Utbudet av ekonomiskt överkomliga bostäder har varit begränsat i många delar av världen och möter inte konsumenternas efterfrågan, bland annat i Sverige, Finland, Australien och England. Till följd av detta har bostadsbrist, ökade bostadspriser,  bostäder med höga hyror och långa kötider ökat med åren. Subventioner infördes som ett försök till att minska produktionskostnader för byggherren och därmed erbjuda billiga hyresrätter genom subventioner till utbudssidan eller genom att bidra med med subventioner direkt till efterfrågesidan, vilket omfattar hyresgästerna i form av bostadsbidrag.  De här arbetet syftar till att fastställa de olika subventionerna som används i Australien, England, Sverige och Finland. Samtidigt undersöks vilka typ av direkta subventioner som används i dessa länder för att slutligen undersöka vilka konsekvenser utbudssidan subventioner har haft på respektive bostadsmarknad. Studien är en kvalitativ forskning baserad på en litteraturgenomgång av de olika länderna. Stödet till hyresbostäder skiljer sig åt i olika delar av världen. Regeringarna i var av dessa länder bestämmer hur finansieringen ska fördelas på bostadsmarknaden.Finansieringen kan gå till efterfrågesidan som hyreskompensation alternativt till utbudssida som subvention till konstruktören för att sänka sin produktionskostnad med förbehållet att den nya hyran för bostäderna är lägre än marknadshyran. Resultatet visar på att regeringarna har olika typer av av bostadsmarknader, men att samtliga undersökta länder föredrar hyres kompensationer framför subventioner till utbudssidan. Resultaten visar också att det största behovet av finansiell stöd till konstruktören är under lågkonjunktur, där den privata finansieringen är som lägst. Studien visar även de olika kraven för subventioner till utbudssidan, där Sverige och England har mer specifika krav än Australien och England. Under slutsatsen diskuteras för- och nackdelar med båda typerna av subventioner, där samtliga regeringar föredrar subventioner till efterfrågesidan eftersom dessa är lättare att utföra på en individbasis. De hjälper till med bostäder till rimliga priser men inte bostadsproblemet. Subventioner till utbudssidan har varit väl utnyttjade under lågkonjunkturer som en säkerhet för byggherren. Ett problem som lyfts upp med denna typ av subvention är dess kapitalintensiva natur då stora summor pengar går in i ett långt projekt, och anses av vissa inte vara en lösning på problemet med överkomliga bostäder eftersom den reglerade hyran övergår till marknadshyra efter en period. / The range of affordable housing prices has been limited in many parts of the world and does not meet consumer demand, such is the case in Sweden, Finland, Australia and England. As a result of this housing shortage, rising housing prices, homes with high rents and long queue times have increased over the years. Subsidies were introduced as an attempt to reduce production costs for the developer and thereby offer cheap rental apartments through subsidies to the supply side or by contributing a subsidy directly to the demand side, which includes the tenants in the form of housing subsidies. This paper aims to determine the different subsidies used in Australia, England, Sweden and Finland, while also researching what type of direct subsidies are used in these countries, and finally viewing what consequence the supply-side subsidies have had on their respective housing markets. The study is qualitative research based on a literature review of the different countries. The support for rental housing differs in different parts of the world, by where the government chooses to focus their financing. The financing can go to the demand side as rent compensation or to the supply side, as payment to the constructor to reduce their cost on the caveat that the new rent for this building is lower than the market rent. The results show that while different governments have different housing markets, they all favor the option for rent compensation over subsidies to newly produced real estate with lower market average rent. The results also show that the biggest need for financial support to the constructor is during a recession, where the private financing is at its lowest. The study also shows the differing local requirements for where the supply-side subsidies can go, with England and Sweden having certain requirements, while Australia and Finland have a lack of these.The conclusion discusses the advantages and disadvantages of both types of subsidies, where all governments prefer subsidies to the demand side as these are easier to perform on an individual basis. They help with affordable housing but not the housing problem. Subsidies to the supply side have been well utilized during recessions as a security for the house developers. A problem that is highlighted with this type of subsidy is its capital-intensive nature as large sums of money go into a long project, and is considered by some not to be a solution to the problem of affordable companies as regulated rents change to market rents after a period.

The live music performance industry is growing tremendously in South Africa, with more and more international artists performing on our shores year after year. Competition is growing and various companies are beginning to identify this as a business opportunity to make money. However, managing live music performances is a complex task which involves managing various aspects (critical success factors) of the event in order to ensure that it is a success. Apart from this, visitors attend these performances hoping that their expectations will be exceeded and the performance is something which can be treasured and is worth remembering once everything is over. This is referred to as a memorable experience. In order to ensure a memorable visitor experience, it is essential for managers to be aware of what the visitors regard as important critical success factors. These are aspects that management can control and improve. Thus, the critical success factors should be implemented effectively in order to ensure that the event is memorable for visitors attending the live music performance. While various critical success factors are familiar to event organisers, they differ from event to event. Thus, the critical success factors of one event cannot be implemented at another with the same expectation of success. This is due to the heterogeneous groups of people who attend these events and who cannot be regarded as being the same, as each individual will have different expectations of the same event. Therefore, it is also important for the managers of live music performances to determine how the visitors to the different genre events regard the various critical success factors that are vital for a memorable experience. This is significant, as various music genres attract different attendees who each have their own expectations of a music genre and which may differ from those of visitors to other music genres. For example, the expectations for a memorable experience of individuals attending a classical live music performance will differ from individuals attending a rock or pop live music performance. In addition, it is also important for management to compare those critical success factors identified by the visitors to their own ideas of what is important for a successful event in order to identify any shortcomings. Thus, it was expedient to seek answers to the questions of what visitors to live music performances regard as important critical success factors as well as what the managers consider to be important for a memorable experience. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the critical success factors for managing a memorable visitor experience at live music performances from both the demand and supply sides. The said factors were subsequently compared in order to establish whether any shortcomings exist. This thesis comprises three articles. Firstly, the research was conducted from a demand (visitors) side. Thus, the aim of Chapter 3 was to determine what attendees at live music performances regard as being critical success factors for different music genres so as to enhance memorable visitor experiences. Surveys were conducted at various genres of live music performances which included classical music (Il Divo), R&B (Usher), rock (Sting), blues (Michael Buble), pop (Roxette) and Afrikaans music (Steve Hofmeyr). A total of 4 110 questionnaires were administered and a general profile of the visitors in terms of the different genres was compiled. A factor analysis was subsequently performed in order to determine the critical success factors for all six genres. Thereafter, an Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied in order to compare the critical success factors of the various genres with one another. The results indicated significant statistical differences amongst the different music genres with regard to that which the visitors to the different live music performances regard as being important for a memorable visitor experience. Secondly, the research was conducted from a supply (managers) side and the objective of Chapter 4 was to determine what the managers consider to be important critical success factors in ensuring a memorable visitor experience at a live music performance. A qualitative research method, by means of interviews, was used to obtain the relevant information from the selected participants. All the data collected in the process were transcribed into text and presented in a narrative form. The six step method formulated by Cresswell (2009:185-189) for data analysis and interpretation was used to analyse the data. Four major themes emerged from the analysis where each theme was differentiated in terms of various categories and subcategories. This process contributed greatly towards gaining detailed information regarding the main purpose of organising a live music performance; identifying the aspects that managers consider to be important when organising a live music performance and those aspects that are important in pre-, during- and post-event planning phases as well as how managers define a memorable experience. Lastly, in Chapter 5 a comparison was performed between the demand and supply sides of live music performances in order to establish whether any differences exist amongst the aspects that management consider to be important compared to the critical success factors that the visitors regard as being important to achieve a memorable visitor experience. Both qualitative (supply side) and quantitative (demand side) research methods were implemented in this research. The results of the critical success factors drawn from the first and second articles were used to conduct this research. The results of both the demand and supply sides were subsequently compared with one another where significant differences had been identified. This was the first time that research was conducted from both the demand and supply sides within the live music performance environment. The results of this research contribute greatly to literature and to the music industry. In addition, this was also the first time that both a qualitative and a quantitative research method were applied in research conducted at live music performances and which were subsequently compared with one another. Determining the differences between the critical success factors identified contributes towards event specific education and information for current as well as future live music performance managers. Therefore, results of this research can be employed to educate and inform current and future managers in the live music performance industry regarding important aspects relating to the enhancement of the important critical success factors that contribute to a memorable experience when individuals attend a live music performance. / PhD (Tourism Management), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

The live music performance industry is growing tremendously in South Africa, with more and more international artists performing on our shores year after year. Competition is growing and various companies are beginning to identify this as a business opportunity to make money. However, managing live music performances is a complex task which involves managing various aspects (critical success factors) of the event in order to ensure that it is a success. Apart from this, visitors attend these performances hoping that their expectations will be exceeded and the performance is something which can be treasured and is worth remembering once everything is over. This is referred to as a memorable experience. In order to ensure a memorable visitor experience, it is essential for managers to be aware of what the visitors regard as important critical success factors. These are aspects that management can control and improve. Thus, the critical success factors should be implemented effectively in order to ensure that the event is memorable for visitors attending the live music performance. While various critical success factors are familiar to event organisers, they differ from event to event. Thus, the critical success factors of one event cannot be implemented at another with the same expectation of success. This is due to the heterogeneous groups of people who attend these events and who cannot be regarded as being the same, as each individual will have different expectations of the same event. Therefore, it is also important for the managers of live music performances to determine how the visitors to the different genre events regard the various critical success factors that are vital for a memorable experience. This is significant, as various music genres attract different attendees who each have their own expectations of a music genre and which may differ from those of visitors to other music genres. For example, the expectations for a memorable experience of individuals attending a classical live music performance will differ from individuals attending a rock or pop live music performance. In addition, it is also important for management to compare those critical success factors identified by the visitors to their own ideas of what is important for a successful event in order to identify any shortcomings. Thus, it was expedient to seek answers to the questions of what visitors to live music performances regard as important critical success factors as well as what the managers consider to be important for a memorable experience. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the critical success factors for managing a memorable visitor experience at live music performances from both the demand and supply sides. The said factors were subsequently compared in order to establish whether any shortcomings exist. This thesis comprises three articles. Firstly, the research was conducted from a demand (visitors) side. Thus, the aim of Chapter 3 was to determine what attendees at live music performances regard as being critical success factors for different music genres so as to enhance memorable visitor experiences. Surveys were conducted at various genres of live music performances which included classical music (Il Divo), R&B (Usher), rock (Sting), blues (Michael Buble), pop (Roxette) and Afrikaans music (Steve Hofmeyr). A total of 4 110 questionnaires were administered and a general profile of the visitors in terms of the different genres was compiled. A factor analysis was subsequently performed in order to determine the critical success factors for all six genres. Thereafter, an Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied in order to compare the critical success factors of the various genres with one another. The results indicated significant statistical differences amongst the different music genres with regard to that which the visitors to the different live music performances regard as being important for a memorable visitor experience. Secondly, the research was conducted from a supply (managers) side and the objective of Chapter 4 was to determine what the managers consider to be important critical success factors in ensuring a memorable visitor experience at a live music performance. A qualitative research method, by means of interviews, was used to obtain the relevant information from the selected participants. All the data collected in the process were transcribed into text and presented in a narrative form. The six step method formulated by Cresswell (2009:185-189) for data analysis and interpretation was used to analyse the data. Four major themes emerged from the analysis where each theme was differentiated in terms of various categories and subcategories. This process contributed greatly towards gaining detailed information regarding the main purpose of organising a live music performance; identifying the aspects that managers consider to be important when organising a live music performance and those aspects that are important in pre-, during- and post-event planning phases as well as how managers define a memorable experience. Lastly, in Chapter 5 a comparison was performed between the demand and supply sides of live music performances in order to establish whether any differences exist amongst the aspects that management consider to be important compared to the critical success factors that the visitors regard as being important to achieve a memorable visitor experience. Both qualitative (supply side) and quantitative (demand side) research methods were implemented in this research. The results of the critical success factors drawn from the first and second articles were used to conduct this research. The results of both the demand and supply sides were subsequently compared with one another where significant differences had been identified. This was the first time that research was conducted from both the demand and supply sides within the live music performance environment. The results of this research contribute greatly to literature and to the music industry. In addition, this was also the first time that both a qualitative and a quantitative research method were applied in research conducted at live music performances and which were subsequently compared with one another. Determining the differences between the critical success factors identified contributes towards event specific education and information for current as well as future live music performance managers. Therefore, results of this research can be employed to educate and inform current and future managers in the live music performance industry regarding important aspects relating to the enhancement of the important critical success factors that contribute to a memorable experience when individuals attend a live music performance. / PhD (Tourism Management), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

This essay examines the recent electoral success of the Sweden Democrats (SD) in the Swedish municipal election in 2006 and 2010. By using statistical methods it aims to explain which of three contradicting theoretical frameworks best can explain how a populist radical right party could penetrate one of the most stable party systems in the world. The theoretical approaches tested in this essay are: a demand-side, an external supply-side and an internal supply-side approach. By using theoretically anchored proxies to determine the effect of the contradicting theoretical approaches this essay concludes that the internal supply-side explanation measuring the local party organizational ability of the SD had the most substantial effect when it comes to explaining their recent electoral success in the Swedish municipalities, as opposed to a more commonly believed demand-side driven explanation.

La «petite corruption» est un élément important de la relation entre personnels de santé et patients dans les contextes propices aux actes de corruption. Ce phénomène bien étudié en Europe centrale et orientale sous le nom de «paiements informels» (PIs), est peu documenté en Afrique. Pour contribuer à combler cette lacune, cette thèse propose une série d'analyses sur certains aspects clés de ce problème dans le contexte africain. Dans le chapitre 1, nous montrons que les PIs sont concentrés sur les plus pauvres. Ils sont plus susceptibles d’avoir fait face à l'absence de médicaments, à l'absentéisme des médecins et à des longs temps d'attente dans leur hôpital public local, ce qui accroît la probabilité d'encourir des frais non officiels. Une analyse plus approfondie de l'influence des facteurs d'offre dans le chapitre 2 confirme que les longs temps d'attente, la gestion du personnel de santé (par exemple, le recours à la délégation de tâches) et la perception des personnels vis-à-vis de leur revenu jouent un rôle crucial. Le chapitre 3 met en évidence l’existence d’effets de pairs dans la survenue des PIs lors de la consultation, l’effet étant plus important chez les plus pauvres. Enfin, avec un modèle théorique dans le chapitre 4, nous montrons qu’à l'équilibre, les PIs sont plus élevés en salariat pur qu’avec une rémunération basée sur la production. Aussi, une augmentation du paiement unitaire dans ce dernier système fait baisser les PIs, alors qu'une augmentation du salaire a un effet contraire. Un système mixte (salaire + rémunération à la production) semble être approprié pour assurer la participation des médecins et les inciter à réduire la recherche de rente. / « Petty corruption » is an important feature of the relationship between health workers and patients in settings that allow corrupt acts to happen. It has been well studied in Central and Eastern Europe under the term « informal payments » (IPs), but little has been done in Africa. To contribute in filling this gap in the literature, this thesis proposes a series of analyses to better understand some key aspects of this issue in the African context. In chapter 1, we show that the occurrence of IPs is concentrated on the poorest individuals. They are more likely to report having faced the lack of medicines, absenteeism of doctors and long waiting times in their local hospital, and these factors significantly increase the probability of incurring unofficial fees. In chapter 2, a deeper analysis of the influence of supply factors confirms that long waiting times, the management of the health workforce (e.g. using task shifting) and health workers’ perception vis-à-vis their earnings play a crucial role. In chapter 3, we highlight the existence of peer effects in the occurrence of IPs during consultation for HIV care, with a higher effect for the poorest patients. Finally, with a theoretical model in chapter 4, we show that at the equilibrium, the level of IPs is higher when the physician is paid by salary compared to output-based remuneration. Also, an increase of the unit payment in the later system leads to a reduction of IPs, while an increase of salary has the contrary effect. A blended remuneration (mix of salary and output-based remuneration) appears to be appropriate to both ensure the participation of physicians and introduce incentives to reduce rent-seeking.

This essay explores the early experiences of Bangladeshi blue-collar service workers in digitalising their livelihoods. It is a qualitative study that surveys and interviews service-providers in Dhaka who use the business aggregator platform Sheba.xyz, an online service marketplace, and seeks to understand what brought these self-employed micro-entrepreneurs, previously outside the digital economy, to adopt an ICT-enabled solution. The study is guided by Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) theory, one of the historically dominant paradigms in the field of communication for development (C4D). The overarching research question is, “Why did blue-collar service-providers in Dhaka adopt and use a digital business aggregator platform?” The aim is to explore what motivated/discouraged and enabled/hindered innovation adoption among a group of users previously marginalised from digital and financial inclusion. The findings suggest that adoption of Sheba.xyz among service-providers was not driven so much by a desire to digitalise one’s business per se, and as a means of mitigating a previous inability to do so. Rather, the factors that emerge from the qualitative data are other perceived relative advantages of the solution – of increase in customers, income, and opportunity. Survey respondents and interviewees also displayed strong affiliation with, and trust in, the platform provider; an alertness for fair treatment; and a drive to prosper, suggesting that they embraced a comprehensive concept and altered life situation where belonging, respect, and self-fulfilment matters, rather than narrowly adopted a new mobile application.

The term 'populist radical right parties' often occurs in media, among experts or as a frequently discussed topic. The topic related to a rise of such of political parties in Europe is parallelly linked to the context of growing number of immigrants. The aim of this work is to clarify reasons of the origin and long-term success of two populist radical right parties. The work analyzes and consequently compares the existence of the Swedish Democrats and the Norwegian Progress Party. Even though Sweden and Norway share several historical and cultural features, situation around selected political parties is apparently different. Norway's Progress Party succeeded in an election of 1973 already. Nowadays it can be listed among Norwegian strongest political parties. On the other hand, the populist radical right party, Swedish Democrats, entered the political scene in 2002 only. The starting point of the time research frame for this thesis is defined as the breakthrough of the Progress Party in 1973 with Anders Lange in lead. The core of the thesis is based on the concept of supply and demand according to which independent variables are categorized. The main purpose of the work is to determine the key factor, which leads to the success of selected political parties and analyze their development.

Online marketing has resulted in a paradigm shift in the advertisement industry. Programmatic buying is an emerging business model that is very promising for online advertising. In online advertising, revenue maximization is always a key matter for publishers. The purpose of this report is to examine whether programmatic buying can be used in conjunction with other parameters such as Google Adwords or Google Trends to increase profit. This research will provide valuable information regarding how to obtain site visitors at a cheap price while maximizing profit on advertisement shown to those users. We investigate a revenue maximization model that calculates the popularity of a set of news in different countries and compares it to the CPM, Cost-Per-Mille, of the corresponding country. To calculate the popularity, the program uses an API from Google Trends and the CPM data is obtained from the company Adform. Furthermore, we originally planned to also include Google Adwords to estimate the price of traffic acquisition. However, since we found several problems with achieving reasonable estimates for our purpose this parameter has therefore been excluded from the final product. The final product can therefore be seen as a soft indicator of how popular different news are in different countries and what revenue can be expected from corresponding countries. / Digital marknadsföring har resulterat i ett paradigmskifte inom reklambranschen. Programmatisk handel är en mycket lovande affärsmodell för automatisk annonsering online och är under stark tillväxt. Inom digital marknadsföring är vinstmaximering alltid en nyckelfråga för utgivare av annonsplatser. Denna rapport ämnar undersöka huruvida programmatisk handel kan användas tillsammans med andra parametrar som Google Adwords eller Google Trends för att öka vinsten från video-reklamannonser. Den grundläggande idén är att skapa trafik till en specifik hemsida för ett så lågt pris som möjligt samtidigt som vi vill att reklamvisningarna ska ge så höga intäkter som möjligt. Rapporten utreder parametrar som videopris för programmatisk handel i olika länder, Bounce Rate, Cost Per Click och Google Trends Score. Dessa parametrar används för att skapa en sammanvägning för att indikera i vilka länder och för vilka sökord den ekonomiska vinsten potentiellt är störst.        Arbetet har resulterat i ett program som beräknar populariteten för ett antal nyheter i olika länder och jämför med CPM, Cost-Per-Mille, priset för motsvarande land. För att beräkna populariteten används ett API från Google Trends och CPM datan kommer från företaget Adform. Från början var tanken att även väga in Google Adwords för att skapa en prisbild över kostnaden att inbringa trafik. Begränsningar som behövt genomföras under arbetets gång är att exkludera Google Adwords prissättning i det färdiga programmet, då det finns svårigheter i att utröna exakta prisuppgifter från Google Adwords. Slutprodukten är därmed en indikator på vilka nyheter som är populära i olika länder och intäkterna som kan förväntas därifrån.

L'Union Européenne a un programme ambitieux pour faire face aux effets du changement climatique, les institutions européennes devant désormais prendre en compte l'environnement dans le cadre de ses politiques. L'objectif de ma thèse consiste à évaluer les impacts des politiques publiques européennes sur l'agriculture et l’environnement, de mesurer leurs effets croisés et d'évaluer l'intérêt d'une meilleure coordination de ces politiques. La thèse vise à enrichir l'analyse économique sur des problématiques importantes recentrées sur la réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) agricoles dans l'UE et le niveau de la production agricole, sous un angle quantitatif. La méthodologie repose sur un modèle de programmation mathématique qui simule l’offre agricole européenne (AROPAj), utilisant les données du Réseau d'Information Comptable Agricole. L'analyse est réalisée à plusieurs niveaux, européen, national, régional et infra-régional, tenant compte de la variabilité du contexte économique qui caractérise l'agriculture européenne sur les six années 2007-2012. Nous évaluons tout d'abord comment l'agriculture peut contribuer à l'atténuation des émissions de GES dans l'UE et nous offrons une analyse détaillée des courbes de coûts marginaux d'abattement. Les résultats indiquent qu’en moyenne, sur la période 2007-2012, l’agriculture européenne peut réduire ses émissions d’environ 10%, 20% et 30% respectivement, pour les prix des émissions de 38, 112.5 et 205 Euros/tCO2eq. Nous montrons que l’agriculture peut offrir une atténuation substantielle et que le potentiel et les coûts d’atténuation varient substantiellement dans le temps et dans l’espace. La deuxième problématique étudiée porte sur la compatibilité entre l’augmentation de la production agricole et la diminution de l’impact de l’agriculture sur l’environnement. En introduisant une approche primale (via un prix du carbone) et une approche duale (via un objectif calorique), nous montrons qu’on peut réduire les émissions de GES et modifier l’offre agricole tout en augmentant la quantité en calories alimentaires. On étend la problématique des émissions de GES, en dissociant les prix des deux gaz (CH4 et N2O). Un système de prix différenciés permet de mieux adapter la politique de régulation climatique en fonction de l'horizon de temps sur lequel on se projette, offrant une flexibilité dans la réduction des coûts d’abattement des émissions. / The European Union has an ambitious agenda to deal with the effects of climate change, the European institutions must now take environment into account within the framework of its policies. The objective of my thesis is to evaluate the impacts of European public policies on agriculture and environment, to measure their crossed effects and to assess the potential for a better coordination of these policies. The thesis aims to enrich the economic analysis on important issues refocused on the reduction of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in the EU and the level of agricultural production, from a quantitative perspective. The methodology is based on a mathematical programming model that simulates the European agricultural supply (AROPAj), using data from the Farm Accountancy Data Network. The analysis is carried out at several levels, European, national, regional and sub-regional, taking into account the variability of the economic context that characterizes the European agriculture over the six years 2007-2012. We first assess how agriculture may contribute to the mitigation of EU GHG emissions and provide a detailed analysis of marginal abatement cost curves. The results show that, on average, over the period 2007-2012, EU agriculture may reduce its emissions by around 10%, 20% and 30%, respectively for emission prices of 38, 112.5 and 205 EUR/tCO2eq. We show that agriculture may offer substantial mitigation and that mitigation costs and potential vary in time and in space. The second issue studied concerns the compatibility between the increase in agricultural production and the reduction of the impact of agriculture on the environment. By introducing a primal approach (via a carbon price) and a dual approach (via a calorie target), we show that we can reduce GHG emissions and change agricultural supply while increasing the quantity of food calories. We extend the issue of GHG emissions by separating the prices of the two gases (CH4 et N2O). A differentiated price system allows to better adapt the climate regulation policy according to the time horizon on which we are projected, offering flexibility in reducing the emission abatement costs.