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I Can’t Sleep! Relative Concerns and Sleep Behavior
(2017-10)We investigate the effect of relative concerns with respect to income on the quantity and quality of sleep using a long panel dataset on the sleep behavior of people in Germany. We find that relative income has a substantial ... -
I förändringens tid - vardagsberättelser från Försvarsmakten
(Gothenburg Research Institute, 2012-12)Inom ramen för forskningsprojektet Personalförsörjning och validering inom Försvarsmakten vid GRI (Gothenburg Research Institute, Handelshögskolan vid Göteborgs universitet) presenteras i denna rapport en sammanställning ... -
I husbondens bröd och arbete. Kön, makt och kontrakt i det svenska tjänstefolkssystemet 1730-1860
(2018-05-24)The aim of this thesis is to analyze the power relations of labour and gender in the servant institution during the agrarian revolution in Sweden. The positions of servant, master and mistress are analyzed theoretically ... -
I krig och kärlek? En intresserad amatörs reflektioner kring militär rättskipning och juridisk process
(2009-06-22)Ett rättssystems effektivitet är i första hand beroende av att det efterlevs frivilligt. Frivilligheten uppnås genom att rättsordningen i huvudsak levererar resultat som korresponderar mot de underliggande normativa ... -
Ideella organisationer i välfärdsystemet - exemplet ICK
(2003)This paper analyzes the consequences of an increasing non-profit sector and its impact on the municipalities and other local authorities. We discuss different forms of cooperation between non-governmental organizations and ... -
Identifying central bank’s preferences: the case of Poland
(2004)We seek to test the hypothesis that the weight on output gap variability in the central bank’s loss function is equal to zero in Poland. To that end we derive monetary policy reaction function from the central bank’s ... -
Identitet i arbete(t) – Chefers reflektioner om arbetets dimensioner
(2016-08-18)Managers’ reflections about dimensions at work The purpose of this thesis is to identify, describe and develop the understanding of what aspects at work are important for individuals' identity construction. In this ... -
Identity work and identity regulation in managers' personal development training
(2008-11-26)This article describes the role of personal development training in managers’ identity processes. Personal development training constitutes a local management discourse, which can influence both identity work and identity ... -
IFRS Implementation in Listed Companies – Identification of Factors Leading to Inconsistent Application
(2008-06-17)Abstract. This paper presents an exploratory study of factors that lead to inconsistent application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). We study the reasons for diversity in implementation of IFRS. The ... -
Immigration, Work, and Welfare
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The Impact of Competition and Uncertainty on the Adoption of Target Costing
(Elsevier, 2008)In recent years factors which may influence firms´ decisions to adopt target costing have been presented in the literature. These studies generally argue that target costing adoption rates positively correlate with the ... -
The Impact of the EU Emissions Trading System on CO2 Intensity in Electricity Generation
(2009-06-09)Prior to the launch of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in 2005, the electricity sector was widely proclaimed to have more low-cost emission abatement opportunities than other sectors. If this were true, effects ... -
Impacts of Climate Policy and Natural Disasters: Evidence from China
(2021-08-17)The last decade has seen heightened interest in carbon pricing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions responsible for anthropogenic climate change. Over the past decade, China–responsible for over a quarter of global carbon ... -
Importing High Food Prices by Exporting: Rice Prices in Lao PDR
(2014-11)This paper shows how a developing country, Lao PDR, imports high glutinous rice prices by exporting its staple food to neighboring countries, Vietnam and Thailand. Lao PDR has extensive export controls on rice, generating ... -
Improving Welfare through Climate-friendly Agriculture: The Case of the System of Rice Intensification
(2015-10)We use rich survey data to investigate the impact of a climate-friendly rice farming method known as the system of rice intensification (SRI) on the welfare of rain-dependent small-holder farmers in Tanzania. SRI reduces ... -
In the back of your mind: Subliminal influences of religious concepts on prosocial behavior
(2008-12-08)Does religion enhance prosocial behavior? We investigate the ways in which implicit influences of religious concepts affect generosity and cooperation. In contrast to previous studies, we assess the direct impact of ... -
Incentives and Forest Reform: Evidence from China
(2017-05-24)Chapter I: Forest Devolution Reform in China: A Trigger for Investment or Deforestation? I investigate whether and how the devolution of forestland to households in China triggered investment in forestland, and its effect ... -
Incitamentsreglering av monopol med styckvis linjär approximation av efterfrågan
(2005)One anonymous mechanism for monopoly regulation is the Chord-approximation Adjustment Process, CAP, suggested by Vogelsang (1988) where the change in consumer surplus is approximated as an average between a Laspeyres and ...