Sökning: "omitted variables"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 15 avhandlingar innehållade orden omitted variables.
1. Essays on: Application of Cross Sectional Efficiency Analysis
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three different essays, all of which have arisen from a practical problem. In the first essay, “Technical efficiency and ownership: The case of booking centers in the Swedish Taxi Market” the purpose is to examine the question of competition on an equal basis between privately and publicly owned booking centers in the Swedish taxi market. LÄS MER
2. Essays on Conflict, Institutions, and Ethnic Diversity
Sammanfattning : The thesis consists of five self-contained papers. Paper 1: Social Capital vs Institutions in the Growth Process Is social capital a substitute or a complement to formal institutions for achieving economic growth? Research on the impacts of social capital and formal institutions on economic development have so far mainly emerged as two distinct …elds. LÄS MER
3. Wages, unemployment and regional differences : empirical studies of the Palestinian labor market
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four essays analyzing wages, unemployment and regional differences in the Palestinian labor market. Paper [I] investigates the effects of the Israeli closure policy on Palestinian wage earnings. Closure has a significant impact on the Palestinian labor force in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. LÄS MER
4. Nonresponse issues when analysing business survey data
Sammanfattning : Data issues due to nonresponse or missing data arises often in company surveys or in firm data. Missing data and nonresponse causes bias. Another problem that causes bias is omitted variables. Accordingly, it will lead to wrong conclusions. LÄS MER
5. Statistical Considerations in the Analysis of Matched Case-Control Studies. With Applications in Nutritional Epidemiology
Sammanfattning : The case-control study is one of the most frequently used study designs in analytical epidemiology. This thesis focuses on some methodological aspects in the analysis of the results from this kind of study. LÄS MER