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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 26 avhandlingar innehållade orden commodity trade.
16. Essays on redistribution and local public expenditures
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of a summary and four papers. The first two papers are theoretical contributions within the area of optimal taxation and public expenditures under asymmetric information between the government and the private sector, and the last two are empirical contributions to the literature on local public expenditures. LÄS MER
17. Exploiting cross-level linkages to steer the bioenergy transition
Sammanfattning : This thesis develops the notion of the bioenergy transition as the long-term transformation of biomass from a local resource into a global commodity. An historical assessment is combined with interdisciplinary analysis that focuses especially on liquid biofuels and highlights the environmentally innovative case of bioethanol. LÄS MER
18. European bioenergy markets : integration and price convergence
Sammanfattning : Energy market integration is beneficial in several ways: it can increase competition, reduce the risk of local shortages or oversupply and can also reduce price volatility. As demand for renewable energy is growing, bioenergy from solid biomass fuels is changing from its traditional role as a locally utilized form of energy into an internationally traded energy commodity. LÄS MER
19. Omvälvningarnas tid: Handelshuset Ekman i Göteborg på en europeisk kreditmarknad 1790–1820
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this doctoral dissertation is to chart and analyze the flow of payments and credits to and from Gothenburg for the period 1790−1820, with a special interest in the transactions involving The Merchant House Ekman & Co. Both bills of exchange transactions within Ekman & Co and protested bills of exchange for other firms are studied. LÄS MER
20. Essays on Investor Behavior and Trading Strategies in International Financial Markets
Sammanfattning : This dissertation contains four articles that in different ways inform on investor behavior in international financial markets, their impact on the underlying market, and the trading strategies that they pursue.Article I studies how hedge funds herd in currency future contracts and how it is affecting the underlying market. LÄS MER