Search for dissertations about: "principal-agent"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the word principal-agent.

  2. 6. Information, Voting Behavior and Electoral Accountability

    Author : Mattias Nordin; Eva Mörk; Massimo Bordignon; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information; Voting Behavior; Electoral Accountability; Principal-Agent; Vote Aggregation; Mass Media; News Consumption;

    Abstract : Essay 1: In this paper, I investigate the causal effect of information on citizens’ ability to hold their elected politicians accountable for past behavior. Using survey data from the 2006 U.S. READ MORE

  4. 7. The Practice of Newspaper Ownership: Fifty Years of Control and Influence in the Swedish Local Press

    Author : Jonas Ohlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; newspaper ownership; control; influence; the press; ownership concentration; board of directors; foundation ownership; principal-agent; political parallelism; Sweden;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with a perennial theme in both public and academic debate: how ownership is exercised in the news media. It does so by exploring the main agency through which ownership control is expected to be exerted in the individual media firm: the board of directors. READ MORE

  5. 8. Essays on Delegated Search and Temporary Work Agencies

    Author : Tomas Raattamaa; Magnus Wikström; Thomas Aronsson; Mats Bergman; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; delegated search; principal-agent; matching; transition probability; temporary work agencies; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : Paper [I] models a game, where two temporary work agencies (TWAs) compete to fill a vacancy at a client firm (CF). They simultaneously choose how much effort to expend, based on their expectation of how good their opponent’s best candidate will be. READ MORE

  6. 9. Making States Comply : The European Commission, the European Court of Justice, and the Enforcement of the Internal Market

    Author : Jonas Tallberg; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; principal-agent; supranational; rules; compliance; enforcement; European Court of Justice ECJ ; European Union EU ; European Commission; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

    Abstract : One of the central bones of contention in the study of the European Union (EU) is the capacity of its supranational institutions to be a driving force in the process toward deeper integration. Whereas existing research predominantly addresses the institutions’ ability to shape European integration through pre-decisional agenda-setting, this study examines the scope for supranational influence in the post-decisional phase of EU enforcement. READ MORE

  7. 10. Essays on Managerial Compensation

    Author : Karl Göran Österholm; Martin Holmén; Andreas Westermark; Mikko Leppämäki; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Executive Compensation; Principal Agent; Hidden Action; Moral Hazard; Convex Compensation Contracts; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

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