Browsing by Author "Holm, Louise"

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Effektivitet och rättssäkerhet vid brandskydddstillsyn – utmaningar och målkonflikter för lokala tjänstemän
(School of Public Administration/Förvaltningshögskolan, 2019) Bartholdsson, Kertin; Holm, Louise; Östlund, Allison; Göteborgs universitet; University of Gothenburg
Rapporten Effektivitet och rättssäkerhet vid brandskyddstillsyn är en bearbetad version av en studie som genomförts vid Förvaltningshögskolan på uppdrag av Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap (MSB). Uppdragets huvudsakliga syfte var att undersöka huruvida det handläggningsstöd som myndigheten tillhandahållit har fått avsedd effekt på tillsynsverksamheten – det vill säga att uppnå en rättssäker ärendehandläggning vid de lo-kala räddningstjänsterna. En förbättrad rättssäkerhet i handläggningen gynnar såväl tillsynsverksamheten som fastighetsägare och verksamhetsutövare och ligger även i linje med 2018 års reformering av förvaltningslagen. Uppföljningen visar att kunskapen om formella rättssäkerhetskrav är hög och att det finns en grundläggande förståelse för MSB:s rekommenderade arbetssätt för hur ärenden ska handläggas enligt stödmaterialet. Resultatet bygger på tre delstudier – enkäter till landets samtliga räddningstjänster, intervjuer med ett urval av tillsynsansvariga samt analyser av tillsynsdokumentation före och efter insatserna.
Exploring Supply and Demand Dynamics: Insights from a Classroom Game on the Market for Apples
(School of Public Administration/Förvaltningshögskolan, 2023) Holm, Louise; Göteborgs universitet
Louise Holm is a PhD in Economics and a university lecturer in Public Administration at the School of Public Administration, University of Gothenburg. The present working paper is a study focusing on higher education pedagogical development work. The empirical investigation is based on a classroom game (or experiment) conducted within the framework of an introductory course in economics on the Bachelor's program in Public Administration. This working paper introduces an innovative classroom activity, "The Apple Market," inspired by Holt's pit market (1996). The game effectively simulates market pricing by integrating the fundamental principles of supply and demand. Students are assigned dual roles as both sellers and buyers, and their common goal is to reach a mutually agreed-upon price that optimizes their consumer and producer surplus. "The Apple Market" not only brings economic theory to life but also enriches the learning experience in introductory courses in economics. The activity promotes a deeper understanding of how real economic forces shape prices and quantities allocated in the market. It also gives students the opportunity to witness the direct consequences of changes in supply and demand on market prices. Classroom activities like this also capture students' attention and increase their engagement in the course. My belief is that actively applying economic theory in a classroom environment promotes active learning and contributes to students' understanding of economics.
Finanspolitiska åtgärder. En keynesiansk ansats
(School of Public Administration/Förvaltningshögskolan, 2018) Holm, Louise; Salas, Osvaldo; Göteborgs universitet; University of Gothenburg
Investeringskalkyl och beslutsteori. Verktyg för beslutsfattande under osäkerhet
(School of Public Administration/Förvaltningshögskolan, 2014) Holm, Louise; Salas, Osvaldo; Göteborgs universitet; University of Gothenburg
A non-stationary perspective on the european and swedish business cycle
(2007-05-25T08:14:48Z) Holm, Louise
Business cycles, the ups and downs observed somewhat simultaneously in numerous macroeconomic variables in an economy and often measured using real GDP, are important and, despite much economic research, still incom- pletely understood. Dating the business cycle has always been of interest in macroeconomic research. The dating might help to find the causes of a recession and this understanding could help to prevent or limit the duration of recessions in the future. A non-stationary, non-parametric smoothing- technique is proposed here to make business cycles simpler to analyse and interpret. The method is applied to the Euro area and to the Swedish econ- omy. For the Euro area the method finds two deeper and two milder reces- sions and one stagnation period since 1970. The dating is close to that of the CEPR. The same method is then used to date recessions in Sweden for the period 1969-2006. Four recessions were found. One research area of interest related to the dating of business cycles is forecasting of an upcoming recession. If an upcoming recession is detected, monetary policy could respond and avoid an output gap or a fall in inflation. We use a probit model to examine the in-sample performance of various financial variables as a predictor of Swedish recessions. The results show that the slope of the yield curve appears to perform better than other variables, but also that the spread is not a reliable indicator for detecting recessions in Sweden since there are many false warnings.