Essays about: "econometrics thesis"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 172 essays containing the words econometrics thesis.

1. 6. User Choice in Elderly Care in Sweden: Quality, Cost, and Covid-19

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Karolina Westin; [2021]
   Keywords : Quasi-market; user choice; elderly care; variation in treatment timing; treatment effect heterogeneity; staggered Difference-in-Difference;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the impacts of user choice in Swedish elderly care on quality and cost as well as the impact of marketisation on the Covid-19 death toll. In the last three decades welfare service provision in Sweden has been increasingly marketised. READ MORE

3. 7. Forecasting prices of Bitcoin and Google stock with ARIMA vs Facebook Prophet

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för juridik, ekonomi, statistik och politik

   Author : Niklas Borneklint; [2021]
   Keywords : Bitcoin; Google; econometrics;

   Abstract : In this thesis we have presented econometrics and forecasts of Bitcoin and Google (GOOG) prices. We have implemented two models, one traditional, “ARIMA” and a relatively new one, “Prophet model” by using Facebook Prophet (ML). Machine learning is still new in the economic field, it has been rewarding to learn its capability. READ MORE

4. 8. FAULT DETECTION FOR SMALL-SCALE PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER INSTALLATIONS : A Case Study of a Residential Solar Power System

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Mikrodataanalys

   Author : Maxim Brüls; [2020]
   Keywords : Random Forest; Regression; Solar Power; Photovoltaic Module; Fault Detection; Renewable Energy; Econometrics; Supervised Learning;

   Abstract : Fault detection for residential photovoltaic power systems is an often-ignored problem. This thesis introduces a novel method for detecting power losses due to faults in solar panel performance. Five years of data from a residential system in Dalarna, Sweden, was applied on a random forest regression to estimate power production. READ MORE

5. 9. The Natural Resource Curse at the Regional Level? : The Case of Sweden

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

   Author : Carl Bellerud; [2020]
   Keywords : Resource curse; convergence; econometrics;

   Abstract : The resource curse thesis states that countries with an abundance of natural resources tend to experience lower economic growth rates. However, does this theory apply also to the regional level? The purpose of this thesis is to both test the natural resources curse theory at the regional level in Sweden, as well to examine if different types of natural resource dependencies appear to have the same effect on regional income growth in the country. READ MORE

6. 10. Mining booms impact on local labor markets in Norrbotten county, Sweden

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

   Author : Axel Andrup; Kristoffer Sundström; [2018]
   Keywords : Boom; Labor markets; Mining; Iron ore; Norrbotten; Mineral demand; Mineral supply; Labor demand shock; Econometrics; Mining market; LKAB; Boom; Arbetsmarknader; Gruvdrift; Järnmalm; Norrbotten; Mineralefterfrågan; Mineralutbud; Arbetsefterfrågechock; Ekonometri; Gruvmarknaden; LKAB;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis has been to analyze whether booms in the iron ore market has any significant effects on local labor markets in certain municipalities in Norrbotten County during the time period 2000-2016. Previous research has established that certain types of booms and busts influenced local labor markets. READ MORE