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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 68 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Samhällsvetenskaper.

1. 11. Essays on International Health Economics: The Role of Health Insurance in Health Care Financing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

   Författare :Björn Ekman; Socialepidemiologi; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Low- and middle-income country; Health insurance; Health financing; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social sciences; Econometric analysis; Equity;

   Sammanfattning : The thesis consists of an introductory chapter and four independent research papers, summarized as follows. The introductory chapter discusses the role of economics in international health and the policy contributions of each of the particular papers. In addition, the data and the methods that have been used are discussed. LÄS MER

3. 12. On the Treatment of Flow in Traffic Safety Analysis, - a non-parametric approach applied on vulnerable road users

   Författare :Lars Ekman; Trafik och väg; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Teknik; Technological sciences; safety performance function; accuracy; simulation; bootstrap; bicyclist; pedestrian; risk; Traffic Safety; accident rate;

   Sammanfattning : The treatment of flow in the area of traffic safety has a long tradition. The influence flow has on the number of accidents is, however, often considered so obvious that it tends to be trivial. In this thesis I can show that the relation between flow and accidents holds interesting information. LÄS MER

4. 13. Foreign Direct Investment by Large Swedish Firms - the Role of Economic Integration and Exchange Rates

   Författare :Johan Ekström; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social sciences; Eclectic Paradigm; Strategic Objective; Exchange Rates; FDI; Economic Integration;

   Sammanfattning : Two important features of the global economy in the last few decades have been the increasing degree of regional economic integration and the increasing volatility of real exchange rates. Due to the EU membership and the single European currency, issues related to regional economic integration and exchange rate changes hold prominence on the business and political agenda in Sweden. LÄS MER

5. 14. Urban driving patterns - characterisation, variability and environmental implications

   Författare :Eva Ericsson; Trafik och väg; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social sciences; Teknik; Technological sciences; speed limit; intersection density; driver age; gender; car performance; GPS; traffic flow; street environment; fuel consumption; deceleration; speed; acceleration; power demand; gear changing; exhaust emission;

   Sammanfattning : Driving patterns, i.e. the speed and acceleration profiles of vehicles affect exhaust emission and fuel consumption considerably. LÄS MER

7. 15. Varför bildas nya partier? : Om kollektivt handlande och partientreprenörer

   Författare :Gissur Erlingsson; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social sciences; Swedish Municipalities; Rational Imitation; Emotions and Rationality; Entrepreneurs; Rational Choice; Methodological Individualism; Paradox of Participation; New Political Parties; Collective Action; Political and administrative sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

   Sammanfattning : Since political parties are collective goods, groups of people that demand new political parties face a collective action problem. Therefore, we can speak of a ?paradox of party-emergence?. Hence, it is puzzling that new parties became increasingly common in representative bodies at the Swedish local level during 1973?2002. LÄS MER