Essays about: "quasi-markets"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word quasi-markets.

1. 1. Grade Leniency and Competition : A study of Swedish Compulsory Level Municipality Schools

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Fredrik Thor; [2020]
   Keywords : School choice; grade inflation; quasi-markets; independent schools; municipalities;

   Abstract : In Sweden, there has been an increased discrepancy between increasing merit ratings and decreasing results in international surveys such as PISA. At the same time, since the 1990s, Sweden has had several reforms that resulted in increased competition, decentralization and trust-based evaluations. READ MORE

3. 2. The Pursuit of Profit - a study of the relationship between financial performance and education quality in Swedish private schools

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hampus Åström; Christoffer Stenbäck; [2018]
   Keywords : Education; Education Quality; Profit cap; Privatization; New Public Management; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose The purpose of this thesis is to assess whether there is a relationship between the financial performance of Swedish private schools and the quality of the education they provide. Methodology Parametric Tests and OLS-Regression Theoretical perspectives New Public Management, Public Choice Theory, Quasi-markets Empirical foundation The sample consist of 740 Swedish primary and secondary schools operated by limited liability companies Conclusions This study illustrates mainly negative relationships between financial performance and education quality; however, the results are inconclusive and depend on the financial measure used. READ MORE

4. 3. Opportunistic behaviour in quasi-markets of home care - A study on the compliance of granted and provided home care hours in Swedish municipalities

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Kristina Boo; Frida Lönnberg; [2016]
   Keywords : new public management; agency theory; quasi-market; home care; Sweden;

   Abstract : Building on a theoretical framework of New Public Management and agency theory, the study tests to what extent providers act opportunistically in a quasi-market context of welfare services and what factors affect their propensity to do so. Using individual level data from nine Swedish municipalities with quasi-marketised home care services, the degree of compliance between granted and provided home care is calculated and studied as a proxy for opportunistic behaviour. READ MORE

5. 4. Does information on quality affect patients’ choice of health care provider?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Fredrik Paulsson; [2015]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : A condition for patient choice in health care to promote quality is that patients act in accordance with information about quality and change to better care providers. In this paper I examine the relation between quality information and patient choice of care provider in the primary care of the county Scania in Sweden. READ MORE

6. 5. In the Name of Individualization - An Assessment of the Quasi Market of Employment Services in Sweden

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Frida Lönnberg; Erik Myresten; [2014]
   Keywords : Employment Services; Quasi Markets; Private Providers; Procurement;

   Abstract : This paper analyzes the current quasi market structure of contracted out employment services in Sweden to determine whether it is socioeconomically optimal. Drawing mainly on theories by Rebecca M. READ MORE