Department of Economics / Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik: Recent submissions
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The effects of labour supply increase caused by immigration to Sweden: The substitution between native and foreign born labourers
(2016-07-05)In the aftermath of the migration crisis which Europe faced during 2015 Sweden's migration policy has been adapted to a significantly more restrictive one. As a result of the significant influx of people into the country, ... -
Direktinvesteringar i Vietnam
(2016-07-05)The work to transform the Vietnamese economy from a planned economy to an unplanned economy began in 1986 with Doi moi. This allowed foreigners to invest in the country through foreign direct investment (FDI). Since then, ... -
A Level Playing Filed in Shipping with the New ECA Regulation
(2016-07-05)Emissions from vessels affect individual’s health and the environment. In the year 2000 emissions from the shipping industry was responsible for approximately 49500 premature deaths and the extern costs associated with ... -
The European Union & Suthern African Development Community Economic Partnershiop Agreements Impact on the Namibian Exports
(2016-07-04)The amount of research that has been done on the effects of free trade is extensive to say the least. Even though free trade creates winners and losers, there has almost been a unanimity among economists that free trade ... -
Technical Analysis - Testing the performance of five commonly used technical indicators
(2016-07-04)This thesis examines five commonly used technical indicators and their performance on five stocks listed at the Stockholm Stock Exchange during the time period January 2010 – March 2016. The research aims to see if the ... -
The oil price-macroeconomy relationship revisted
(2016-07-01)Our study aims to evaluate the Mundell-Fleming model ability to predict the effects from a oil price shock to output and interest rates by analyzing data, from the last thirty years, by using a VAR-model. Our results show ... -
Does a changed grading scale affect mean GPA - A descriptive analysis of the 2011 grading scale reform in the Swedish upper secondary school
(2016-07-01)That students receive accurate grades is of high importance, both for employers that want to hire productive workers and for university admission. Grades can also be used as a motivation for students to perform better, and ... -
Three approaches to reduce Swedish beef consumption - Effects on greenhouse gas emissions and consumer health
(2016-07-01)This study estimated and compared the effect of three mitigation approaches on greenhouse gas emissions from Swedish beef consumption. In addition, we looked at the effect on the compliance with the recommended intake of ... -
Informal Micro and Small Enterprises in Bolivia - An Empirical Analysis
(2016-06-30)The major part of economic activity in Bolivia is informal, and most enterprises in Bolivia are micro firms. This thesis seeks to examine the characteristics of informal and formal firms in Bolivia. Previous studies show ... -
Logistic regression - effect of unobserved heterogeneity on estimators bias variance
(2016-06-29)In this paper we study unobserved heterogeneity in logistic regression, which occurs as a result of omitted variables. Unlike linear regression, logistic regression estimates are a ected by model misspeci cation even if ... -
Interest rate and age effects on consumer behavior - Evaluating the effectiveness of interest rate policy
(2016-06-29)Over the last decade several central banks have chosen to follow a policy of steadily lowering interest rates in order to stimulate consumption and investment, as well as to reach inflation targets. In the scope of this ... -
Subventionera elbilar?
(2016-06-29)The underlying behaviour for peoples’ decisions to use the car can be hard to regulate, therefore incentives for choosing a more environmental friendly car could be a way to reduce the environmental damage that emissions ... -
Negativ styrränta - en Pandoras ask - En studie av den svenska monetära transmissionsmekanismen under positiv och negativ styrränta
(2016-06-29)As a response to periods of low inflation-rates the central banks of several European countries have chosen to lower their key interest rates below zero. Because of the rarity of this type of action, very little research ... -
Discipline and Flexibility - The Stability and Growth Pact
(2016-06-29)In “The economics of the government budget constraint” Stanley Fischer discusses the negative implications of government deficits and debts and concludes that to achieve stability and growth a state should implement fiscal ... -
FPI in Sweden - An economic approach to Swedish housing prices in 1996-2014
(2016-06-28)Swedish house prices have increased substantially in recent years and this paper investigates, using OLS, if the key drivers for housing prices are the same across the nation, or if there are any regional differences. The ... -
Policy Changes in the Swedish Payroll Tax Rate - Implications for Youth Unemployment
(2016-06-27)In 2007 and 2009 the Swedish payroll tax rates decreased for employees under the age of 26 years. The decrease partly discontinued in 2015 and will be completely taken away in June 2016, increasing the wage costs for those ... -
The Apartment Market and the Rent Regulation
(2016-06-27)This study aims to investigate whether the rental regulation in Gothenburg fulfill its purpose, by comparing difference in terms of rent levels for three different types of contract. The first one is owner occupied ... -
Trade-offs of ETFs - An Examination of Clean and Dirty Exchange Traded Funds in the Energy Sector
(2016-06-27)The aim of this thesis is to investigate if there is a difference in performance between clean and dirty exchange traded funds (ETFs) during the examination period January 2011¬–March 2016. Dirty ETFs are defined as ETFs ... -
Is the effect of access to electricity on employment greater for women with higher levels compared to lower levels of education
(2016-06-23)This paper aims to examine if the probability of being employed can be affected by having access to electricity and also a higher level of education. In line with previous research it focuses primarily on rural areas but ... -
Den svenska bostadsmarknaden och dess koppling till skuldkvoten
(2016-06-10)Denna studie vill analysera hur olika faktorer har bidragit till den ökade skuldsättningen hos svenska hushåll. Den glödheta debatten gällande bostadsmarknaden och det faktum att styrräntan har legat på en historiskt låg ...