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1. Essays on Manufacturing Production in a Developing Economy: Kenya 1992-94
Sammanfattning : The dissertation consists of five separate empirical papers based on panel data from Kenyan manufacturing firms in the food, wood, textile and metal sectors, collected during the early 1990s, and an overview of the economic literature on small firms in developing countries. The principal tools of analysis are the microeconomic theory of production and econometrics. LÄS MER
2. Essays on the Employment Service and Employers' Recruitment Behaviour
Sammanfattning : This thesis results from four research projects. The issues addressed in the projects are different types of labour market information problems. The purpose of the first article is to contribute to a better empirical under- standning of how an increase of staff at the Public Employment Service affects job seekers. LÄS MER
3. Essays on Econometric Theory
Sammanfattning : This dissertation contains a variety of contributions to econometric theory. Broadly speaking, econometrics may be categorized depending on what type of data is being analyzed, the two main categories being time series data and cross sectional data. A third category is panel data, combining cross sectional data observed over time. LÄS MER
4. Efficiency and Productivity Change: A Micro Data Case Study of the Colombian Cement Industry
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5. Four Essays on Technology, Productivity and Environment
Sammanfattning : The main subject of this thesis is the relationship between economic growth and environmental effects when the interaction between firms' behaviour and regulations are taken into account. In the first three papers I discuss different aspects of the relationship between regulations and environmental effects. LÄS MER