond national borders in order to take advantage of lower costs, superior quality and technological advances. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on the Skill Premium

   Author : Klas Sandén; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Wage Inequality; Skill Premium; Human Capital; Occupational Choice; Cooperatives; Contracting Out; Outsourcing; Fragmentation; Technological Change; Market Power; Monopolistic Competition; Innovation; Risk; Uncertainty;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of three separate essays about wage inequality in industrialized countries. In the first essay, it is shown that an increased supply of high-skill workers can increase the wage rate and increase the relative wage of high-skill workers. READ MORE

6. 4. Studies of alternative exchange rate systems : an intertemporal general equilibrium approach

   Author : Torsten Persson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The four studies in this monograph analyze and compare the working of alternative exchange rate systems. Dealing with related though different problems, they all rely on a similar theoretical framework that applies intertemporal general equilibrium analysis, temporary equilibrium theory and a specific microtheory of money. READ MORE

7. 5. What Drives Exports? Empirical Evidence at the Firm Level

   Author : Viroj Jienwatcharamongkhol; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; firm-level exports; distance effect; import; productivity; innovation;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to the understand how firms engage in exporting, particularly in consideration of three aspects—product type, past trade experience, and investments in innovation activities. It consists of one introductory chapter and three independent papers relating to determinants of firms’ exporting. READ MORE