Sökning: "instrumental variable"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 64 avhandlingar innehållade orden instrumental variable.

1. 21. Method developments for the attributable fraction in causal inference

   Författare :Elisabeth Dahlqwist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : In public health and policy making, understanding the overall impact of an intervention is of essential importance. A way to quantify the disease burden due to some risk factor is by the attributable fraction (AF). LÄS MER

3. 22. An evaluation of the adult education initiative relative labor market training

   Författare :Anders Stenberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Selection; adult education; wage earnings; labor market training; duration; incidence; unemployment; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three papers which evaluate the effects of the Adult Education Initiative (AEI) in Sweden relative to the vocational part of Labor Market Training (LMT). Paper [I] studies unemployment incidence and unemployment duration for participants in the AEI relative to LMT. LÄS MER

4. 23. Adaptive Control based on Explicit Criterion Minimization

   Författare :Eva Trulsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Adaptive control; Optimization; Identification; On-line operation;

   Sammanfattning : A common approach to regulator design is to define an objective function, which is minimized with respect to adjustable regulator parameters. Here we discuss how such objective functions can be minimized online, thus providingadaptive eon tro I. LÄS MER

5. 24. Essays in finance, trade and politics

   Författare :Helena Svaleryd; Robin Burgess; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Financial systems; Financial markets; Trade policy; Local government; gender; Sweden; Finansiella marknader; Handelsteori; Handelspolitik; Kommunal ekonomi; genusaspekter; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three essays in economics:Financial markets, industrial specialization and comparative advantage. Evidence from OECD countries. Due to underlying technological and organizational differences, industries differ in their need for external finance. LÄS MER

7. 25. Essays on R&D and Growth

   Författare :Henrik Braconier; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International commerce; Technology; Scale effects; Innovation; Imitation; R D; Endogenous Growth; Internationell ekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to analyze some aspects of the relationship between R&D and economic growth. In Chapter 2 we analyze how costly imitation may be incorporated into an R&D-driven endogenous growth model. In the model, optimizing firms allocate resources to innovation or imitation. LÄS MER