Browsing by Author "Department of Economics"
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A Dynamic Model of Inflation for Kenya 1974 - 1996
S. Ndungu, Njuguna; Durevall, Dick (1998)This paper develops an error correction model with the aim of analysing the behaviour of prices in Kenya during 1974 -1996. In estimating the model, we first test for cointegration in the money and foreign exchange markets, ... -
A Microeconomic Analysis of Institutions
Olsson, Ola (2000)This survey paper has three themes; a microeconomic analysis of institutions, an institutional analysis of microeconomics, and a discussion on the scope for an "institutional microeconomics" that takes insights ... -
A Note on the Risk Behavior and Death of Homo Economicus
Johansson-Stenman, Olof (2006)Recent papers by Cox and Sadiraj (2006) and Rubinstein (2006) have pointed out that expected utility theory is more general than has sometimes been acknowledged, and can hence not be refuted as easily by means of experiments. ... -
A Structural Model of Childcare, Welfare, and the Labor Supply of Single Mothers
Andrén, Thomas (2002)This paper considers the simultaneous relationship of the single mother's decision to choose paid childcare, welfare participation and labor supply, and estimates a structural model that allows for a free error covariance. ... -
Adjusting Stock Market Values to Exchange Rate Exposure: The Case of ASTRA, SCA and STORA.
Rolseth, Lars (1998)Europe's two largest forest product companies SCA and STORA are located in Sweden. One of the largest firms in Sweden is ASTRA, which is a pharmaceutical company. In this paper I analyze how the variance of these firms' ... -
Age-related risk of female infertility: A comparison between perceived personal and general risks
Lampi, Elina (2006)Based on a survey of a random sample of Swedish females aged 20-40 this paper investigates: (1) whether women have correct perception of the age-related risk of female infertility, (2) whether the perceptions of the ... -
Aid and Economic Development in Africa
Bigsten, Arne (2006)The question discussed in this in this paper is whether foreign aid can help accelerate growth in African countries. The paper reviews growth determinants and growth constraints in Africa and discusses how aid can help ... -
Airline choice, switching costs and frequent flyer programs
Löfgren, Åsa; Carlsson, Fredrik (2004)Switching costs are costs that customers face when switching from one firm to another. In markets such as the airline market where repeated purchases are common, switching costs may be substantial. In this paper we ... -
Airport Marginal Cost Pricing: Discussion and an Application to Swedish Airports
Carlsson, Fredrik (2002)We derive an optimal airport-pricing model, both with and without a constraint on the revenues, that includes all relevant external marginal costs,. Given the results of the model we discuss the implications on the profit ... -
An Analysis of Subordinated Debt in Banking:The Case of Costly Bankruptcy
Nivorozhkin, Eugene (2001)The paper analyzes the mandatory subordinated debt proposals in banking. It theoretically investigates the role of subordinated debt as a buffer against losses for the deposit insurer, and its role in providing direct and ... -
An App Call a Day Keeps the Patient Away? Substitution of Online and In-Person Doctor Consultations Among Young Adults
Ellegård, Lina Maria; Kjellsson, Gustav; Mattisson, Linn (University of Gothenburg, 2021-06, r)The emergence of markets for on-demand online physician consultations –direct-to-consumer telemedicine (DCT) – is currently transforming many healthcare settings. DCT may be a cost-effective substitute for ordinary ... -
An Empirical Analysis of Provincial Productivity in China (1979-2001)
Hu, Angang; Zheng, Jinghai (2004)This study estimates and analyzes provincial productivity growth in China for the period of 1979-2001. The Malmquist Index approach used in the study allows us to decompose productivity growth into two mutually exclusive ... -
An Empirical Test of Purchasing Power Parity in Selected African Countries - a Panel Data Approach
Kalinda Mkenda, Beatrice (2001)The paper tests whether the theory of Purchasing Power Parity holds in a selected sample of twenty African countries. The paper employs a panel unit root test to test whether the real exchange rates in the panel are mean ... -
Analysis of Mining Investments in Zimbabwe
Chifamba, Ronald (2003)The papers in this thesis investigate issues related to investment with particular reference to the mining sector in Zimbabwe. Issues analysed are the levels of risk premia that attract investment in minerals in developing ... -
Analyzing Economic Market Interactions as Conflicts: New Concepts to Assess Market-Based Policy Instruments
Muller, Adrian; Mason, Simon A. (2006)Complementing market-based policy instruments with conflict analysis approaches provides a wider understanding of market situations and allows to identify minimal requirements regarding needs, power and conflict dynamics. ... -
Anyone for Higher Speed Limits? - Self-Interested and Adaptive Political Preferences
Martinsson, Peter; Johansson-Stenman, Olof (2003)Swedish survey-evidence indicates that variables reflecting self-interest are important in explaining people’s preferred speed limits, and that political preferences adapt to technological development. Drivers of cars ... -
Are Agricultural Extension Packages What Ethiopian Farmers Want? A Stated Preference Analysis
Yesuf, Mahmud; Mekonnen, Alemu; Köhlin, Gunnar; Carlsson, Fredrik (2005)There is an evident dichotomy in many rural development policies in the world between extension driven adoption of modern inputs and community driven local public goods. However, the target populations of these policies ... -
ARE ALL SCALES OPTIMAL IN DEA? THEORY AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
Hjalmarsson, Lennart; R. Førsund, Finn (2002)Policy recommendations concerning optimal scale of production units often have serious implications for the restructuring of a sector, while tests of natural monopoly have important implications for regulatory structure. ... -
Are Commercial Fishers Risk Lovers?
Martinsson, Peter; Eggert, Håkan (2003)Empirical studies of fishers’ preferences have found that most fishers are risk-averse, while expected-utility theory predicts risk neutrality even for sizable stakes. We test this prediction using data from a stated choice ... -
Are people inequality averse or just risk averse?
Johansson-Stenman, Olof; Daruvala, Dinky; Carlsson, Fredrik (2001)Individuals' preferences for risk and inequality are measured through experimental choices between hypothetical societies and lotteries. The median relative risk aversion, which is often seen to reflect social inequality ...