Essays about: "political budget cycle"

Found 4 essays containing the words political budget cycle.

  1. 1. Stockholm's Primary Cycle Paths - Are They for Everyone? : A study of How the Design of the Cycling Infrastructure Affects Perceived Safety and Comfort

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

    Author : Elin Carlsson; Joel Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : traffic planning; bicycle planning; bicycle typologies; bicycle infrastructure; trafikplanering; cykelplanering; cykeltypologier; cykelinfrastruktur;

    Abstract : The bicycle as a means of transport is an important part of a more transport-efficient society as well as to reach Sweden's and the world's climate goals. It also has other advantages, it is a healthy, flexible, and surface-efficient means of transport that does not cause noise and thus provides socio-economic benefits. READ MORE

  3. 2. AI – Can You Afford To Wait?

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Jacob Tersander; [2018]
    Keywords : Diffusion of innovation; Technology adoption; Artificial intelligence; Machine learning; Deep learning; Innovation-decision process; Innovation; Adoption; Diffusion in organizations; Diffusion av innovation; Teknologiadoption; Artificiell intelligens Maskininlärning; Djupinlärning; Innovationsbeslutsprocessen; Innovation; Adoption; Diffusion i organisationer;

    Abstract : The paradigm of diffusion research can be traced back all the way to the 1940s when Ryan and Gross investigated the diffusion of hybrid seed among farmers in Iowa. Since the 1960s diffusion research has been applied in a wide variety of disciplines, for instance, to study the diffusion of the Internet and the non-diffusion of the Dvorak keyboard. READ MORE

  4. 3. Public Opinion and Political Budget Cycles: Evidence of Pork Barrelling in the OECD

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Giovanni Palmioli; Julia Fagerberg; [2014]
    Keywords : Electoral Competition; Composition of Central Governmnet Expenditure; Public Opinion Polls; OECD Countries;

    Abstract : Incumbent politicians care about being re-elected; this paper presents an analysis of election-oriented fiscal policy outcomes that result from this desire. By making use of a self-compiled dataset of public opinion polling data covering three decades in OECD countries we find that electoral competition affects the composition of spending. READ MORE

  5. 4. Opportunistic Political Cycles in Belarus: An explanation to why dictatorship works

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Madeleine Fredelius; Emil Gelebo; [2012]
    Keywords : political economy of dictatorship; opportunistic political cycles; political business cycle; political budget cycle; Belarus;

    Abstract : The study of the prevalence of dictatorial regimes has long been at the forefront of political science, but it is only recently that it has risen to prominence also within economic research. To date, the main economic explanations of dictatorship center on the distributions of economic rents across groups, i.e. from an autocrat to a societal elite. READ MORE