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1. 6. Parties, Majorities, Incumbencies : Four essays in political economics

   Författare :Christian Odendahl; David Strömberg; Jakob Svensson; Eva Mörk; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; elections; political economics; close elections; local spending; local taxation; voter transition; incumbency; coalition governments; voting power; regression discontinuity; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays on political economics. The first paper studies the impact of having one party in government versus a coalition of parties, where the exogenous variation in the type of government stems from close election outcomes. LÄS MER

3. 7. Essays in Political Economics

   Författare :Jaakko Meriläinen; Torsten Persson; David Strömberg; Toke Aidt; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Class-based voting; close elections; economic policy; ideology; local government; political parties; political promotions; political representation; politician quality; rank effects; regression discontinuity design; voting behavior; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : When Does Regression Discontinuity Design Work? Evidence from Random Election OutcomesWe use elections data in which a large number of ties in vote counts between candidates are resolved via a lottery to study the personal incumbency advantage. We benchmark non-experimental regression discontinuity design (RDD) estimates against the estimate produced by this experiment that suggests that there is no personal incumbency advantage. LÄS MER

4. 8. Essays in finance, trade and politics

   Författare :Helena Svaleryd; Robin Burgess; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Financial systems; Financial markets; Trade policy; Local government; gender; Sweden; Finansiella marknader; Handelsteori; Handelspolitik; Kommunal ekonomi; genusaspekter; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three essays in economics:Financial markets, industrial specialization and comparative advantage. Evidence from OECD countries. Due to underlying technological and organizational differences, industries differ in their need for external finance. LÄS MER

5. 9. Spatial interaction and local government expenditures for functionally impaired in Sweden

   Författare :Lena Birkelöf; Magnus Wikström; Niklas Hanes; Hendrik Folmer; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Local public expenditures; Spatial econometrics; Spatial interaction; Intergovernmental grants; Expenditure crowding out; Functionally impaired.; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : The thesis consists of an introductory part and three self-contained papers. Paper [I] studies the determinants of the differences in expenditure on services for functionally impaired individuals among municipalities in Sweden. LÄS MER

7. 10. Essays on Poverty, Income Inequality and Health in Transition Economies

   Författare :Oleksiy Ivaschenko; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Transition economies; Income inequality; Poverty; Health status; Life expectancy; Public health spending; Economics growth; Labor income; Panel data;

   Sammanfattning : The essays in this thesis investigate issues related to poverty, income inequality and health in transition economies of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. The major questions analyzed in the essays are the determinants of changes in income inequality observed in the transition region, the role of poverty and public health spending in explaining cross-regional and inter-temporal variations in life expectancy, and the returns to health in the labor market. LÄS MER