Browsing Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik by Issue Date
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Essays on Insurance Economics
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Essays on discrimination, welfare and labor supply
(2002)This thesis consists of five papers in applied labor economics. The first two papers are related to wage discrimination between males and females, whereas the next two papers are related to labor supply and welfare ... -
Water and Health in Egypt: An Empirical Analysis
(2003)This thesis is an empirical work dealing with water issues in Egypt where the emphasis is put on the analysis of the relationship: inadequate water quality and health impacts. The first chapter includes a general discussion ... -
On the Political Economy of Municipality Break-Ups
(2003)This thesis deals with politico-economic aspects of municipality break-ups. It consists of an introduction and three self-contained papers. Paper I: The Break-up of Municipalities – Voting Behavior in Local Referenda This ... -
On Monetary Integration and Macroeconomic Policy
(2003)This thesis contains one general introduction and three separate papers. The papers are fairly heterogeneous with respect to the topics analysed, as well as to the methodologies used. Some common themes, though, are monetary ... -
Aspects of Macroeconomic Saving
(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 ... -
On Institutions, Economic Growth and the Environment
(2003)This thesis analyzes economic growth and the environment by including institutional aspects and specific innovation mechanisms. It contains an introduction and five separate studies. Paper 1: The Effect of Democracy on ... -
Analysis of Mining Investments in Zimbabwe
(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 ... -
Essays on Earnings and Human Capital in Kenya
(2003)Among Sub-Sahara Africa countries, Kenya has had a rapid educational expansion. This dissertation provides empirical analyses of the impact of education on labor earnings in Kenya, based on surveys of manufacturing firms ...