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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 36 avhandlingar innehållade ordet self-selection.

1. 21. Essays on the Acquisition of Skills in Teams

   Författare :Thomas Ericson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ekonomisk teori; ekonomisk politik; ekonometri; Nationalekonomi; economic policy; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; household production; human-capital investment; hold-up; sports; Team; ekonomiska system;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three theoretical essays on the acquisition of skills in teams. The first essay deals with the training and recruitment of football players in the European Soccer leagues. LÄS MER

3. 22. Does education cause participation in politics?

   Författare :Mikael J Persson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; Political participation;

   Sammanfattning : In most studies of political behavior in Western countries, it is found that individuals with higher education participate to a greater extent in political activities than individuals with lower levels of education. According to the conventional view, education increases skills and knowledge but also affects political interest and political efficacy; factors that all in turn trigger political participation. LÄS MER

4. 23. Exploring the links between knowledge spillovers, trade, productivity, and innovation

   Författare :Ingrid Viklund Ros; Hans Lööf; Anders Broström; Bettina Peters; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four papers which consider internal and external determinants of innovation, productivity, or export at the firm level sing matched panel data from various national and international databases.In the first paper, we examine a universal set of Swedish employer-employee panel data for the period 2000-2014. LÄS MER

5. 24. Essays on Trade and Productivity: Case studies of manufacturing in Chile and Kenya

   Författare :Mats Granér; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Trade liberalisation; productivity growth; productive efficiency; stochastic frontiers; manufacturing; learning-by-expor;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with various aspects of the relationship between trade and productivity in developing countries. It contains of a general introduction and four separate essays. The essays consist of case studies of the manufacturing sector in Chile and Kenya. LÄS MER

7. 25. Essays on Capital Structure

   Författare :Hossein Asgharian; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; Extreme Bound Analysis; Selection bias; Lisrel; Semiparametric; Nonparametric; Financial distress; Panel data analysis; Leverage; Capital structure; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

   Sammanfattning : Chapter 2 analyses the relationship between capital structure and industry classification of Swedish firms. This study also analyses the determinants of the capital structure at the industry level. LÄS MER