Search for dissertations about: "international reserves"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words international reserves.

2. 1. Essays on Debts and Constitutions

   Author : Emanuel Kohlscheen; Torsten Persson; Jonathan Eaton; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; debt; constitution; sovereign risk; federalism; credibility; political institutions; renegotiation; trade credit; international reserves; bailout; revenue sharing; soft budget; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis includes two essays on sovereign debt and one on subnational governments' debts within a federation. In the two first essays, simple constitutional rules - that define how economic interactions unfold - are found to influence the outcome in important ways. READ MORE

4. 2. The Past of Present Livelihoods : Historical perspectives on modernisation, rural policy regimes and smallholder poverty - a case from Eastern Zambia

   Author : Pelle Amberntsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Rural livelihoods; Smallholders; rural policy regime; development; modernisation; Zambia; Rural livelihoods; Smallholders; rural policy regime; development; modernisation; Zambia;

   Abstract : This study is an enquiry into the processes shaping rural livelihoods in peripheral areas. The study is situated in the field of livelihood research and departs in the persistent crisis within African smallholder agriculture and in rural policy debates during the postindependence era. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on Banking and Portfolio Choice

   Author : Bo Larsson; Hans Wijkander; Jean-Charles Rochet; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : Optimal reserves; Time-diversification; Home bias;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays in the fields of banking and portfolio choice.Banking and Optimal Reserves in an Equilibrium Model:I address the question of reserves in banking, particularly the fact that reserves are substantially larger than the stipulated reserve requirements by Bank of International Settlements. READ MORE

6. 4. Corporate Tax Integration and the Cost of Capital

   Author : Tobias Lindhe; Paolo Panteghini; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Corporate Tax Integration; Economic Double Taxation; International Double Taxation; Cost of Capital; the New View of Equity; the Traditional View of Equity; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and three self-contained chapters.Chapter I summarizes and relates the thesis to a larger context in the area of corporate tax integration. In particular, the main findings are related to the ongoing tax harmonization debate within the EU. READ MORE

7. 5. Brazilian land use policies and the development of ecosystem services

   Author : Flavio L. M. Freitas; Ulla Mörtberg; Gerd Sparovek; Martin Persson; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Brazil; Land use policy; Forest protection; Ecosystem services; Biodiversity; Offsetting of legal reserves; Land and Water Resources Engineering; Mark- och vattenteknik;

   Abstract : Concerns related to global environmental changes due to land use changes have been driving international communities towards more sustainable land use systems. Brazil is a country of global strategic importance in this matter considering that it is the nation with the largest extension of preserved tropical native vegetation, recognised for its ecosystem services and high and unique biodiversity. READ MORE