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- Björklund, Anders
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On the duration of unemployment in Sweden : 1965-1976
- 1978
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Economics. - : Wiley. - 1467-9442 .- 0347-0520. ; 80:4, s. 421-439
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The structural changes in the duration of unemployment in Sweden during the period 1965-1976 are analyzed in this paper. Thanks to recent working-up of the Labor Force Surveys in Sweden, it has been possible to analyze the duration of unemployment in terms of quarterly survival rates. An econometric test of the structural changes in the survival rates reveals that extensions of the unemployment benefit system in 1968 and 1974 have not contributed to the rising survival rates, at least not to any great extent. Furthermore, the composition of the inflow of unemployment in terms of demographic groups has been rather stable during the period, which indicates that the structural changes have had equal effects on all four of the groups considered.
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- Ekman, Elon V.
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Some dynamic economic models of the firm : a microeconomic analysis with emphasis on firms that maximize other goals than profit alone
- 1978
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This microeconomic study of the firm addresses dynamic processes such as financing, capital investment, marketing investments and labor planning. It lies in the nature of these activities that they are fully dynamic and therefore best analyzed in a fully dynamic frame of reference. A comprehensive dynamic optimal treatment has only been feasible the last decade or so with the development of new mathematical techniques, such as optimal control theory. The study also addresses the current issue of the dissipation of the power of the owners of the firm and the consequent increase in power of other groups in a firm such as managers and labor. The main objective of the dissertation is to develop some microeconomic models of the dynamic economic behavior of firms that maximize other goals than profit alone. The managerial and labor-managed firms are studied in this respect in an optimal control theory framework, and the results are compared with those of the profit-maximizing firm. Also the effect of non-constant discount rates on some dynamic optimal economic model of the firms, is studied. An important reason for analyzing growth and dynamic economic behavior at the level of the firm is that growth in society is determined to a significant extent by firms.
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- Englund, Peter
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Profits and market adjustment : a study in the dynamics of production, productivity and rates of return
- 1979
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In a market economy the rate of return on capital plays a decisive role for resource allocation. High profits in an industry stimulate expansion of production in existing firms and entry of new firms. The product price will hence tend to fall, and in the long run there is a tendency for rates of profit to become equalized across industries. The rate of profit also has an important impact on productivity growth. On the other hand, high profitability may lead to the growth of slack, which would imply that the rate of productivity growth is a decreasing function of profit rate. This dissertation is devoted to studying a dynamic model of a market adjustment process, where the rate of profit affects both production and productivity. Central questions asked are: What determines the rate of profit in an industry? What determines productivity development? These questions are answered by pointing to factors like the degree of competition and the rate of growth of demand. The analysis is mainly theoretical. The behavioural asumptions are subjected to empirical testing in a final chapter.
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- Julander, Claes Robert
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Sparande och effekter av ökad kunskap om inkomstens användning : en beteendevetenskaplig studie av individers inkomstanvändning
- 1975
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Hushållens sparande inverkar bl a på uppnåendet av samhällsekonomiska, socialpolitiska och företagsekonomiska mål men kunskaperna om sparandets bestämningsfaktorer är tämligen små. I denna avhandling görs ett försök att med beteendevetenskapliga teorier och metoder förklara skillnader i sparande mellan individer. I en intervjuundersökning prövas ett antal tänkbara förklaringsfaktorer till sparande. Resultaten tyder på att variabler som belyser såväl psykologiska egenskaper som inkomst och disponibla medel är nödvändiga för att förklara individuella skillnader i sparande. I rapportens senare dels ställs hushållens egna mål i förgrunden. Frågeställningen gäller hur hushållen skall gå till väga för att effektivisera användningen av sin inkomst. Kunskap om hur den egna inkomsten används antas utgöra en viktig förutsättning för en effektiv användning av inkomsten. I ett fältexperiment prövas detta antagande genom att kassaböcker användes som experimentell behandling. Sparande och utgifter förändrades kraftigt i experimentgruppen, vilket tyder på att hushåll kan uppnå en högre grad av måluppfyllelse genom att skaffa sig kunskap om hur de använder sin inkomst.
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- Nyström, Harry
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Retail pricing : an integrated economic and psychological approach
- 1970
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This dissertation is an attempt to develop an integrated economic and psychological framework for the study of retail pricing, particularly of convenience type goods. Empirical data on pricing by firms and buyers’ psychological reaction to pricing are analyzed in relation to the ideas set forth. The implications of pricing for both the price-setting firm and buyers are dealt with. A more differentiated operational analysis of retail pricing is advocated, which, more than traditionel economic models, simultaneously considers the time, assortment and psychological dimensions of pricing.
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