Sökning: "Stage III"

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  1. 1. Mixing Oil and Water : Studies of the Namibian Economy

    Författare :Jesper Stage; Karl-Gustaf Löfgren; Anders Danielson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Namibia; energy use; structural decomposition analysis; hedonic pricing; townships; groundwater use; fisheries; bioeconomic modelling; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four papers studying economic aspects of natural resource and environmental management in Namibia.Paper [I] analyses changes in Namibian energy use patterns between 1980 and 1998. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Essays on the Namibian Economy

    Författare :Michael N. Humavindu; Jesper Stage; Henning Melber; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Namibia; shadow prices; discount rate; semi-input-output; accounting price ratios; financial returns; volatility; hedonic pricing; townships; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of an introduction and four papers exploring various aspects of the Namibian economy. These aspects cover shadow pricing, environmental valuation and capital market development in Namibia. Paper I estimates the shadow prices of capital, labour and foreign exchange for the Namibian economy. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Changing the risk at the margin : Smallholder farming and public policy in developing countries

    Författare :Camilla Andersson; Jesper Stage; Ing-Marie Gren; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Smallholder farming; Public policy; Informal risk strategies; Microcredit; Opium eradication; Development economics; Food policy; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of a summary and four self-contained papers. Paper [I] examines whether the implementation of a social safety net programme in Ethiopia has affected the value, risk and composition of farmers‟ crop portfolios. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Essays on Malnutrition, Savings and Preferences

    Författare :Tharshini Thangavelu; Jesper Stage; Runar Brännlund; Wisdom Akpalu; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of an introductory part and four self-contained papers addressing three different topics in economics, namely preferences, savings and malnutrition. In Paper I, an instrumental variable approach was employed to analyse how malnutrition affects children’s psychosocial abilities. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Forest Dependence in Developing Countries : Analysis of household perceptions, energy, and food security in Tanzania

    Författare :Matilda Ntiyakunze Stanslaus; Jesper Stage; Razack Lokina; Lars Hultkrantz; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explores forest dependence in developing countries by examining households’ perceptions about their forest use and dependence, energy choices and the links between forests and food security in a case study of Tanzania. Paper (I) reviews selected economic literature related to the role of household heterogeneities on forest dependence and on energy choices. LÄS MER