Department of Economics / Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik: Recent submissions
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Ungas deltagande i partipolitiken - En kvantitativ studie om vilka faktorer som påverkar ungdomars sannolikhet att vara medlem i ett politiskt parti
(2020-03-06)This thesis examines the political party membership in Swedish parties between 2003–2017. Previous research has observed a negative trend in the number of members of political parties. They have also found that there is a ... -
The Innovative Swap System - A contingent valuation study on joining a swap system with sustainable cups
(2020-03-03)Although awareness of the problems caused by disposables is increasing, it is not well known that recycling of paper cups is difficult. Consequently, billions of cups end up in landfills every year. In light of this, our ... -
Gold – a hedge, safe haven or a diversifier - A comparison between the Swedish and the American financial market
(2020-02-21)The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of gold as a financial asset and comparing the result between the American and the Swedish financial market. Using time series data for monthly and daily returns of ... -
Macroeconomic Factors and Stock Returns: Evidence from the Swedish Stock Market
(2020-02-18)This study investigates the relationship between stock returns and macroeconomic factors in a small, open economy by utilizing a vector autoregression (VAR) approach on Swedish large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap data from ... -
Digitala vårdalternativ på primärvårdsmarknaden - Högre måluppfyllnad för vårdgarantin eller enbart ökade samhällskostnader
(2020-02-18)This paper examines the effect of digital healthcare alternatives on the healthcare goal set in the primary care. Meaning, if the increasing usage of digital healthcare through smartphone applications has helped unload the ... -
Voting Behavior and Economics - An Analysis of Individual and Municipal Voting Behavior in Sweden
(2020-02-18)This study aims to determine if there is a relationship between a few chosen socio-economic and economic factors and the results of the 2006 and 2010 Swedish elections. The thesis relates to both individual- and municipal ... -
Missing the mark on malaria?A quantitative study of the effects of the 2007 Malawian malaria treatment change on under-five mortality
(2020-02-18)Malaria continues to impose a high burden on the Malawian population, in particular on children under the age of five, accounting for about 20 percent of all deaths among under-fives in 2000. In an effort to curb these ... -
Hur kryptovalutor påverkas av centralbankers räntebesked - Är kryptovalutamarknadens prisutveckling oberoende av globala penningpolitiska beslut?
(2020-02-18)There are currently almost 5,000 listed cryptocurrencies with a market value of over $200 billion, claiming to be independent of governmental decisions (Coinmarketcap, 2019). The aim with this study was to investigate ... -
Sweden’s proposed excise tax on plastic bags -Using a stated preference method to evaluate outcomes
(2020-02-18)The 1st of May 2020, the Swedish government will implement an excise tax on plastic bags. Using a stated preference method, this paper explores the effects the excise tax will have on plastic bag consumption. The vast ... -
What causes fluctuations in the exchange rate? A quantitative study on the underlying variables that affects the Swedish Krona and Euro exchange rate
(2020-02-18)This paper focuses on analysing the SEK/EURO exchange rate and focuses on testing if 5 specific variables chosen based on previous research affect the SEK/EURO rate. The study uses monthly data from January 2000 to September ... -
Avskaffandet av den svenska fastighetsskatten - En estimering av reformens påverkan på bostadspriserna genom synthetic control method
(2020-02-14)This thesis aims to investigate the removal of the national property tax in Sweden 2008 and its impact on housing prices in the country. The study also aims to examine the time aspect of the potential impact of the reform. ... -
What factors motivate foreign aid allocation?A comparison of the aid allocation patterns of multilateral and bilateral donors
(2020-02-13)Aid allocation patterns have been measured and observed for over four decades and it has been noticed that the aid is allocated differently based on different factors like what kind of donor it is and how they measure the ... -
Den svenska flygskatten - Huruvida införandet av skatten har minskat antalet flygresor
(2020-02-10)I april 2018 infördes en punktskatt för alla flygresor som avgår från Sverige i syfte att minska antalet flygresor och negativa klimateffekter. Denna rapport ämnar att studera huruvida antalet flygresor statistiskt sett ... -
Suicide and Primary Health Care in Swedish Regions - Do Increasing Number of Healthcare Centres Prevent Suicides?
(2020-02-10)Suicide is a public health concern in Sweden and suicide preventive work is being made in many areas. This study aims to examine the relationship between suicide rates and primary health care. The study exploits a set of ... -
En stigande kostnad för samma vara - Svenska grundskolans utgifter 2002 – 2018
(2020-02-10)Utbildning är ett av de dominerande ämnena för varje riksdagsval i Sverige. Debatten fokuserar ofta på elevresultat, lärarbristen och behovet av mer resurser. Samtidigt ökar utgifterna mer än för de flesta varorna och ... -
Antagningen till högskolestudier - betyg eller konjunktur? En empirisk analys om betygsinflationens effekter på universitet och högskolor i Sverige.
(2019-11-13)This study examines the relationship between average admission points to universities and colleges and average Swedish upper secondary school graduation rate, with control variables for youth unemployment and population ... -
En kvantitativ redogörelse över börsnoteringar med olika ägarbakgrund - En studie på Nasdaq Stockholm mellan 2005-2015
(2019-09-25)The aim for this study is to investigate whether private equity (PE) backed initial public offerings (IPOs) differentiate from other IPOs with regards to post IPO performance, focusing on Nasdaq Stockholm between the years ... -
KLIMATBUDGET - En analys av preferenser mellan konsumtion av flygresor, bilresor och nötkött
(2019-09-25)Air transport, car transport and consumption of food are three factors that affect the climate, factors that can be changed by an individual’s decisions. By using a web survey, this study aims to evaluate preferences between ... -
Industry Classification and The Relationship between Profitability and Competition: A Study of The US Manufacturing Industry
(2019-09-25)This paper examines how the relationship between profitability and competition changes with narrowing industry classification—and what implications that carries for policy makers and future antitrust laws. The sample is ... -
Det skärpta amorteringskravet - En överdriven oro med stora konsekvenser?
(2019-09-25)After the global recession in 2008, were we saw housing prices take a dive, the housing market has been booming in Sweden during these last 7-8 years. The huge increase in housing prices, paired with historically low ...