Search for dissertations about: "policies"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 1405 swedish dissertations containing the word policies.

  2. 21. Essays on Endogenous Trade Policies

    Author : Susanna Thede; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International commerce; Internationell ekonomi; pecuniary externalities.; industry concentration; imperfect competition; strategic government interaction; maximum likelihood estimation; logit model; Bilateral trade policy; overall protection;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of a collection of essays on endogenous trade policies and may briefly be summarized as follows. The first essay empirically examines determinants of bilateral trade protection originating from normative trade theory, endogenous trade-policy studies, and political arguments put forward in the public debate. READ MORE

  4. 22. Immigration: Policies, Mobility, and Integration

    Author : Cristina Bratu; Matz Dahlberg; Hans Grönqvist; Tommaso Frattini; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Essay I: Labor immigration is an important tool that countries can use to address labor shortages. The design of labor immigration policies may affect flows and the composition of immigrant workers, which can, in turn, have an effect on firms and workers in the host country. READ MORE

  5. 23. Loneliness and Dying as Issues of Public Concern in Sweden

    Author : Axel Ågren; Barbro Krevers; Ann-Charlotte Nedlund; Elisabet Cedersund; Cecilia Larsdotter; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Loneliness; older people; news press; palliative care; policies; cultural scripts; social constructionism;

    Abstract : Loneliness among older people and how the dying should be cared for are issues that evoke public debate. These issues are often described as universal and existential aspects of the human experience. Societal understandings of loneliness and dying have, however, changed dramatically over the past decades. READ MORE

  6. 24. The economics of residual waste : policies, price discrimination, and welfare

    Author : Sef Meens-Eriksson; David Granlund; Runar Brännlund; Thomas Broberg; Raymond Gradus; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Waste economics; net social cost analysis; waste incineration; municipal waste policy; waste taxes; price discrimination; spatial competition; welfare effects; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Paper [I]: In this study, a net social cost framework is applied to provide insights on policy issues relating to the cross-border trade in waste fuel. We estimate the net social cost of using imported waste fuel in a highly efficient combined heat and power plant (CHP) in a cold climate by considering both private costs and benefits as well as external costs related to energy production, alternative waste management and fuel transport. READ MORE

  7. 25. Music Education and Democratisation : Policy processes and discourses of inclusion of all children in Sweden's Art and Music Schools

    Author : Adriana Di Lorenzo Tillborg; Lärare (Musikhögskolan); []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Art and music schools; Democracy; Kulturskola; Inclusion; Leadership; Music education; Discourse; Policy; Art and music schools; Democracy; Kulturskola; Inclusion; Leadership; Music education; Discourses; Policies;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to critically investigate the discourses of Sweden’s Art and Music Schools (SAMS, kulturskolor in Swedish) connected to policy processes for the democratisation of music education for all children and adolescents. A further aim is to contribute to knowledge on the development and enactment of policy processes for the democratisation of music education. READ MORE