Essays about: "Transaction Cost Economics"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 89 essays containing the words Transaction Cost Economics.

  1. 11. The impacts of agricultural cooperatives in Tanzanian farmers` livelihoods : The Case of Tobacco Agricultural Cooperative in the Tabora Region

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Joshua Ndelanguswa Kiungai; [2022]
    Keywords : Tobacco production; Transaction cost; Marketing; Cooperative challenges; Cooperative roles;

    Abstract : Agricultural cooperatives aim to have controlled effort for agricultural products and find market to sell those products at a reasonable price. Farmers’ products are sold at a better price leading to a higher income which improve farmers’ livelihood. READ MORE

  2. 12. The Relationship Between Vertical Integration and Risk. A Statistical Analysis of Changes in Vertical Integration within Industries Affected by the Global Semiconductor Shortage

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Dorotea Brsakoska; Annika Ebert; Bohdan Pavlov; [2022]
    Keywords : vertical integration; systemic risk; MNCs; semiconductor-reliant industries; semiconductor shortage; TCE; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Succeeding a brief discussion of what vertical integration (VI) is, its interaction with risk and uncertainty, and the context of this study, namely the COVID-19 pandemic and its simultaneous semiconductor shortages, the purpose of this paper is outlined to fill a research gap regarding an empirically supported relationship between vertical integration and systemic risk. The aim and contribution here is subsequently twofold: to examine whether one can predict strategic trends and behavior among multinational companies when it comes to value chain ownership and control decisions in response to abnormal levels of systemic risk, and, to more generally statistically prove or disprove the seeming theoretical consensus that vertical integration can be a key risk-reduction strategy for various reasons, something that will be detailed and explored more closely in an extensive literature review. READ MORE

  3. 13. Inducing sustainability innovations through public procurement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Percy; Amos Pietzcker; [2022]
    Keywords : Public transport; Demand side innovation; Public procurement; Sustainability innovations; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Aim of the study: The study aims to investigate the theoretical gap on how sustainability innovations can be induced through demand-side innovations within public procurement. Theoretical perspective: This paper utilizes transaction cost economics theory to describe the contractual relationship between PTAs and PTOs within public procurement in the public transport industry. READ MORE

  4. 14. "Buy low, sell high, that's my motto." - An event study examining the Post Earnings Announcement Drift on the Swedish market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hannes Wiklund; [2021]
    Keywords : PEAD; Sweden; Finance; Event Study; Market Anomaly; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The post earnings announcement drift (PEAD) is a well studied market anomaly. However, few academic papers have focused their attention on Swedish market. Therefore, this paper evaluates if the PEAD can be observed on the Swedish market between the first quarter of 2006 and the last quarter of 2019. READ MORE

  5. 15. European Integration: Is it on track? A study of railway prices.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Henning Stenbeck; Erik Jacobsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Ramsey pricing; Transaction cost theory; European integration; Interstate travel; Railway prices; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate if there is a monetary cost associated with interstate travel by rail within the European Union and how this differs from intrastate railway travel in the Union. The paper makes use of two economic theories, Transaction cost theory and Ramsey pricing, to help explain the effect we find. READ MORE