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1. 1. Regional Inequality and Spatial Dependence in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Samuel Malmström Arfwedson; [2023]
   Keywords : Regional inequality; convergence; spatial dependence; spatial econometrics; Sweden; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Regional inequality is a growing concern in developed countries, as country-level convergence may obscure increasing disparities within countries. This thesis aims to address this concern by examining the dynamics of regional convergence in Sweden from 1980-2022. READ MORE

3. 2. ALMPs in the North

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Gustav André; [2023]
   Keywords : Unemployment; ALMP; Econometrics; Nordic countries; Labour market; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The subject of this paper is to determine the importance of different Active labour market policies (ALMP) on the unemployment rate in the Nordic countries of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland between the years 2000 and 2020. The ALMPs examined are Public employment services (PES) and administration, Training, Employment incentives, Integration of the disabled, Direct job creation and Start-up incentives. READ MORE

4. 3. The Nuclear Dilemma : A Study on the Nuclear Energy Growth Nexus and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Pontus Karlsson; Felicia Uebel; [2023]
   Keywords : Economic Growth; Energy Growth Nexus; Nuclear Energy Growth Nexus; Econometrics; Economics; Nuclear Power; Nuclear Consumption; Energy Consumption; Energy Production; Environmental Kuznets Curve; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; IPI; Nuclear Dilemma; Granger Causality Test; Energy; Oil; Ekonomisk tillväxt; Energi-Tillväxt Sambandet; Kärnkraftsenergi-Tillväxt Sambandet; Ekonometri; Ekonomi; Kärnkraft; Kärnkraftskonsumtion; Energikonsumtion; Energiproduktion; Växthusgasutsläpp; Kärnkraftsdilemmat; Energi; Olja;

   Abstract : The relationship between energy consumption and economic growth has been a popular topic in recent studies, with a considerable amount of literature conducted, although there still is no consensus regarding the relationship. Few studies have analysed the nuclear energy growth nexus with greenhouse gas emissions, and none have used the same method, data, and sample period. READ MORE

5. 4. Classifying High-Growth Manufacturing Firms on the Swedish Stock Market:A Comparative Study Between the Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machine and Artificial Neural Network

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : William Fridström; [2023]
   Keywords : Machine Learning; Econometrics; Firm Growth; Binary Classification; Prediction; Model comparision.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This is a comparative study between two modern machine learning algorithms, the Support Vector Machine and Artificial neural network, and one traditional econometric model, the Logistic regression. The main objective is to compare their performance by classifying high-growth companies. READ MORE

6. 5. Employment Effects of the FIFA World Cup on Host Nations : An Event Study

   University essay from Jönköping University

   Author : Felix Wettborg; [2022]
   Keywords : Econometrics; Mega Sports Events; Event Economics; Difference-In-Difference; Employment; Two-Ways Fixed Effects Difference-in-Difference; Event Study; Staggered Adoption; World Cup; Soccer; FIFA;

   Abstract : The employment effect of hosting the FIFA world cup has been researched multiple times with city, municipality, or state data using a variety of methods. Arguably, the Difference-In-Difference (DID) method, first used by Hotchkiss et al. READ MORE