Sökt på: the history of economics
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Life and Death in the City
This dissertation uses longitudinal micro-data from Stockholm between 1878 and 1926 to study the causes and consequences of the fertility transition and to examine the development …
It Breaks a Mans Heart
Innovations and industrial performance in Finland 1945-1998
This book deals with industrial renewal in Finland during the period 1945-98. By analysing the underlying factors of the origins of innovations, development processes, …
Innovation as Creative Response
This doctoral thesis examines the driving forces of product innovations in the Swedishmanufacturing industry during the period 1970-2007. Specifically it examines whetherand to …
In good times and in bad : immigrants, self-employment and social insurances
This thesis analyses self-employment, sickness absence and early retirement pension among immigrants in Sweden. The empirical analysis investigate a period, 1981-2003, …
Inequality and Uneven Development in Ghana
This dissertation investigates the extent and evolution of income and educa- tional inequality, as well as governments’ tax and expenditure policies and their implications for …
Immigrant careers : why country of origin matters
How Immigrants Invent
This thesis investigates the inventive performance of immigrants in Sweden. The results show that it is influenced by immigrants’ age at migration, region of origin, educational …
Foreign Investment in Agricultural Development
This study grounds a highly charged debate on agriculture in developing countries within economic theory, by establishing a structured analytical framework for considering the …
Entrepreneurial Dynamics and Acquistions of New Technology-Based Firms
The aim of this thesis is to investigate the evolution of new technology-based firms(NTBFs) based on solid empirical material for the Swedish economy. The focus on thisthesis is …