Essays about: "Counterfactual simulations"

Found 4 essays containing the words Counterfactual simulations.

  1. 1. Estimating CO2 reductions from renewable energy sources : The impact of power system nonlinearities

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Kristoffer Berglund; [2022]
    Keywords : CO2 reduction; Dispatch model; Econometric model; Unit commitment; CO2-reduktion; ekonometriska modeller; produktionssimuleringsmodeller;

    Abstract : Replacing conventional generation with renewable generation in power systems is essential for reducing CO2 emissions. It is important to know how effective renewables are in reducing CO2 emissions. Since CO2 reduction cannot be measured directly, different methods have been used to estimate reduction of CO2 emissions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Do we have a feasible case for an economy-wide UBI policy that is a Pareto Improvement over the status-quo?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Pratanu Mitra; Mattias Windahl; [2021]
    Keywords : Universal Basic Income; Social Welfare; Financial Inter-mediation; Household Finance; Normative implications of UBI;

    Abstract : The question, merits and normative underpinnings of a Universal Basic Income policy have a long-standing genealogy in the various schools of thought that straddle economic reasoning. The demand for an exercise in dynamic general equilibrium macroeconomics, with microeconomic foundations, has been expressed by Ghatak and Maniquet (2019), Banerjee et al. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mass challenge or vital necessity? An evaluation of Swedish post-war immigration in a general equilibrium framework

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Markus Pettersson; [2018]
    Keywords : Immigration; Fiscal policy; Welfare; Computable general equilibrium CGE model; Overlapping generations OLG ;

    Abstract : Using a computable general equilibrium model with overlapping generations, this thesis analyses the impact of post-war immigration (1960-2015) on the Swedish economy. Three counterfactual scenarios are compared with a baseline scenario based on the observed economic development of Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Should Debt and Housing Market Dynamics Affect Monetary Policy? Lessons from Sweden 1992-2015

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Danial Ali Akbari; [2016]
    Keywords : Monetary Policy; Private Indebtedness; Housing Prices; Flexible Inflation Targeting; Sweden.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this study, it will be investigated whether housing market dynamics and private indebtedness should be included in the Swedish Riksbank's formulation of monetary policy according to its mission of flexible inflation targeting. A basic model of the supply and demand sides will be chosen. READ MORE