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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 14 avhandlingar innehållade orden capital goods industry.

  1. 6. Upptäckten av Sverige : utländska direktinvesteringar i Sverige 1895-1945

    Författare :Sven Nordlund; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; direct investments; subsidiaries; tariffs; imperialism; multinational companies; cartels; Jewish refugee capital; dummy companies; small industrial countries;

    Sammanfattning : The study investigates the extent, development and nature of foreign direct investments in Sweden during the years 1895-1945. The work also has a qualitative aspect, which may be summarized as a question: Why do foreign companies undertake direct investments in Sweden? The basic premise has been that the companies' decisions are based on their own calculations regarding profit interests and structural conditions on the market, but these decisions are also influenced by various power relations. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Essays on International Trade, Productivity and Firm Heterogeneity

    Författare :Anders Åkerman; Rikard Forslid; Diego Puga; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Agglomeration; productivity; firm heterogeneity; export processing zones; firm dynamics; market size; beachhead costs; natural experiment; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis consists of three papers, summarized as follows.”Trade, Intra-Industry Reallocations and Aggregate Productivity: A Bridge between Theory and Data in Öresund”The paper aims at estimating the causal effect of trade liberalisation on aggregate productivity through firm selection as in Melitz (2003). LÄS MER

  4. 8. Marknad på väg. Den västgötska gårdfarihandeln 1790–1864

    Författare :Pia Lundqvist; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pedlars; Sweden; 18th century; 19th century; internal trade; textile market; distribution; consumer demand; credit networks; institutional change; peasants; households; division of labour;

    Sammanfattning : Lundqvist, P. (2008.) Marknad på väg : den västgötska gårdfarihandeln 1790–1864. [Market on the road : peddling from the province of Västergötland 1790–1864] 324 pages. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Who benefits when IKEA enters local markets in Sweden? : An empirical assessment using difference-in-difference analysis, synthetic control methods, and Twitter sentiment analysis

    Författare :Yujiao Li; Mark Dougherty; Hasan Fleyeh; Moudud Alam; Oana Mihaescu; Per Johansson; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; big-box entry effect; spatial spill-over effect; heterogeneous causal effect; difference-in-difference; synthetic control method; sentiment analysis.; Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis; Komplexa system - mikrodataanalys;

    Sammanfattning : Policy makers often spend considerable amounts of money to attract IKEA to their region despite not having any empirical measurements on its expected contribution to the local economy. As such, an empirical study of the economic and social impact of new IKEA stores can aid political decision making, and contribute to the literature regarding how big-box retail entry affects the regions where they enter. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Food and beverage combinations : Sommeliers' perspectives and consumer patterns in Sweden

    Författare :Henrik Scander; Agneta Yngve; Richard Tellström; Nicklas Neuman; Celia Monteagudo Sanchez; Johanna Mäkelä; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bourdieu; craft drinks; food pairing; meal; restaurant; riksmaten; sommelier; practice theory; Måltidskunskap; Culinary Arts and Meal Science;

    Sammanfattning : As beverage intake can play an important part of choosing a healthy diet, it is important to increase awareness of the contribution of beverages to overall energy intake for consumers.The professional sommelier has for a long time served as a cultural intermediary, providing guests with good food and beverage combinations. LÄS MER