School of Business, Economics and Law / Handelshögskolan: Recent submissions
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Does stake size matter in trust games?
(2004)In a trust game conducted in rural Bangladesh, the proportion of money sent decreased significantly with the stake size. Still, even with very large stakes few followed the conventional economic prediction and sent nothing. -
Global environmental problems, efficiency and limited altruism
(2004)Global environmental problems are often assumed to imply extensive inefficiencies since there is no global authority corresponding to the government at a national level. This paper shows, on the contrary, that rich countries ... -
Honestly, why are you driving a BMW?
(2004)This paper proposes that people derive utility not only from goods or their attributes as in standard models, but also from their self-image as influenced by their own perception of their preferences. In a representative ... -
“Never on a Sunday”: Economic Incentives and Sick Leave in Sweden
(2004)Using a longitudinal data for about 1800 persons observed between 1986 and 1991, this study investigates the incentive effects on short-term sickness spells of two important regime changes in the social insurance system ... -
Kenya’s Development Path and Factor Prices 1964-2000
(2004)This study analyses how changes in factor abundance and trade policy have affected factor prices in Kenya since 1964. First there was a period of capital deepening, but this was reversed from 1982. As a result, there has ... -
WHY ARE THE SICKNESS ABSENCES SO LONG IN SWEDEN
(2004)Using a sample of 2,789 Swedish residents on working age, this paper analyzes long-term absences from work due to sickness. The database contains all compensated sickness spells in the period January 1986 to December 1991. ... -
Competition in the Swedish Coffee Market
(2004)It is a widespread belief that multinationals are exploiting their market power in national coffee markets by keeping consumer prices too high and thereby limiting demand for coffee beans. The purpose of this study is to ... -
The Echo of Job Displacement
(2004)In this paper we examine the long-term effects of job displacement due to establishment closures in Sweden on labor market status. Using linked employeremployee data we are able to identify all employees displaced in 1987 ... -
ASSESSING THE EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING USING A ONE-FACTOR MODEL
(2004)Matching estimators use observed variables to adjust for differences between groups to eliminate sample selection bias. When minimum relevant information is not available, matching estimates are biased. If access to data ... -
Evaluating the welfare effects of improved water quality using the choice experiment method
(2004)This paper analyzes the welfare effects of improved health status through increased water quality using a choice experiment. The survey was administered to a random sample of households in metropolitan Cairo, Egypt. We ... -
Analysis of Mining Investments in Zimbabwe
(2003)The papers in this thesis investigate issues related to investment with particular reference to the mining sector in Zimbabwe. Issues analysed are the levels of risk premia that attract investment in minerals in developing ... -
The Economics of Community-Based Wildlife Conservation in Zimbabwe
(2003)THE ECONOMICS OF COMMUNITY-BASED WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN ZIMBABWE This thesis deals with the economics of community-based wildlife conservation in Zimbabwe. It consists of an introductory chapter and four self-contained ... -
Svenska nätbolags syn på nätnyttomodellen
(2004)The performance assessment model for grid companies which is currently being developed by The Swedish Energy Agency has been subject to criticism in different aspects by the grid companies. This paper reports the findings ... -
Structural Change, Capital’s Contribution, and Economic Efficiency: Sources of China’s Economic Growth Between 1952-1998
(2004)This paper examines the effects of structural change, long-term TFP trend and marginal return to capital on China’s economic growth, comparing such effects with those in the other East Asian economies. Our empirical results ... -
Financial Sector Reforms and Monetary Policy in Zambia
(2004)The dissertation comprises four chapters focusing on issues concerning policy reforms and monetary policy in Zambia. Chapter 1 briefly outlines the theoretical foundations for the reforms undertaken in Zambia since the ... -
Water and Health in Egypt: An Empirical Analysis
(2003)This thesis is an empirical work dealing with water issues in Egypt where the emphasis is put on the analysis of the relationship: inadequate water quality and health impacts. The first chapter includes a general discussion ... -
An Empirical Analysis of Provincial Productivity in China (1979-2001)
(2004)This study estimates and analyzes provincial productivity growth in China for the period of 1979-2001. The Malmquist Index approach used in the study allows us to decompose productivity growth into two mutually exclusive ... -
Using Cheap-Talk as a Test of Validity in Choice Experiments
(2004)In two experiments on the choice of consumer goods, the estimated marginal willingness to pay for food are found to be lower in the survey version with cheap talk. Our test can be seen as a test of hypothetical bias. This ...