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1. 11. Essays on Mechanism Design

   Författare :Albin Erlanson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multi-item auctions; Strategy-proofness; Package assignment;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis makes a contribution to mechanism design: a field of economic theory concerned with constructing and analyzing economic mechanisms. Examples include design of auctions, voting systems, school choice, kidney exchange and many more. The thesis consists of four separate papers. LÄS MER

3. 12. Applications of Bayesian Econometrics to Financial Economics

   Författare :Christoffer Bengtsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; systemic risk; stochastic volatility; jump-diffusion; shrinkage; covariance matrix estimation; estimation risk; portfolio selection; mean-variance optimization; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Bayesian econometrics; ekonomisk politik; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk teori; ekonometri; Nationalekonomi; economic policy;

   Sammanfattning : This PhD thesis consists of four separate papers. What these papers have in common is that Bayesian Econometrics, in combination with Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods, is applied to study various problems in financial economics. LÄS MER

4. 13. The effect of competition and ownership policies on the housing market

   Författare :Mikael Atterhög; Hans Lind; Bengt Turner; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Environmental engineering and architecture; Competition; housing companies; public housing; rental housing; tenure forms; privatization; Konkurrens; privat bostadsföretag; allmännyttigt bostadsföretag; upplåtelseform; privatisering; statliga medel; Sverige; internationell; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation consists of five studies presented in seven essays. The overall objectives are to investigate the extent and consequences of competition on the rental housing market as well as the importance of national government policies for the substitute good, i.e. owner-occupied housing. LÄS MER

5. 14. Power to gas : Bridging renewable electricity to the transport sector

   Författare :Farzad Mohseni; Per Alvfors; Mats Westermark; Lars Pettersson; Maria Grahn; Björn Frostell; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; transport; renewable electricity; synthetic fuels; energy; power to gas;

   Sammanfattning : Globally, transport accounts for a significant part of the total energy utilization and is heavily dominated by fossil fuels. The main challenge is how the greenhouse gas emissions in road transport can be addressed. Moreover, the use of fossil fuels in road transport makes most countries or regions dependent on those with oil and/or gas assets. LÄS MER

7. 15. Exploring health-seeking behaviour of disadvantaged populations in rural Bangladesh

   Författare :Syed Masud Ahmed; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Bangladesh; disadvantaged populations; health-seeking behaviour; health-system; self-care;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Improving ability of the health system to reach the poor/disadvantaged populations is important for health and essential to mitigate the income-erosion consequences of ill- health in Bangladesh. This study examined the health-seeking behaviour of some identified disadvantaged population groups, including the effect of poverty focused non-governmental development interventions. LÄS MER