Sökning: "Spatial competition"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 108 avhandlingar innehållade orden Spatial competition.

  1. 1. Spatial forest resource competition: an economic study : How increased competition and production flexibility affect woody feedstock markets

    Författare :Elias Olofsson; Robert Lundmark; Hanne Kathrine Sjölie; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explores the Swedish forestry and forest industry sectors, together with their adjoining markets, and examines how these sectors are currently positioned to meet future developments and demands. For this purpose, four specific research questions are formulated, focusing on: (1) the structural composition of forest industry sector and how it will be affected by an increasing feedstock competition; (2) the production flexibility of the forest industry; (3) the resource allocation and price effects from increased feedstock competition; and (4) the potential implications from improved harvesting efficiency. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Providers and Profiteers: Essays on Profits and Competition in the Provision of Public Services

    Författare :Sebastian Larsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public Services; Competition; Quality; Education; Spatial Econometrics; Panel Data econometrics; Grade inflation;

    Sammanfattning : Public services, such as education and health care, are provided by both public and private actors. In some countries, such as Sweden, these include for-profit organizations. In systems allowing the users to choose freely, the providers must compete, often by offering qualities that the users may care about. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Essays on competition and consumer choice

    Författare :Osmis Areda Habte; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Competition; Consumer Choice; Motor vehicle inspection market;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis makes a contribution to the areas of deregulation, competition and consumer choice. It consists of three self-contained papers. All the research questions are examined in the context of the Swedish motor vehicle inspection market. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Entry, Competition and Productivity in Retail

    Författare :Matilda Orth; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; imperfect competition; dynamic structural model; retail markets; productivity; spatial differentiation; entry; exit; sunk costs;

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  7. 5. To Own the Phone : Spatial Diffusion, Ownership and Regulation of Telephone Service in Argentina, 1878-1990

    Författare :Andrés Pedro Lesko; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social geography; supply and demand; development; monopoly; competition; Argentina; spatial diffusion; telecommunications; telephone service; Socialgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : Telephone service in Argentina has since its beginning been characterized as one of the most developed in South America. Regarding its development, two distinct periods can be identified. An initial period of private ownership extended from 1878 to 1946. LÄS MER