Sökning: "voluntary sector"

Visar resultat 26 - 30 av 36 avhandlingar innehållade orden voluntary sector.

  1. 26. Essays on Welfare Dependency and the Privatization of Welfare Services

    Författare :Kajsa Hanspers; Eva Mörk; Anders Forslund; Roope Uusitalo; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Essay 1: This paper investigates whether mandatory activation programs for welfare recipients have effects on welfare participation, employment and disposable income. In contrast to earlier studies, we are able to capture both entry and exit effects. LÄS MER

  3. 27. Food for Thought : Essays on Green Public Procurement and the Market for Organic Food

    Författare :Hanna Lindström; Sofia Lundberg; Tommy Lundgren; Janne Tukiainen; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organic food policy; agricultural policy; Green Public Procurement; environmental policy; consumer demand; demand system; price transmission; survey data; retail scanner data;

    Sammanfattning : Paper [I] In this paper, we study a Green Public Procurement (GPP) policy decided by the Swedish government in 2006, stating objectives related to organic farming. The policy aims to increase the public sector's organic food purchases, in order to incentivise Swedish farmers to convert to organic practices, thereby contributing to national environmental quality objectives. LÄS MER

  4. 28. Greening Industry : Essays on industrial energy use and markets for forest raw materials

    Författare :Anna Mansikkasalo; Per Mickwitz; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : The overall purpose of this thesis is to investigate market developments and policy issues that influence the environmental performance of the industry sector. The analysis concentrates mainly on the industry’s input use in the form of energy and forest raw materials. The thesis consists of an introductory part, and five self-contained papers. LÄS MER

  5. 29. Industrial electricity demand and energy efficiency policy

    Författare :Eva Henriksson; Joachim Schleich; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation consists of an introduction and five self-contained papers addressing the issues of industrial electricity demand and the role of energy efficiency policy. An important context for the study is the increased interest in so-called voluntary energy efficiency programs in which different types of tax exemptions are granted if the participating firms carry out energy efficiency measures following an energy audit. LÄS MER

  7. 30. Efficiency Implications of Innovations in Administering TransportInfrastructure

    Författare :Jan-Eric Nilsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation is concerned with issues directly and indirectly associated with reform of the way that transport infrastructure is managed. It consists of four separate papers. The dissertation summary also provides a unified framework for the otherwise self-contained papers. In abstract, the papers have the following content. LÄS MER