Search for dissertations about: "yardstick competition"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words yardstick competition.

  2. 1. Essays on Political Representation, Electoral Accountability and Strategic Interactions

    Author : Hanna Ågren; Matz Dahlberg; Federico Revelli; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Political representation; Spatial auto-correlation; Tax competition; Yardstick competition; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and four self-contained essays.Essay 1 (with Matz Dahlberg and Eva Mörk) investigates political representation by exploring the relationship between citizens' preferences and the preferences of their elected representatives. READ MORE

  4. 2. Empirical Essays on Procurement and Regulation

    Author : Magnus Arnek; Lars Westin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Competitive tendering; entry; regulation; moral hazard; yardstick competition; Allais Paradox; payoff size; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : Essay 1: This paper reports the results of an empirical analysis of the effect of competitive tendering on road operation and maintenance expenses in Sweden. Contrasts of procurement expenses between operation and maintenance contracts let in competitive tendering and similar sole-sourced contracts indicate that competitive tendering reduces procurement expenses by 22-27 percent. READ MORE

  5. 3. Strategic Interactions among Swedish Local Governments

    Author : Karin Edmark; Matz Dahlberg; Sören Blomquist; Jan Brueckner; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Economics; Strategic Interactions; Spatial Interactions; Tax Competition; Welfare Competition; Fiscal Federalism; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay 1 (with Matz Dahlberg) investigates if local governments react on the welfare benefit levels in neighbouring jurisdictions when setting their own benefit levels. The IV estimates indicate that there exists a "race-to-the-bottom" and that the effect is economically as well as statistically significant. READ MORE

  6. 4. The Costs of Legal Certainty : A Forensically-Informed Methodology on How to Identify the Relevant Costs in Exclusionary Abuse Cases

    Author : Marcus Skarpsvärd; Lars Henriksson; Jan Rosén; Björn Lundqvist; Christian Bergqvist; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; competition law; EU law; exclusionary abuse; price abuse; cost; relevant costs; as efficient competitor test; forensic science; forensic investigation; forensic analysis; forensic method; legal method; law and economics; konkurrensrätt; EU-rätt; utestängande missbruk; prismissbruk; kostnader; relevanta kostnader; lika effektiv konkurrent; forensisk vetenskap; forensisk undersökning; forensisk analys; forensisk metod; juridisk metod; rättsekonomi; Legal Science; specialisation European Law; rättsvetenskap med inriktning mot europarätt;

    Abstract : This dissertation examines the forensic relationship between unilateral price practices and prima facie exclusionary abuse(s) under Article 102 TFEU. The research aim is to ascertain relevant cost benchmarks that can be used to determine the legal qualification of a dominant firm’s price practices. READ MORE

  7. 5. Asymmetric Information and The Production of Health

    Author : Mattias Lundbäck; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ekonomisk teori; ekonometri; Nationalekonomi; economic policy; economic theory; economic systems; Economics; econometrics; reimbursement; health care; moral hazard; quality; asymmetric information; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Hospital science and management; Sjukhusforskning; sjukhusförvaltning; Pharmacological sciences; pharmacognosy; pharmacy; toxicology; Farmakologi; farmakognosi; farmaci; toxikologi;

    Abstract : The common theme of this thesis is the analysis of asymmetric information when applied to the market for health care production. The thesis consists of six more or less independent papers and an introduction to the thesis were purpose and methodology are stated (part one). Part two is an investigation into the pricing of pharmaceuticals in Sweden. READ MORE