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From closed to open door policy: An empirical study of Chinas international capital mobility, 1958-98
(2001)This paper employs the intertemporal consumption smoothing approach to the current account to measure the effective degree of Chinas international capital mobility during the period 1958-98. In contrast to all previous ... -
Mobile Newsmaking
(2001)The research reported in this thesis concerns the design of new and innovative IT support for mobile news journalism. News journalists often have to report events on topics that they do not know very well and with little ... -
Metaphors and the Cultural Context of organizing
(2001)When the linguistic turn reached organization studies, it manifested itself in the first place by the interest in metaphors. The crucial role of these tropes for theory building was emphasized, and their place in the very ... -
LONG-TERM ABSENTEEISM DUE TO SICKNESS: THE SWEDISH EXPERIENCE, 1986-1991
(2001)Long-term absenteeism due to sickness has been increasing in the past two decades. This has raised many questions about causes, financing, and policy measures to prevent further increases. Answering these questions is ... -
Policy Implications and Analysis of the Determinants of Travel Mode Choice: An Application of Choice Experiments to Metropolitan Costa Rica
(2001)In this paper we study a group of policies aimed at discouraging the use of private transportation during peak hours, both directly and indirectly, by increasing the attractiveness of the only available substitute, the ... -
KNOWLEDGE INTERESTS IN CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2001)We know from earlier studies that corporate environmental management is a young discipline, not yet integrated in general management and organization studies, but that researchers take an increasing part in the ongoing ... -
Isolationist Automorphism, Relentless Isomorphism, or Merciless Idealism. The Cultural Context of City Management in Warsaw, Stockholm and Rome
(2001)This paper employs some results of a study of city management in Warsaw, Stockholm, and Rome by setting them in a cultural context. Contrary to the common opinion, the difficulties in effective city management in Warsaw ... -
FIRST EXITS FROM THE SWEDISH LABOR MARKET DUE TO DISABILITY
(2001)The number of disability exits has been increasing in recent years, raising questions both about the well being of affected individuals, and about how to finance the related disability pensions. Using a longitudinal ... -
RESTAURANT OWNERS PERCEPTIONS OF EFFECTS OF A SMOKING BAN
(2001)The aim of this paper is to analyze business owners' expected changes in turnover due to a general smoking ban in restaurants, bars and cafés in Sweden. This is accomplished using a survey mailed out to all 642 restaurants, ... -
Hur utvecklas kompetens i små företag? Uppfattningar om kompetensutveckling hos småföretagare i Göteborgsregionen
(2001)Rapporten är resultatet av ett uppdrag från Svenska ESF-rådet i Göteborg med den övergripande frågan: varför söker inte fler företagare stöd för sin kompetensutveckling? Svenska ESF-rådet har till uppgift att stimulera små ... -
Long-run and Short-run Determinants of the Real Exchange Rate in Zambia
(2001)The paper analyses the main determinants of the real exchange rate in Zambia. It first gives a brief review of the Zambian economy and a review on real exchange rate studies. Then an illustrative model is presented. The ... -
SMOKERS DECISIONS TO QUIT SMOKING
(2001)We investigate the effectiveness of different smoking policies on the decision to quit smoking using a choice experiment on a sample of habitual smokers. Our results indicate that restricted availability, increased ... -
Influence on accounting standard-setting in Sweden by holding positions – An empirical analysis
(2001)In this study a ranking is made of persons based on the number of years that the persons have held positions in standard-setting bodies in Sweden during a period of ten years. The positional approach assumes that people ... -
Measuring hypotheticalgrandparents preferences for quality and relative standings
(2001)Individuals' aversion to risk and inequality, and their concern for relative standing, are measured through experimental choices between hypothetical societies. It is found that on average individuals are both fairly ... -
Is East Africa an Optimum Currency Area?
(2001)The paper investigates whether the East African Community, comprising of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, constitutes an optimum currency area or not. The East African Community has been revived, and one of the long-term ... -
Genus i utbildningen - ett förändringsprojekt på Handelshögskolan vid Göteborgs universitet
(2001)Under läsåret 1998-1999 genomfördes Genus i utbildningen på Handelshögskolan vid Göteborgs universitet. Utbildningen som finansierats av Utbildningsdepartementet syftade till att medvetandegöra om könets betydelse i ...