Search for dissertations about: "tax policy"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 142 swedish dissertations containing the words tax policy.

2. 21. Travel demand and environmental policy

   Author : Jonathan Stråle; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : In a simple theoretical set-up, the “regulator” is only interested in the social cost of carbon, but in a second best world when carbon pricing may be problematic in some sectors (such as international travel) the effects of alternative instruments will depend on the income and price elasticities of the demand for the good, tax effects, potential behavioral effects, and other determinants of demand. Understanding how these factors affect travel demand is therefore of great interest for policy. READ MORE

4. 22. Citizens and taxation : Sweden in comparative perspective

   Author : Jonas Edlund; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; taxation; tax policy; welfare state; Sweden; attitudes; class; comparative research;

   Abstract : In the contemporary critique of the welfare state a common target is taxation. The consequences of the high levels of taxes collected by the modern state, the critics argue, are slowdown in economic growth, high unemployment, and declining public legitimacy for taxes and state provided welfare. READ MORE

5. 23. Laws, Attitudes and Public Policy

   Author : Niklas Jakobsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Attitudes; Child care; Economics;

   Abstract : Paper 1: Do laws affect attitudes? An assessment of the Norwegian prostitution law using longitudinal data The question of whether laws affect attitudes has inspired scholars across many disciplines, but empirical knowledge is sparse. Using longitudinal survey data from Norway and Sweden, collected before and after the implementation of a Norwegian law criminalizing the purchase of sexual services, we assess the short-run effects on attitudes using a difference-indifferences approach. READ MORE

6. 24. The role of methane and hydrogen in a fossil-free Swedish transport sector

   Author : Mårten Larsson; Per Alvfors; Stefan Grönkvist; Max Åhman; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; renewable transport fuels; biogas; methane; hydrogen; electrofuels; pyrolysis; well to wheel; transport policy; energy policy; Chemical Engineering; Kemiteknik;

   Abstract : Drastic reductions of greenhouse gas emissions are required to limit the severe risks associated with a changing climate. One measure is to disrupt the fossil-fuel dependency in the transport sector, but it appears difficult and costly in comparison to other measures. READ MORE

7. 25. Essays on Sickness Insurance, Absence Certification and Social Norms

   Author : Margareta Dackehag; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; occupational physician; general practitioner; physician behaviour; working ability; sickness absence certification; sickness absence; sickness insurance; social insurance; incentives; social norms; Social policy; welfare; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Social economics; Social ekonomi;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of an introductory chapter and three essays, considering sickness insurance, social norms and absence certification. The first essay, Group-Specific Social Norms and Economic Incentives in a General Welfare System, investigates the interaction between economic incentives and social influences in a general welfare system. READ MORE