Search for dissertations about: "phd dissertation in economics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words phd dissertation in economics.

  2. 1. Learning at Work and Productivity in Swedish Business Firms : Based on the Swedish MEADOW Survey 2009/2010

    Author : Annette Nylund; Matti A. Kaulio; Annika Härenstam; Hans-Olof Hagén; Edward Lorenz; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; productivity; management; learning; competence; development; practices; at work; bundles; factor analysis; regression analysis; produktivitet; ledning; lärande; kompetens; utveckling; i arbete; grupper; praxis; bundles; faktoranalys; regressionsanalys; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

    Abstract : The background of the thesis is the ongoing struggle for better understanding of driving forces for economic growth. Some important and rewarding new steps have been taken the last decades in the research of economic growth theory. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Absent Entrepreneur : Exploring the Role of the Entrepreneur in Economics

    Author : Arvid Malm; Pontus Braunerhjelm; Bo Carlsson; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; entrepreneurship; education; income distribution; philanthropy; economics; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Economics as an academic discipline has often found it difficult to formally model the Entrepreneur. As Baumol (1968) noted, “The theoretical firm is entrepreneurless—the prince of Denmark has been expunged from the discussion of Hamlet. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Taller the Ladder, the Tougher the Climb? : Essays on the Impact of Income Inequality on Intergenerational Mobility

    Author : Erik Liss; Karl Wennberg; Martin Korpi; Ali Ahmed; Jo Blanden; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Inequality; Intergenerational Income Mobility; Social Mobility; Economics of Education;

    Abstract : The study of income inequality has a rich history within economics and various social sciences. More recently, a growing body of literature has examined intergenerational income mobility to understand not only equality of opportunities but also whether the labor market allocation successfully utilizes the potential abilities from all social strata. READ MORE

  6. 4. How the City was Owned : Property Markets, Property Rights, and Entrepreneurship in Stockholm, Sweden 1726-2018

    Author : Klas A. M. Eriksson; Rodney Edvinsson; Bo Franzén; Christian Sandström; Erik Lakomaa; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; real estate; law; private property; public property; Stockholm; PBL; planning and building law; urban; Sweden; New Institutional Economics; long-term; mixed methods; 18th century; 19th century; 20th century; 21st century; general; specific; formulations; entrepreneurship; regulations; sharing; owning; digital entrepreneurship; digital innovation; cities; agglomeration; institutional entrepreneurship; field conditions; regulatory capture; price index; Economic History; ekonomisk historia;

    Abstract : In this dissertation three central themes concerning the ownership and allocation in the city of Stockholm over long periods are examined.The first theme property markets involves constructions of real estate price indexes spanning from 1726 to 2018. READ MORE

  7. 5. Off-exchange Trading in Modern Equity Markets : A Market Microstructure Perspective on Systematic Internalizers

    Author : Fatemeh Aramian; Lars Nordén; Lu Liu; Bernt Arne Ødegaard; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Systematic internalizers; Off-exchange trading; Equity markets; Price efficiency; Liquidity; Trading costs; High-frequency traders; Regulation; Dealers; Inventory management; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Abstract : Off-exchange trading has become a feature of the equity markets. This dissertation contains three articles that examine how off-exchange trading through systematic internalizers (SIs) affects inter-market competition and various features of market quality.Article I studies SIs' characteristics and the impact of SI operations on price efficiency. READ MORE