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  1. 1. The Effects of Participation in Global Value Chains : A Study of the Effects of Participation in Intermediate Trade on the Value Added Through Services and the Relative Demand for Skilled Workers in the Swedish Manufacturing Industry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Maria Höijer; [2023]
    Keywords : Economics; labor economics; labor market; labor market economics; global value chain; supply chain; trade; commerce; international trade; specialization; servicification; Hecksher-Ohlin; Hecksher-Ohlin model; skilled labor; labor; labour; labor demand; labor supply; relative labor demand; wages; skill; upskill; intermediate trade; trade in value added; stolper samuelsson; stolper samuelsson theorem; servicification; factor abundance; comparative advantage; relative factor prices; fixed effects; panel data; Nationalekonomi; Arbetsmarknad; Internationell ekonomi; handel; internationell handel; Hecksher-Ohlin modellen; arbetskraftsutbud; arbetskraftsefterfrågan; servicifiering; relativ arbetskraftsefterfrågan; kompetens; värdekedjor; tillverkningsindustrin; specialisering; service; globalisering; Hecksher-Ohlin; lön; stolper samuelsson; komparativ fördel; relativpriser; paneldata; fixa effekter;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate the effects of the integration in global value chains on the specialization in the production of services and the relative demand for high-skilled labor in the Swedish manufacturing industry. The empirical model and the predictions are based on theories and findings such as the phenomenon of servicification, the Hecksher-Ohlin theorem, and the Stolper-Samuelsson theorem. READ MORE

  3. 2. Rise of the Rwandan economy post-genocide: will this lead to catch-up growth?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Romeo Ramaekers; [2023]
    Keywords : Economic growth; Sub-Saharan Africa; Structural Transformation; Services; Catch-up growth; Human Capital; Information and Communication Technology; Labour Productivity; Rwanda.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Abstract: This thesis examines the concept of sustainable economic growth in post-genocide Rwanda, focusing on its structural transformation from the agricultural sector towards the service sector. This exploration essentially regards the implications for catch-up growth in light of the new notion of premature deindustrialisation. READ MORE

  4. 3. Perceived impacts of Cloud Computing adoption on the role of an IT department of a higher institution in a developing country.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Stephen Adebayo; [2019]
    Keywords : Cloud Computing; Adoption; Impacts; ICT department; Tertiary Education Institution; Qualitative Research; Semi-structured interviews.;

    Abstract : Cloud computing popularity has continued to be on the increase side, and it has been significant contributory factor to the of 24/7 365 days business culture of the digital 21st century where data and data centers are accessed via the internet through any connected device, anytime and from anywhere. Higher Education Institutions (HEI) or Tertiary Education Institution (TEI) are also among organisations, medium and large, that are tapping into this trend by gradually adopting this technology to reduce their high budgets in the prevailing face of financial shortage. READ MORE

  5. 4. Pharmaceutical Distribution in Japan. A study on how external factors affect the Japanese pharmaceutical wholesale industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Eriksson; Erik Zachrisson; [2016-10-12]
    Keywords : Pharmaceutical; Wholesale; Distribution; Japan; External factors;

    Abstract : The number of wholesalers in Japan has been decreasing. This has led to changes for wholesalers as they have gone from being dependent on manufacturers to independent. Wholesalers focus have changed from local to regional, and in some cases national. READ MORE

  6. 5. Information and Communication technology and its effect on productivity growth in seven European countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fredrik Dunér; [2015]
    Keywords : ICT; GPT; Productivity growth; Panel data; Europe; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Productivity is an important factor in determining a nation’s wealth, successfulness and long-run economic growth. As such it is of interest to determine what affects productivity and during the last couple of decade’s information and communication technology has been seen as the next innovation to have a widespread impact on productivity growth. READ MORE