Browsing by Author "Department of Economics"
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Are Some Lives More Valuable?
Martinsson, Peter; Johansson-Stenman, Olof (2003)A theoretical model of the ethical preferences of individuals is tested by conducting a choice experiment on safety-enhancing road investments. The relative value of a saved life is found to decrease with age, such that ... -
Are Underwriter-Analysts More Informed? Scandinavian Evidence
Lidén, Erik R. (2004)Excess returns for Scandinavian IPO-firm initial buy recommendations registered on the First Call database from underwriter analysts (informed analysts) for 1996-2002 were compared to those of non-underwriter analysts ... -
Are Vietnamese Farmers Concerned with their Relative Position in Society?
Martinsson, Peter; Linde-Rahr, Martin; Nam, Pham Khanh; Carlsson, Fredrik (2005)This paper examines the attitude towards relative position or status among rural households in Vietnam. On average, the respondents show weaker preferences for relative position than in comparable studies in Western ... -
Aspects of Macroeconomic Saving
Adler, Johan (2003)This thesis deals with various aspects of macroeconomic saving. It consists of an introduction and four self-contained papers. Paper I, "From closed to open door policy: An empirical study of China's international capital ... -
Assessing management options for weed control with demanders and non-demanders in a choice experiment
Kataria, Mitesh; Carlsson, Fredrik (2006)The yellow floating heart is a water weed causing nuisance problems in Swedish watercourses. An economic analysis of this is required where various management options are considered. The benefits of a management program ... -
ASSESSING THE EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING USING A ONE-FACTOR MODEL
Daniela Andrén, Daniela; Andrén, Thomas (2004)Matching estimators use observed variables to adjust for differences between groups to eliminate sample selection bias. When minimum relevant information is not available, matching estimates are biased. If access to data ... -
Assessing the Employment Effects of Labor Market Training Programs in Sweden
Andrén, Thomas; Andrén, Daniela (2002)Several studies have examined the effects of training programs on employment. Most of them assume that the effects of training are constant for all potential trainees. We use an econometric framework that allows studying ... -
Avreglerad elförsörjning. Ökad konkurrens och ökad effektivitet? Rapport 1
Veiderpass, Ann (2004) -
Avreglerad elförsörjning. Ökad konkurrens och ökad effektivitet? Rapport 2
Veiderpass, Ann (2004) -
BEQUESTS, GIFTS, AND EDUCATION Swedish evidence on parents transfer behavior
Ohlsson, Henry; Nordblom, Katarina (2002)We study the motives behind parents' transfers to their children, and the relationship between tangible transfers and educational investments. Another issue is the channels parents choose for tangible transfers. Do they ... -
Biodiversity Conservation under an Imperfect Seed System: the Role of Community Seed Banking Scheme
Bezabih, Mintewab (2005)The study is an empirical investigation of agrobiodiversity conservation decisions of small farmers in the central highlands of Ethiopia. The primary objective is to measure the effectiveness of Community Seed Banking ... -
Biogeography and Long-Run Economic
A. Hibbs Jr., Douglas; Olsson, Ola (2000)The transition from a hunter-gather economy to agricultural production, which made possible the endogenous technological progress that ultimately led to the industrial revolution, is one of the most important events in ... -
BNP-begreppets historia
Sandelin, Bo (2006)Det första kända försöket att beräkna värdet av ett helt lands produktion eller inkomst brukar tillskrivas den engelske 1600-talsekonomen William Petty. Adam Smith diskuterade beräkningsprinciperna i Folkens välstånd (1776) ... -
Bread and Peace Voting in U.S. Presidential Elections
A. Hibbs, Douglas (2000)A simple "Bread and Peace" model shows that aggregate votes for President in postwar elections were determined entirely by weighted-average growth of real disposable personal income per capita during the incumbent ... -
Bridging the Great Divide in South Africa: Inequality and Punishment in the Provision of Public Goods
Burns, Justine; Visser, Martine (2006)We explore the effect of income inequality and peer punishment on voluntary provision of public goods in an experimental context. Our sample draws from nine fishing communities in South-Africa where high levels of inequality ... -
Can Africa Reduce Poverty by Half by 2015? The Case for a Pro-Poor Growth Strategy
Shimeles, Abebe; Bigsten, Arne (2005)This study uses simulations to explore the possibility of halving the percentage of people living in extreme poverty in Africa by 2015. A pro-poor growth-scenario and a constant-inequality scenario are compared. It is shown ... -
Can Aid Generate Growth in Africa?
Bigsten, Arne (1998)The paper discusses the impact of foreign aid on economic growth in Africa. After brief discussion about growth determinants it goes on to review the available evidence about the impact of aid on African economic growth. ... -
Can China’s Growth be Sustained? A Productivity Perspective
Hu, Angang; Bigsten, Arne; Zheng, Jinghai (2006)China’s unorthodox approach to economic transition has resulted in sustained high growth. However, in recent years Chinese economists have increasingly referred to the growth pattern as “extensive”, generated mainly through ... -
Can Japan Make a Comeback?
Bigsten, Arne (2004)Since the beginning of the 1990s Japan has experienced economic stagnation. This paper discusses its causes and the prospects for recovery. It considers both the macroeconomic problems and the viability of the Japanese ... -
Charity, Status, and Optimal Taxation: Welfarist and Non-Welfarist Approaches
Aronsson, Thomas; Johansson-Stenman, Olof; Wendner, Ronald (University of Gothenburg, 2021-06)This paper analyzes optimal taxation of charitable giving to a public good in a Mirrleesian framework with social comparisons. Leisure separability together with zero transaction costs of giving imply that charitable giving ...