Search for dissertations about: "policy environments"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 94 swedish dissertations containing the words policy environments.
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11. Essays on Expectations : Information, Formation and Outcomes
Abstract : The first chapter investigates the relationship between economic media sentiment and individuals’ expectations and perceptions about economic conditions. We test if economic media sentiment Granger-causes individuals’ expectations and opinions concerning economic conditions, controlling for macroeconomic variables. READ MORE
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12. Public Procurement of Innovation
Abstract : Policy-makers in the European Union (EU) have increasingly emphasised public procurement as an instrument that can be used to stimulate innovation. These developments reflect and respond to a growing concern among EU member states and regions about how to maintain competitive advantage in an economic environment increasingly subject to global competition The Lisbon goals set for the EU in 2000 require it to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010. READ MORE
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13. (Re)acting the city. Physical planning practices and challenges in urban development projects of the Entrepreneurial City
Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to traceand discuss the practices and challenges of physical planning within an Entrepreneurial City approach to urban policy. The research aim is addressed by focusing on three questions: 1) how have the practices of physicalplanning been influenced by the context of an Entrepreneurial City approach to urban policy 2) how has physical planning responded to this urban policy context, and 3) which potential dilemmas for physical planning practice derive from this new context? By an Entrepreneurial City approach tourban policy I understand an approach whereby there is an attention placed over strategies to promote local economic growth and attract investments, companies and specific types of people in to the city. READ MORE
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14. Perspectives on Knowledge and Growth
Abstract : This thesis deals with various aspects of the relationship between knowledge and economic growth. It contains a general introduction and five separate essays. Essay I is a literature overview on the appearance of knowledge in modern growth theory. READ MORE
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15. Exploration and Development of Methodology for Accessibility Assessments: Based on the Notion of Person-Environment Fit
Abstract : To improve population health, it is important to create environments that support activity, participation and health. One crucial aspect concerns the degree to which the built environment is accessible for all people including those with reduced functional capacity. READ MORE