Search for dissertations about: "spatial distribution of firms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words spatial distribution of firms.

2. 1. Dagligvarudistributionens strukturomvandling : Drivkrafter och konsekvenser för städers utformning och miljö

   Author : Tomas Svensson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; wholesaling; retailing; town planning; structural change; food; groceries; out-of-town supermarkets; cartrips; urban environment; technological change; Linköping; Sweden; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to describe and analyse the dramatic structural changes in the wholesaling and retailing of food and groceries in towns and cities in Sweden, with emphasis on the period after the Second World War. Besides a general analysis based on national data, the town of Linköping is used to illustrate the spatial dimension in the development of food distribution at the micro level. READ MORE

4. 2. Close-ups from afar: the nature of the informal venture capital market in a spatial context

   Author : Sofia Avdeitchikova; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; proximity; geographical distribution; definitional considerations; methodological considerations; market size; informal venture capital; investment roles;

   Abstract : The availability of external equity finance is one of the vital conditions for emergence and growth of young entrepreneurial firms. Yet, the access to finance is both limited and unevenly distributed in geographical space. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on firm dynamics in the Swedish wholesale trade sector

   Author : Zuzana Macuchova; Niklas Rudholm; Daniel Brandt; Martin Andersson; Högskolan Dalarna; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Wholesale trade; firm location; firm entry; firm relocation; firm growth; spatial distribution of firms; Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis; Komplexa system - mikrodataanalys;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of a summary and five self-contained papers addressing dynamics of firms in the Swedish wholesale trade sector.Paper [1] focuses upon determinants of new firm formation in the Swedish wholesale trade sector, using two definitions of firms’ relevant markets, markets defined as administrative areas, and markets based on a cost minimizing behavior of retailers. READ MORE

6. 4. Studies of Commuting and Labour Market Integration

   Author : Michael Olsson; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four individual essays, and a joint introduction. The theme of these essays is interaction in and integration of regional labour markets. In view of this theme it is observed that economic activities are unevenly distributed across space. READ MORE

7. 5. Causes and Labor Market Consequences of Producer Heterogeneity

   Author : Fredrik Andersson; Anders Forslund; Kjell G. Salvanes; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : Essay I studies establishment-level employment changes in the Swedish Manufacturing sector over the 1972-96 period. The results show that modest changes in the aggregated employment record have been the resulting sum of rather large gross flows of jobs and that this constant reshuffling of jobs has important implications for the workforce and is closely related to process of economic growth. READ MORE