Department of Economics / Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik: Recent submissions
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Global and Ethiopian Cereal Prices: Does the Law of One Price hold in the long run?
(2024-02-12)Like many other countries in the world, Ethiopia is currently facing significant challenges with high food prices. The high food prices affect cereals such as teff, sorghum, and maize which are staple foods in the Ethiopian ... -
Investeringar och lönsamhet i privata näringslivet
(2024-02-05)Syftet med denna studie är att belysa om ett samband på kort sikt finns mellan lönsamhet och investeringsnivå i det privata näringslivet. Åtta industrigrenar med förmodat höga investeringsbehov har valts ut för huvudstudien ... -
Kompenserar kommunalekonomiska utjämningssystemet tillräckligt för skillnad mellan kommuner?
(2023-10-23)The system for municipal financial equalisation is intended to provide every municipality in Sweden equal conditions to run and provide services for their residents. Municipal tax rates however differ by as much as 6 ... -
ESG Balancing the Books and the Planet: A Quantitative Analysis of Risk-Adjusted Returns in ESG and Traditional Funds
(2023-08-25)The demand for sustainable investment has increased in the last decade. “Environmental, Social and Governance” (ESG) are characteristics within sustainable investment and are commonly considered in private investing. The ... -
Prosperity with a purpose
(2023-08-22)In the current landscape, policymakers are confronted with a formidable task: striking the delicate equilibrium between ongoing economic growth and a sustainable transition. This dilemma forces a difficult trade-off in ... -
Adapting to Change: How COVID-19 Shaped Online Consumer Behavior A comparative study between the United Kingdom and Sweden aimed at analysing consumption variations in online shopping and online gambling.
(2023-07-21)The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on online shopping and online gambling, as well as the differences between Sweden and the United Kingdom. Both social isolation and online ... -
Examining the Relationships between GII, HDI, Gini, and GDP per capita -A Comparative Analysis of Undeveloped and Developed Countries (1990-2021)
(2023-07-10)This thesis examines and evaluates key measurements, namely the Gender Inequality Index (GII), Human Development Index (HDI), Gini coefficient (a measure of income and wealth inequality), and GDP per capita. Further, this ... -
Exploring the influence of ICT on Financial Inclusion and Mobile Money Services in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2023-07-10)This thesis investigates the influence of two types of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), internet and mobile phones, on Financial Inclusion (FI) and Mobile Money Mobile Money (MM) adoption in 24 Sub-Saharan ... -
From Protest to Progress: A study on the association between the Arab Spring and women's empowerment in Jordan
(2023-07-06)The Arab Spring was a set of political uprisings, taking place in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region starting in 2011. The motive of the initial protests stemmed from people’s desire for democratic rights, ... -
Prisbubblor på Sveriges bostadsmarknad: Om det existerar ett långsiktigt samband mellan svenska bostadsrättspriser och fundamentala utbuds- och efterfrågefaktorer.
(2023-07-06)Denna studie ämnar undersöka om det finns tecken på en prisbubbla genom att studera om det existerar ett långsiktigt samband mellan bostadsrättspriser och fundamentala utbuds- och efterfrågefaktorer i Stockholms, Göteborgs ... -
Från Laffer - till verklighet
(2023-07-06)Denna uppsats syftar till att undersöka effekterna av förändringar i marginalskatter på skatteintäkterna och dra slutsatser om avskaffandet av värnskatten i Sverige. För att undersöka syftet genomfördes två regressionsanalyser. ... -
Corruption: A catalyst for economic growth? - The case of India
(2023-07-03)This thesis aims to investigate and evaluate the role of institutional quality in fostering innovation in developing countries, specifically focusing on corruption's impact on product and process innovation at the firm ... -
Skatteväxling för en hållbar livsmedelskonsumtion och dess fördelningseffekter
(2023-07-03)Svenskarnas nuvarande diet ger upphov till stora klimatavtryck och i en tid där världen ställer om till en hållbar framtid hade en mer växtbaserad kost varit önskvärd. Denna uppsats presenterar en skatteväxlingsmodell vars ... -
The Sustainable Era - The Excess Return on Swedish Sustainable Global Equity Funds
(2023-07-03)This thesis explores the relationship between the performance of Swedish global equity funds and the level of sustainability, as measured by the Morningstar Globe Rating, using a Fama-French six-factor model, globe rating ... -
En avreglerings effekt på hyresnivåerna - Erfarenheter från Finland
(2023-06-30)Rent control is recurrently debated in Sweden. These disputes were one of the major culprits behind the Swedish government crisis in 2021. Many people fear that deregulating the rental housing market would make the rent ... -
Population aging and healthcare - applying estimators to the projected future of Sweden
(2023-06-29)This paper presents an empirical study on the effects of an aging population on a country's healthcare expenditure. The long-term trend of decreasing fertility rates and increased life expectancy results in a larger share ... -
Taxing the skies - A study on the Swedish air passenger tax and its impact on the number of passengers
(2023-06-29)The purpose of the thesis is to analyze the impact of the Swedish air passenger tax on the number of air passengers in Sweden. The tax was implemented in April 2018 with the aim to reduce air travel demand and decrease the ... -
Has Sweden “Struck Oil”? Exchange Rate Implications of Large Natural Resource Discoveries
(2023-06-29)With the global shift towards renewable energy and sustainable development, what are considered important natural resources and the value thereof, is undergoing a change, particularly as new technologies develop. The effects ... -
Correlation and causality between the S&P 500 and Bitcoin: A comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2023-06-29)This undergraduate dissertation examines the correlation and causality between the S&P 500 and Bitcoin, both prior to and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this research is to offer novel perspectives on the ... -
Gör individer med yngre syskon av det motsatta könet mer könsstereotypiska studieval? – Studie om syskonkonstellationens könssammansättning och studieval
(2023-06-26)Previous studies have shown that the gender of siblings’ affect individuals’ choices. There are different studies that have shown that younger siblings adopt behaviors by observing older siblings. There are however few ...