Sökning: "Quasi-Experiment"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 21 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Quasi-Experiment.

  1. 16. Essays on China’s Economic Development : Innovation, Public Debt and Social Connections

    Författare :Xueping Sun; David Strömberg; Torsten Persson; Ekaterina Zhuravskaya; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Accountability; Political Horizon; Innovation; Public Debt; Social Connections; COVID-19; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : The Innovation Cost of Short Political Horizons: Evidence from Local Leaders’ Promotion in ChinaI digitize the career histories of Chinese city leaders and link them to economic policies and innovation outcomes. I exploit political connections formed through previous work ties to generate variation in leaders’ promotion expectations. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Designing for eAssessment of higher order thinking : An undergraduate IT online distance education course in Sri Lanka

    Författare :Hakim Usoof; Brian Hudson; Eva Lindgren; Gihan Wikramanayake; Priyantha Hewagamage; Patrick Dillon; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Learning; Assessment; Distance Education; Higher order thinking; Collaborative learning; Higher education; Plagiarism; Keystroke dynamics; pedagogik; Education; pedagogiskt arbete; educational work; computer and systems sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Distance education has seen rapid growth over the recent decades. The rapid development of Information Communication Technology [ICT] has been one of the main drivers of this growth in distance education. However, distance education and ICT themselves posts challenges to both students and educators alike. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Essays on the Employment Service and Employers' Recruitment Behaviour

    Författare :Lars Behrenz; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ekonomisk teori; ekonometri; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; economic systems; Labour Market; Evaluation; Hazard Functions; Unemployment Duration; Cost-benefit Analysis; Production frontier approach; Economics; economic theory; econometrics; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

    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

  5. 19. School Choice, School Performance and School Segregation : Institutions and Design

    Författare :Dany Kessel; Jonas Vlachos; Roine Vestman; Hessel Oosterbeek; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; School choice; school segregation; school performance; priority structures; information; gender; competition; experiment; house prices; housing wealth; consumption; house price elasticity; marginal propensity to consume; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained chapters. The first chapter, Are Parents Uninformed? – The Impact of School Performance Information on School Choice Behavior and Student Assignment, is co-authored by Elsisabet Olme. We investigate the effects of school performance information on school choice behavior and student assignment. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Essays on Urban Economics

    Författare :Ina Blind; Matz Dahlberg; Olof Åslund; Christine Whitehead; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Infrastructure investment; commuting; job access; public transit; labor market outcomes; migration; residential sorting; residential segregation; housing mix; tenure type mix; mosques; call to prayer; house prices; neighborhood dynamics; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay 1 (with Olof Åslund and Matz Dahlberg): In this essay we investigate the impact of commuter train access on individual labor market outcomes. LÄS MER