Essays about: "extended gravity"

Showing result 16 - 19 of 19 essays containing the words extended gravity.

  1. 16. Immigration, Emigration and Trade in Sweden : An Empirical Analysis (2000-2010)

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Sobia Safdar; [2011]
    Keywords : Trade; Immigration; Emigration; An extended Gravity Model; Panel Data; Sweden;

    Abstract : There has been much research regarding Trade Immigrant link for different countries, states and provinces which reveal that Immigration impacts bilateral Trade positively. In this study the Trade –Immigrant for Sweden for a period of 2000-2011 for 184 trading partners has been tested which shows that trade and Immigration have positive relationship. READ MORE

  3. 17. Road Slope Estimation

    University essay from Reglerteknik

    Author : Martin Larsson; [2010]
    Keywords : Road Slope Estimation; Air Suspension; Heavy-duty Vehicle; Signal Processing; Modelling; Extended Kalman Filter;

    Abstract : Knowledge about the current road slope can improve several applications in a heavy-duty vehicle such as predictive cruise control and automated gearbox control. In this thesis the possibility of estimating the road slope based on signals from a vehicles air suspension system has been studied. READ MORE

  4. 18. European Regional Integration and Foreign Direct Investment Flows to Joining Countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erudita Hoti; Josabeth Alfsdotter; [2010]
    Keywords : fixed effects; gravity model; EU; Foreign direct investments; regional integration agreement; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper studies the determinants of foreign direct investment in the countries that joined the EU from 1985 to today, and the impact of EU membership on their Bilateral FDI inflows from all OECD countries. The empirical method used is the gravity model, extended with additional explanatory variables, and the econometric models used are pooled OLS, a panel FE model and the FE Poisson model. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Distance of Trade : A quantitative analysis of how the importance of distance has evolved in international trade

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Johan Ygge; [2009]
    Keywords : trade; international trade; distance; comparative advantage; export; import; gravity model; European Union; EU;

    Abstract : Distance is of great influence when deciding whom to trade with. This thesis examines how the importance of distance in international trade has evolved. This is done using an extended generalized gravity model, which includes population, real exchange rate and a dummy variable for membership in the European Union. READ MORE