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  1. 16. Nonresponse issues when analysing business survey data

    Författare :Åsa Grek; Mark Dougherty; Martin Johanson; Fredrik Hartwig; Lars Hultkrantz; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis; Komplexa system - mikrodataanalys;

    Sammanfattning : Data issues due to nonresponse or missing data arises often in company surveys or in firm data. Missing data and nonresponse causes bias. Another problem that causes bias is omitted variables. Accordingly, it will lead to wrong conclusions. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Heuristic optimization of the p-median problem and population re-distribution

    Författare :Mengjie Han; Kenneth Carling; Johan Håkansson; Pascal Rebreyend; David Philip McArthur; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis; Komplexa system - mikrodataanalys;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis contributes to the heuristic optimization of the p-median problem and Swedish population redistribution.  The p-median model is the most representative model in the location analysis. LÄS MER

  4. 18. The impact of big-boxes on local retail : What happens when IKEA comes to town?

    Författare :Nilsson Helena; Niklas Rudholm; Mikael Svensson; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; General Microdata Analysis - retail; Allmänt Mikrodataaanalys - handel;

    Sammanfattning : The development of large discount retailers, or big-boxes as they are sometimes referred to, are often subject to heated debate and their entry on a market is greeted with either great enthusiasm or dread. For instance, the world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart (Forbes 2014) has a number of anti- and pro-groups dedicated to its being and the event of a Wal-Mart entry tends to be met with protests and campaigns (Decamme 2013) but also welcomed by, for instance, consumers (Davis & DeBonis 2013). LÄS MER

  5. 19. Corporate Disclosures Regulations : Social Solution or a Problem?

    Författare :Asif M Huq; Kenneth Carling; Fredrik Hartwig; Arend Hintze; Moti Zwilling; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; audit choice; audit regulations; corporate governance; corporate sustainability; EU-wide accounting reforms; firm growth; greenhouse gas emissions; machine learning; microdata analysis; natural learning processing; new institutional economics; nonfinancial reporting; survey;

    Sammanfattning : Regulations are argued to have the answer to solving various social and economic problems that society faces today (e.g., climate change, tax evasion, etc.). LÄS MER

  7. 20. How does accounting and auditing regulations affect firm growth and cost of capital?

    Författare :Asif M Huq; Kenneth Carling; Fredrik Hartwig; Jörgen Elbe; Torbjörn Tagesson; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; New institutional economics; firm growth; small business economics; regulatory reform; audit reform; mandatory audit; audit complexity; SMEs; private limited firms; Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis; Komplexa system - mikrodataanalys;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis provides an understanding of how new audit regulation affect firm growth and how audits affect the cost of capital. To investigate the effect of audit reforms on employment growth, we exploited a Swedish reform made in November 2010 that gave certain firms the option to opt out of previously imposed statutory audits. LÄS MER