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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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Har Göteborgs industri någon framtid ?
(1998)Industrin delas in i skyddad, arbetsintensiv, kapitalintensiv, kunskapsintensiv och FoU- intensiv sektor. Utvecklingen av sektorerna på nationell nivå sedan 1970-talets början behandlas. Sektorernas andelar av sysselsättningen ... -
Trade and Income Distribution in Developing Countries
(1998)This study examines the relationship between trade policy and income distribution on a cross-section of developing countries. The evidence suggests that the impact of openness on income distribution depends on the endowments ... -
A Dynamic Model of Inflation for Kenya 1974 - 1996
(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, ... -
Regression Analysis and Time Use Data A Comparison of Microeconometric Approaches with Data from the Swedish Time Use Survey (HUS)
(1998)This study focuses on a comparison and evaluation of models and estimators appropriate for time-use data. The tobit type I as well as different generalizations are used. According to our findings, a simple tobit I method ... -
Used Clothes As Development Aid: The political economy of rags
(1999)Should Swedish used-clothes exports continue to be subsidized as development aid? Theoretical analysis and review of empirical evidence regarding effects of both commercial and charitable (subsidized) used-clothes imports ... -
Do Hypothetical and Actual Willingness to Pay Differ in Choice Experiments? - Application to the Valuation of the Environment
(1999)In this paper we test the validity of choice experiments with donations for environmental projects. In particular, we test whether or not willingness to pay for projects differs between a hypothetical and an actual choice ... -
The effects of firm-specific variables and consensus forecasts data on the pricing of large Swedish firms' stocks
(1999)In this essay we model the returns for 14 large Swedish firms' stocks with a conditional multifactor model with time-varying beta terms. The data are monthly and the sample period is June 1992 to August 1997. The beta ... -
Konkurrensintensiteten på marknader - vad påverkan den?
(1999)I ringa utsträckning diskuteras graden av konkurrens. En förklaring kan vara, att konkurrensuppfattningen härrör från neoklassisk teori. En mera realistisk konkurrensuppfattning vinns genom att utgå från SCP-paradigmet. ... -
Household Labor Supply and Welfare Participation in Sweden
(1999)Using a sample of Swedish households, we estimate a household labor supply model assuming that preferences for consumption and leisure can be described by a direct translog utility function. The labor supply and welfare ... -
Private vs. Business and Rail vs. Air Passengers: Willingness to pay for Transport Attributes
(1999)Using a stated preference survey on passengers travelling by rail or air between the two largest cities in Sweden, we investigate passenger's willingness to pay for improvements of different attributes of the transport ... -
The Demand for Intercity Public Transport: The Case of Business Passengers
(1999)Using a stated preference survey on business passengers travelling with rail or air between the two largest cities in Sweden, we investigate business passengers' preferences for different modes of transport and their ... -
The Phase-Out of Leaded Gasoline in the EU: A Successful Failure?
(1999)The objective of this paper is to analyze in both descriptive and econometric terms the phase-out of leaded gasoline consumption in the EU countries. The phase-out process is characterized by increased consumption of ... -
Compensatory inter vivos gifts
(2000)Empirical studies of intergenerational transfers usually find that bequests are equally divided among heirs while inter vivos gifts tend to be compensatory. Using the 1992 and 1994 waves of the Health and Retirement Study, ... -
Environmental Taxation in Airline Markets
(2000)Over the last two decades many airline markets have been deregulated, resulting in increased competition and use of different types of networks. At the same time there has been an intense discussion on environmental taxation ... -
Informality, Ethnicity and Productivity Evidence from Small Manufacturers in Kenya
(2000)A rapidly increasing share of firms in Kenya consists of not only small but also informal establishments. This paper investigates the role of ethnicity and other factors in the choice of formality status at start-up. ...