In this paper the relation between ownership structure, board composition and firm performance is explored. A panel of Swedish listed firms is used to investigate how board composition affects firm performance. Board heterogeneity is measured as board size, age and gender diversity. The results...

In this paper we analyze whether a firm’s return to its R&D stock is affected by seller-buyer interactions. We suggest that firms that are in close contact with their customers will be relatively more sensitive to their customers’ needs, and therefore adjust their R&D activities accordingly....

Many contributions to the literature on competition in banking use the Panzar and Rosse test (1987). This test encompasses a variety of market outcomes assuming firms maximize profits. However, when applied to the banking industry, this assumption may not be always valid as banks sometimes may...

I artikeln studeras de samlade skatteeffekterna på lönsamheten för en entreprenör av att äga och driva, samt ärva, ett företag under perioden 1970-2002. De totala skatteeffekterna har gjort det olönsamt att äga och driva ett entreprenörslett företag under en stor del av perioden....

Medan arbetsskatternas utveckling över tiden tidigare studerats har få ekonomer beräknat kapitalskatternas utveckling och lönsamheten av att äga aktier eller att driva småföretag och genom successionen kunna behålla dessa i familjens ägo. I denna uppsats beräknas kapitalskattekilar,...