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diversification). The second part of the paper focuses on a more sophisticated strategy of diversification and asks whether financial … theory is compatible with observed diversification patterns. Based on the German Socioeconomic Panel which provides unique … socioeconomic characteristics, the propensity for taking investment risk is an important predictor of a household's diversification …
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investigate for the first time the links between export diversification over destination countries and goods on the one hand and …
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In this paper we analyze how firms’ knowledge absorption capacity – given the knowledge environment – affects the development, adoption and introduction of new export products among Swedish manufacturing firms. Our model formulation builds on theoretical arguments which imply that firms...
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My purpose in this paper is to analyze how offshoring of intermediate goods affects different occupational groups in Swedish manufacturing firms using data for the period 2001-2008. Advances in ICT, along with improved infrastructure and lower cost of transportation have boosted the contracting...
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variables. In the analysis we compare the results for Sweden from the different models with other studies in this field. We find …
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employment in Sweden. The contribution is empirical and builds on an analysis of spatial units of exactly the same size in terms … of geographic surface. The data divide Sweden into areas of one square kilometer, and describe each area in terms of …
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This paper studies the corporate governance structure among Swedish banks. Who controls the Swedish banks and what characteristics does the Swedish banking sector have? Issues related to corporate governance such as ownership structure, board of directors and control-enhancing mechanisms will be...
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Innovation processes in emerging fields of technology frequently utilize scientific knowledge and technical skills from several research areas. Likewise, technological development frequently involves a diverse set of organizations including for example private firms, universities, corporate...
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The returns to education have been thoroughly investigated and Sweden has shown to have a relatively low return … return. The three largest cities in Sweden have a relatively low return but have other amenities that attract individuals. …
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private industry in the development of the nuclear power infrastructure in Sweden in the period of 1945-1970. Secondly, the …
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