Search for dissertations about: "productivity in Public Sector"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words productivity in Public Sector.

2. 1. Essays on Wage and Price Formation in Sweden

   Author : Kent Friberg; Eskil Wadensjö; Henry Ohlsson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; wages; prices; sectoral wage linkages; real wage determination; vector error correction models; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Study IReal Wage Determination in the Swedish Engineering IndustryThis study uses the monopoly union model to examine the determination of real wages and in particular the effects of active labour market programmes (ALMPs) on real wages in the engineering industry. Quarterly data for the period 1970:1 to 1996:4 are used in a cointegration framework, utilising the Johansen's maximum likelihood procedure. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on the Performance of Fire and Rescue Services

   Author : Henrik Jaldell; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; efficiency; productivity; public sector; intermediate output; panel data; stochastic frontier; data envelopment analysis DEA ; Malmquist; ordinal output; ordered probit;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and five separate papers. All papers deal with measuring performance for the Swedish fire and rescue services. The first paper describes the production process of fire safety, while Papers 2-5 are empirical analyses measuring performance for some aspects of that process. READ MORE

5. 3. Empirical Essays in Labor and Development Economics

   Author : Wei Si; Andreas Madestam; Peter Fredriksson; Anna Sjögren; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peer Effect; Knowledge Spillover; Cognitive Distance; Research Productivity; Public Health Insurance; Labor Supply; Job Mobility; Informality; Labor Market; Higher Education Expansion; Gender Norms; Gender Equality; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained empirical essays in labor and development economics.Diverse Expertise, Peer Effects, and Research Productivity: Does diversity in idea space matter? We empirically explore whether the cognitive distance between collaborators affects peer effects and productivity in creating knowledge. READ MORE

6. 4. Logistics management operationalised in a healthcare context : Understanding care chain effectiveness through logistics management theories and systems theory

   Author : Malin Wiger; Mats Abrahamsson; Mattias Elg; Fredrik Nilsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Logistics management; Supply chain management; Logistics system; Systems theory; Operationalisation; Care chain effectiveness; Healthcare; Health services sector;

   Abstract : Healthcare improvements is constantly relevant and an important topic. Healthcare is frequently being called upon to be more cost-efficient and still fulfil demands regarding waiting times, quality and availability. READ MORE

7. 5. Public Policy, Household Finance and the Macroeconomy

   Author : Jakob Almerud; Paul Klein; David Domeij; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public policy; household finance; macroeconomics; numerical models; housing finance; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The thesis contains four separate essays, spanning questions of the interaction between public policy, household finance and the macroeconomy. How does public policy affect macroeconomic outcomes, and the choices and welfare of households, and what are households’ optimal financial responses to changes in macroeconomic environments? Furthermore, the thesis includes a development of a method, which is helpful to answer questions like the ones stated above. READ MORE