Essays about: "Aggregate Productivity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words Aggregate Productivity.

  1. 1. Unemployment Disparities in Southern Africa : Empirical Evidence from Southern African Development Community Member States

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Atusaye Zgambo; [2022]
    Keywords : Unemployment rate; Southern Africa; SADC; SACU; panel data;

    Abstract : The unemployment rate is one of the most important indicators of economic growth. Reducing unemployment is crucial to ensuring inclusive growth in a country. This paper analyses the relationship between the unemployment rate and other macroeconomic variables in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). READ MORE

  3. 2. Wage Adjustment and Wage Rigidity: Industrial Empirical Analysis of Swedish Economy

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jiechao Sheng; [2022]
    Keywords : wage rigidity; labour productivity; labour market tightness; vacancies; productivity shock;

    Abstract : The main goal of this article is to estimate how the aggregate wage level is determined by the labour productivity and labour market tightness, as well as how the wage is adjusted, at industry level. I collect monthly data from ten industries in Sweden over 2019-2021, and I use an ordinary-least- square method to set up the regression. READ MORE

  4. 3. Lean production in the aggregate stone industry: The road to becoming more sustainable and productive : A case study for a Swedish construction company

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

    Author : Ludwig Abrahamsson; Oscar Ramsten; [2022]
    Keywords : Construction industry; Aggregate stone industry; Quarry; Sustainability; Production; Productivity; Management; Mass Balance; Circular Economy; Lean; Lean Construction; Waste; Overproduction; Eco-driving; Open-pit; Gravel; Workflow; Byggbranschen; Stenindustrin; Bergtäkt; Hållbarhet; Produktion; Produktivitet; Förvaltning; Massbalans; Cirkulär ekonomi; Lean; Lean konstruktion; Slöserier; Överproduktion; Eco-driving; Stenbrott; Grustäkt; Arbetsflöde;

    Abstract : The aggregate stone industry produces stone – a critical material for the construction industry value chain, and is, thus, a valuable resource for building materials, highlighting the society’s need for critical products. The stone is mined and refined in so-called quarries. READ MORE

  5. 4. Standardized Longitudinal Reference Model for Vehicle Motion Control

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Fordonssystem

    Author : Johan Rosengren; Victor Ryman; [2022]
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    Abstract : Automated driving systems are becoming more prevalent in the heavy vehicle transportation industry. Increased automation is presumed to have positive effects on the industry's safety, productivity, and environmental impact. READ MORE

  6. 5. Happiness is the same price as red bottoms? Welfare Cost of Business Cycle with Consumption Disasters

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Zhiheng Xu; [2020]
    Keywords : welfare cost; business cycles; heterogeneous agents; Sweden; income disparity;

    Abstract : This paper constructs a model, calibrated towards the Swedish economy, with heterogeneous agents in the economy who make decisions to maximize their expected utilities, subjected both to aggregate risks and idiosyncratic risks. In setting up the model, I try to match the unit-root nature of total factor of productivity and the unit-root component in the aggregate consumption time series, with rare consumption disasters incorporated. READ MORE