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1. 1. Informal Finance and Microfinance in Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago : An Institutional Study

   Författare :Akhil Malaki; Ulf Jonsson; Thorbjörn Engdahl; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; informal institutions; informal finance; microfinance; institutional study; institutions; Jamaica; Trinidad Tobago; Roscas; Credit Unions; NGOs; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia;

   Sammanfattning : This study is about informal institutions in informal finance and microfinance in Jamaica and Trinidad-Tobago. Informal institutions as understood in this study are unwritten social norms that cater to specific needs in the society, and can be indirectly captured and measured in their outcome. LÄS MER

3. 2. Stadshypoteks plats och bana inom det svenska kreditväsendet 1909-1970 : en socialhistorisk studie

   Författare :Per Eriksson; Ylva Hasselberg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Stadshypotek; social history; Swedish banking system; credit institutions; Pierre Bourdieu; social housing; banking history; mortgage institutions; savings banks; commercial banks; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia;

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4. 3. Essays on Politics, Fiscal Institutions, and Public Finance

   Författare :Lovisa Persson; Eva Mörk; Jon H. Fiva; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Property taxation; housing market; fiscal institutions; balanced budget rule; local public finance; fiscal consolidation; political fragmentation; median voter model; regression discontinuity; citizen candidates; party effects; right-wing populism; welfare chauvinism.; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Essay 1 (with Mikael Elinder): We show that house prices in general did not respond to a large cut in the property tax in Sweden. Our estimates are based on rich register data covering more than 100,000 sales over a time period of two and a half years. LÄS MER

5. 4. Renewable Energy Market for Rural Electrification in Developing Countries: Country Case Nepal

   Författare :Brijesh Mainali; Semida Silveira; Björn Kjellström; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; renewable energy; rural electrification; off-grid; financing; subsidy; credit; equity; market; extensive growth; intensive growth; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Sammanfattning : The availability of abundant renewable resources, lack of fossil fuels and difficult geographical terrain for grid line extensions contribute to the advantages of renewable based decentralized rural electrification in Ne-pal. Solar home system (SHS) and micro-hydro are the most commonly adopted off-grid renewable energy technologies in the country. LÄS MER

7. 5. Essays on Debts and Constitutions

   Författare :Emanuel Kohlscheen; Torsten Persson; Jonathan Eaton; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; debt; constitution; sovereign risk; federalism; credibility; political institutions; renegotiation; trade credit; international reserves; bailout; revenue sharing; soft budget; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis includes two essays on sovereign debt and one on subnational governments' debts within a federation. In the two first essays, simple constitutional rules - that define how economic interactions unfold - are found to influence the outcome in important ways. LÄS MER