Sökning: "Comparative Costs"
Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 103 avhandlingar innehållade orden Comparative Costs.
11. Surplus majority government : A comparative study of Italy and Finland
Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates why surplus majority government forms. The study focuses on two political systems, Finland and Italy, where oversized cabinets have been the most frequent type of government during the post-war period. The explanatory scope of two groups of theories is tested on two cases of surplus majority government, i.e. LÄS MER
12. Comparative Assessment of Fuel-Based Systems for Space Heating
Sammanfattning : Replacing fossil fuels by biofuels and increasing energy efficiency are often considered to be options for reducing the net emission of greenhouse gases. This thesis presents the results of analyses of energy efficiency, emission and cost of whole energy system chains, from the natural resource to the end user when heating detached houses in a Swedish context. LÄS MER
13. Impartial legal counsel in real estate conveyances : the Swedish broker and the latin notary
Sammanfattning : Fastighetsöverlåtelser sker på olika sätt och med inblandning av olika aktörer i Europas länder. Behandlingen av fastighetsöverlåtelser i EU:s medlemsstaters rättsordningar kan grovt delas in i fyra kategorier, som har nära samband med de klassiska rättsliga ”familjerna": 1) Den latinsk-tyska notariemodellen, där notarius publicus spelar en central roll, 2) den delvis avreglerade holländska notariemodellen, 3) solicitormodellen, som förekommer på de brittiska öarna och där överlåtelser av hävd genomförs av advokater samt 4) den nordiska modellen med ett reglerat fastighetsmäklaryrke. LÄS MER
14. Essays on Trade, Technology and the Organization of Firms
Sammanfattning : "Endogenous Sunk Costs, Exporting and Heterogeneous Firms" Empirical evidence shows that R&D spending is highly correlated with firm productivity and highly concentrated among large firms. This paper develops a model of quality competition with heterogeneous firms that can explain these patterns. The model makes two new predictions. LÄS MER
15. Green Public Procurement : Legal Instruments for Promoting Environmental Interests in the United States and European Union
Sammanfattning : While public environmental law, regulation and governance have paved the traditional road towards environmental and natural resource protection, the pathway has been expanded to include a broader orbit of interest areas and regulatory tools in an effort to achieve sustainability. Through the lens of comparative law and policy, this thesis evaluates one such expansion of environmental law—attempts to further environmental interests through public procurement in the European Union (EU) and United States (U. LÄS MER