Essays about: "On the Welfare Costs of Business Fluctuations"

Found 3 essays containing the words On the Welfare Costs of Business Fluctuations.

  1. 1. Profitability of animal welfare : a German pig fattening business participating in the German animal welfare initiative “Initiative Tierwohl”

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Jana Zibolka; [2021]
    Keywords : farm animal welfare; fattening pig production; Initiative Tierwohl; profitability; cost accounting; risk analysis; farm case;

    Abstract : Increasing numbers of people are concerned about the conditions of farm animal husbandry systems and of the whole meat industry as well as of the welfare of farm animals in Germany. The willingness to pay for animal welfare-friendly products is increasing, while until now there is only one market-based farm animal welfare (FAW) label in Germany, the “Initiative Tierwohl” (ITW). READ MORE

  3. 2. On the Welfare Costs of Business Fluctuations in Sweden 1970 - 2007

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Nilsson; [2009]
    Keywords : Sweden; business fluctuations; markups; Lucas model; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this study I analyse models for computing the welfare costs of business fluctuations. Lucas’ (1987) model is very simple, as it only considers consumption fluctuations. The model proposed by Galí, Gertler and Lopez-Salido (2007) includes not only consumption fluctuations, but also fluctuations in hours worked. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Role of Stabilization Policy in Sweden: A comparative welfare cost analysis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Philip Bartsch; Ravi Pachai; [2008]
    Keywords : Business cycles; Habit persistence; Stabilization policy;

    Abstract : In Robert Lucas’ 1987 monograph, Models of Business Cycles, he attempted to measure the cost of business cycles in the post-war U.S. READ MORE