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1. 1. Empirical Studies on Merger Policy and Collusive Behaviour

   Författare :Maria Jakobsson; Jonas Häckner; Robert H. Porter; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four studies focusing on empirical issues in industrial organization.Bid Rigging in Swedish Procurement Auctions: Using a unique data set of procurement auctions carried out by the Swedish National Road Administration, this paper addresses the issue of bid rigging in the Swedish asphalt-paving sector. LÄS MER

3. 2. Essays on Productive Efficiency, Shadow Prices, and Human Capital

   Författare :Per-Olov Marklund; Thomas Aronsson; Chuan-Zhong Li; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; directional output distance function; Porter hypothesis; Burden-Sharing Agreement; Producer Responsibility Ordinance; Output of the educational sector; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of five papers, four of them basically concerning environmental issues, while the fifth paper addresses the issue of measuring output from the educational sector. The first paper starts from the fact that industrial activity causes environmental damage. LÄS MER

4. 3. Guld och gröna skogar? : miljöanpassningen av Rönnskärsverken 1960-2000

   Författare :Ann-Kristin Bergquist; Olle Krantz; Sverker Sörlin; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; business history; environmental history; company strategies; Porter hypothesis.; industrial pollution; copper smelting; environmental adaptation; environmental regulation; technological development; environmental technology; state-firm interaction; learning processes; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to reach further understanding of the development of environmental adaptation in Swedish heavy industry by studying the case of the Rönnskär Smelter 1960-2000. More specifically, the aim of the thesis is to investigate the interplay between firm level environmental adaptation and national environmental politics and economic development. LÄS MER

5. 4. Microeconomic Policy for Development: Essays on Trade and Environment, Poverty and Education

   Författare :Miguel Quiroga; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; absenteeism; aggregation bias; comparative advantage; decomposition analysis; education; environmental endowment; environmental regulation; factor content; geography; hyperbolic discounting; living standards; mandatory attendance; non-homothetic preferences; pollution haven; Porter hypothesis; poverty; present-biased preferences; teaching; time-inconsistent preferences; trade;

   Sammanfattning : Abstracts This thesis contains three papers analyzing different issues. Paper 1: “Do Countries with Lax Environmental Regulations Have a Comparative Advantage in Polluting Industries?” We study whether lax environmental regulations induce comparative advantages, causing the least-regulated countries to specialize in polluting industries. LÄS MER

7. 5. Marshallian sources of growth and interdependent location of Swedish firms and households

   Författare :Robert Sörensson; Lars Westin; Niklas Hanes; Johan Klaesson; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and knowledge spillover; MAR; Jacobs and Porter externalities; labor pooling; interdependent location choice; panel data; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three papers that examine Marshallian sources of growthand interdependent location of Swedish firms and households. Paper [I] examines the impact of static and dynamic knowledge externalitiesand their impact on Swedish market operating firms growth pattern between1997 and 2005. LÄS MER