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The Structure of the Tax-system and the Estimation of Labor Supply Models
(1998)
Using a repeated cross section for married prime age Swedish males for the years 1984, 1986 and 1988 produce drastically different labor supply elasticities. From 1984 to 1988 the Swedish tax system has reduced both tax ...
On monitoring of environmental and other autoregressive processes
(University of Gothenburg, 1998-05-01)
Statistical surveillance is used for monitoring a sequence of data arriving step by step. These techniques have been applied in many places in society and lately the interest and need for rational methods to be used on ...
Repeated measurement designs for models with self and mixed carryover effects
(University of Gothenburg, 1998-09-01)
We study the problem of design and analysis of two-period repeated measurement (crossover or changeover) designs based on two or more treatments. In our model we allow the appearance of two types of carryovers (residuals) ...
Technical Efficiency During Deregulation of the Urban Bus System in Sweden
(1998)
This paper compares the levels of technical efficiency reached by bus transport companies during the period 1989-1996, taking into account the deregulation context in which they operate. The empirical evidence reveals that ...
Från kompetensöverföring till organisatoriskt lärande - en studie av kompetensöverföring vid Stena Lines förvärvande av Sealink British Ferries.
(1998)
Under 1992 formades projektet; Kompetensöverföring i internationella, interorganisatoriska nätverk. Det hade sitt ursprung i ett övergripande projekt; Competence Analysis - the Management of Learning and Strategies for ...
Variance estimates based on knowledge of monotonicity and concavity properties
(University of Gothenburg, 1998-08-01)
In problems dealing with regression functions the choice of model and estimation method is due to a priori information about the regression function. In some situations it is motivated to consider regression functions with ...
Adjusting Stock Market Values to Exchange Rate Exposure: The Case of ASTRA, SCA and STORA.
(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' ...
Can Aid Generate Growth in Africa?
(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. ...
Accounting and Stock Markets. A Study of Swedish Accounting for International Investors and Analysts
(1998)
The empirical motivation of this dissertation is the increasing importance and internationalization of stock markets, combined with accounting systems that historically are national in scope. At this time, there is incomplete ...
Does Market Liberalization Increase Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in Zimbabwe
(1998)
In this paper we analyze if the structural adjustment program (ESAP), implemented during 1991-1995, contributed to an increase in total factor productivity in the manufacturing sector. To evaluate if productivity has grown ...