Sökning: "New Institutional Economics"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 184 avhandlingar innehållade orden New Institutional Economics.

  1. 11. Power generation technology choice in the presence of climate policy

    Författare :Fredrik Pettersson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : The overall purpose of this thesis is to analyze power generation technology choices in the presence of climate policy. Special attention is paid to the diffusion of renewable power technologies following a carbon pricing policy, and this topic is analyzed in two self-contained papers. LÄS MER

  3. 12. A Risky and Polarized World : Essays on Uncertainty, Ideology and Foreign Policy

    Författare :Maximiliano Sosa Andrés; Eva Mörk; Luca Repetto; Pilar Sorribas-Navarro; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Risk tolerance; uncertainty; institutions; polarization; policy; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Essay 1 - We examine whether risk aversion as well as higher order risk attitudes (HORAs) (prudence and temperance) have changed during COVID-19. We include prudence and temperance as higher order measures, as these two have been largely understudied under extreme events but are determinants of decisions related to the health and financial domains. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Crime, Corruption and Development

    Författare :Sebastian Axbard; Mikael Lindahl; Niklas Bengtsson; Mårten Palme; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Judicial System; Court; Corruption; Government Spending; Natural Resources; Mining; Violence; Crime; Climate; Income Opportunities; Piracy; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Essay I: Prosecuting and convicting corrupt officials is a common strategy to combat corruption. Despite this, little is known about the effectiveness of such anti-corruption policies. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Utilization of tax allowances and corporate borrowing

    Författare :Gunnar Forsling; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays on corporate taxation.Essay I is a descriptive analysis of the utilization of tax allowances by Swedish tax-paying firms. We conclude that firms have systematically failed to take full advantage of the allowances granted by the government. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Electoral Incentives and Information Content in Macroeconomic Forecasts

    Författare :André Reslow; Mikael Carlsson; Jesper Lindé; Gisle James Natvik; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Brexit; Electoral Cycles; Forecast Evaluation; Forecasting; Imperfect Information; Interest Groups; Political Selection; Voting; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Essay I (with Davide Cipullo): This essay introduces macroeconomic forecasters as new political agents and suggests that they use their forecasts to influence voting outcomes. The essay develops a probabilistic voting model in which voters do not have complete information about the future economy and rely on professional forecasters when forming beliefs. LÄS MER