Department of Economics / Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Consumer benefits of labels and bans on genetically modified food - An empirical analysis using Choice Experiments
(2004)Applying an experiment on the choice of consumer goods, we show that Swedish consumers do not regard genetically modified (GM) food as being equivalent to conventional food. A central argument by proponents of GM is that ... -
Valuation of Voting Scheme Changes
(2004)This paper studies the effects of the change of voting scheme on the market prices of Electrolux and SKF AB using standard event study methodology and a clinical approach. The economic effect of the voting scheme change ... -
Does the Black- Scholes formula work for electricity markets? A nonparametric approach
(2003)Despite the high volatilities recorded for electricity prices, there seems to be little demand´for options on electricity. One reason for the disinterest in electricity options could arise from uncertainty about how to ... -
Costs and Benefits of Electric Vehicles - A 2010 Perspective
(2002)This paper undertakes a social cost-benefit analysis regarding an increase in the number of electric vehicles in the Swedish transport sector by year 2010. Battery cars are generally found to be socially unprofitable, even ...