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1. 1. The Effects of Participation in Global Value Chains : A Study of the Effects of Participation in Intermediate Trade on the Value Added Through Services and the Relative Demand for Skilled Workers in the Swedish Manufacturing Industry

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Maria Höijer; [2023]
   Keywords : Economics; labor economics; labor market; labor market economics; global value chain; supply chain; trade; commerce; international trade; specialization; servicification; Hecksher-Ohlin; Hecksher-Ohlin model; skilled labor; labor; labour; labor demand; labor supply; relative labor demand; wages; skill; upskill; intermediate trade; trade in value added; stolper samuelsson; stolper samuelsson theorem; servicification; factor abundance; comparative advantage; relative factor prices; fixed effects; panel data; Nationalekonomi; Arbetsmarknad; Internationell ekonomi; handel; internationell handel; Hecksher-Ohlin modellen; arbetskraftsutbud; arbetskraftsefterfrågan; servicifiering; relativ arbetskraftsefterfrågan; kompetens; värdekedjor; tillverkningsindustrin; specialisering; service; globalisering; Hecksher-Ohlin; lön; stolper samuelsson; komparativ fördel; relativpriser; paneldata; fixa effekter;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate the effects of the integration in global value chains on the specialization in the production of services and the relative demand for high-skilled labor in the Swedish manufacturing industry. The empirical model and the predictions are based on theories and findings such as the phenomenon of servicification, the Hecksher-Ohlin theorem, and the Stolper-Samuelsson theorem. READ MORE

3. 2. Innovation and development practices : Exploring small enterprises’ innovation and development practices

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Iñaki Balier López; Jakob Ribbat; [2023]
   Keywords : Small enterprises; innovation; development; processes; practices; improvement;

   Abstract : Background: Small enterprises are critical to the Swedish and European economies accounting for a significant portion of job creation and overall employment. However, the understanding of how innovation and development are carried out within small enterprise contexts remains limited. READ MORE

4. 3. Farm Mechanisation, Agricultural Productivity and Structural Change in India: A State-Level Analysis of Post-Reform Period

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Sai Chandan Kotu; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Agriculture in India is characterised by low productivity, and structural change has been slow and unconventional. Nevertheless, at state-level one can identify different patterns for these process. READ MORE

5. 4. Implementation of shepherdism in the reclamation of the Bełchatów brown coal mine as care for the environment, people and the economy

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Aleksandra Arent; [2023]
   Keywords : mine reclamation; agroforestry; common pool resource; wood pasture; heritage tourism; Bełchatów; coal mine; remediation; shepherdism; pastoralism; post-capitalism; care;

   Abstract : The EU is currently under an energy transition and the phase-out of coal mining and burning. The Bełchatów brown coal mine is scheduled to stop its operations in 2036. READ MORE

6. 5. Import Competition and Gender Differences in Labor Market Responses in Mexico

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Clara Magnusson; Viktoria Piirainen; [2023]
   Keywords : Trade Shock; Labor Market Effects; Bartik Instrument; Gender Differences; Mexico;

   Abstract : This paper examines the impact of increased Chinese imports in Mexican commuting zones over the period 1990-2010. We use a Bartik instrument and exploit initial differences in industry gender composition, allowing us to generate variation in local import exposure. READ MORE