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2. 1. Determinants and Consequences of Language-in-Education Policies : Essays in Economics of Education

   Author : Christelle Garrouste; Holger Daun; Henry M. Levin; François Grin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Language-in-education policies; decision-making analysis; non-cooperative game; language skills; HLM; human capital theory; rate of return analysis; post-colonial Africa; IALS; SACMEQ; International education; Internationell pedagogik; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three empirical studies. The first study, Rationales to Language-in-Education Policies in Postcolonial Africa: Towards a Holistic Approach, considers two issues. First, it explores the factors affecting the choice of an LiE policy in 35 African countries. READ MORE

4. 2. On the pricing equations of some path-dependent options

   Author : Jonatan Eriksson; Johan Tysk; Maciej Klimek; Tomas Björk; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Mathematical analysis; Parabolic partial differential equations; variational inequalities; American options; barrier options; monotonicity in the volatility; turbo warrants; pricing formulas; Matematisk analys; Mathematical analysis; Analys;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers and a summary. The common topic of the included papers are the pricing equations of path-dependent options. READ MORE

5. 3. Land rent, capital, rate of profit : A critique of Harvey’s model of urban land rent

   Author : Ilia Farahani; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Urban Land Rent; Capitalist Urbanization; Rate of Profit; Absolute Rent; Spatial Monopoly Model of Land Rent; Turbulent Inter-Sectoral Model of Land Rent; David Harvey; Urban Economic Geography; Urban Land Rent; Capitalist Urbanization; Rate of Profit; Absolute Rent; Spatial Monopoly Model of Land Rent; Turbulent Inter-Sectoral Model of Land Rent; David Harvey; Urban Economic Geography;

   Abstract : This study critically evaluates David Harvey’s model of urban land rent and its centrality in his explanation of the material forces that underlie and limit urban land policies, strategies, planning decisions, and investment choices. Harvey emphasizes structural forces of capital in relating economic urbanization processes to uneven patterns of capitalist development, recurrent economic crises of overaccumulation, and the need to produce spaces of accumulation to absorb surplus capital that creates crises. READ MORE

6. 4. Return to Sender : Essays on Extended producer Responsibility

   Author : Helén Forslind; Göran Skogh; Astri Muren; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Extended Procedur Responsibility; End-of-Life vehicles; Economic incentives; Growth; Producentansvar; Pantsystem; Tillväxt; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis to increase the understanding of how Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) affects the economy. EPR is a principle stating that producers should be responsible for the environmental impact of their products throughout the life cycle. READ MORE

7. 5. The theory of Homo comperiens, the firm’s market price, and the implication for a firm’s profitability

   Author : Joachim Landström; Jan-Erik Gröjer; Dag Smith; Frøystein Gjesdal; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Homo Comperiens; Inefficient Markets; Efficient Markets; Arbitrage; No-Arbitrage; Market Price; Market Value; Intrinsic Value; Residual Income; Residual Earnings; Company Valuation; Firm Valuation; Valuation; Accounting; Financial Accounting; Financial Analysis; Residual Rate-of-Return; Residual Rates-of-Returns; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis proposes a theory of inefficient markets that uses limited rational choice as a central trait and I call it the theory of Homo comperiens. The theory limits the alternatives and states that the subjects are aware of and only allow them to have rational preference relations on the limited action set and state set, i.e. READ MORE