Essays about: "Local Spillovers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Local Spillovers.

1. 1. Win-Wind situation? The Local Labor Market and Wind Power Investments in Sweden

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Alfred Arnborg; [2023]
   Keywords : Renewable energy; Labor market; Difference-in-differences; Local projections;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the local economic impacts of wind power deployment in Sweden, focusing on the net labor market effects. Using a difference-in-differences model and a local projections model, the study quantifies the impact of wind power investments on unemployment at the municipal level. READ MORE

3. 2. Inward FDI and InnovationIn the Context of a Least Developed Country - A single case study on the innovation system of Kigali, Rwanda

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Mette Barten; Aron Holmgren; [2022-07-05]
   Keywords : Foreign direct investment; FDI spillover effects; innovation; innovation systems; innovation capabilities; absorptive capacities; Rwanda; Kigali;

   Abstract : Previous research shows a theoretical debate regarding the relationship between inward FDI and local innovation, where researchers argue for further research with a contextual focus. In the setting of Rwanda and its aspiration to transform from a least developed country to a knowledge-based service economy, this case study aims to understand how local actors perceive the relationship between inward FDI and innovation. READ MORE

4. 3. Film Tax Credits and Cross-Industry Employment Spillovers : Evidence from the Georgia Film and TV Tax Credit

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Daniel Falkenström; [2022]
   Keywords : Tax incentives; Spillovers; Local Multipliers; Difference in Differences; Synthetic Control; Employment;

   Abstract : Local governments are often willing to offer companies generous tax incentives to attract businesses to their region. In the United States, many states have tried to attract film productions and establish local film industries by offering different forms of state film tax incentives. READ MORE

5. 4. ECB and U.S Monetary Policy Spillovers to Sweden: : Transmissions Channels and the Effects of Central Bank Information Bias/Unconventional Monetary Policy

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ludvig Mannerson; [2021]
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   Abstract : This paper revisits the transmission of ECB and U.S Fed monetary policy to Sweden by usingrecently developed measures of ECB and Fed monetary policy shocks, corrected for the centralbank information element. To analyze the spillovers of foreign monetary policy to Sweden Irely on the Local Projections methodology. READ MORE

6. 5. ECONOMIC CRISES AND CRIME : The Effects of the Great Recession on Swedish Crime Rates

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jakob Granath; [2021]
   Keywords : economic crises; economic crisis; crime; crime rates; crisis severity;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the impact of the 2008's financial crisis on local crime rates in Sweden. I deploy a difference-in-differences approach that contrasts the changes in reported crimes between municipalities that are more or less crisis-exposed. The results show no significant effect on any crime category nor the aggregate crime rate. READ MORE