Sökning: "peter englund"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 12 avhandlingar innehållade orden peter englund.
1. Profits and market adjustment : a study in the dynamics of production, productivity and rates of return
Sammanfattning : In a market economy the rate of return on capital plays a decisive role for resource allocation. High profits in an industry stimulate expansion of production in existing firms and entry of new firms. The product price will hence tend to fall, and in the long run there is a tendency for rates of profit to become equalized across industries. LÄS MER
2. In vivo properties of neural stem cells after transplantation into the rat brain-Studies of phenotypic differentiation and functional integration using cell-specific labelling and electrophysiological techniques
Sammanfattning : In the present thesis, we have examined the in vivo properties of in vitro expanded human and rat neural stem-and progenitor cells after transplantation into the neonatal and adult rat brain. The survival and differentiation of the grafted cells were assessed using species-specific antisera, and pre-labelling with the reporter gene green fluorescent protein (GFP). LÄS MER
3. Physical activity, bone density, and fragility fractures in women
Sammanfattning : Scandinavia has among the highest incidence of fragility fractures in the world. The reasons for this are unknown, but might involve differences in genetic and/or environmental factors, such as sunlight exposure and levels of physical activity. LÄS MER
4. Essays on credit markets and banking
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained papers related to banking, credit markets and financial stability. Paper [I] presents a credit market model and finds, using an agent based modeling approach, that credit crunches have a tendency to occur; even when credit markets are almost entirely transparent in the absence of external shocks. LÄS MER
5. Essays on Housing : tax treatment, prices, and macroeconomic implications
Sammanfattning : Costly reversals of bad policies: the case of the mortgage interest deductionThis paper measures the welfare effects of removing the mortgage interest deduction under a variety of implementation scenarios. To this end, we build a life-cycle model with heterogeneous households calibrated to the U.S. LÄS MER