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  <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/246754" />
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  <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/246754</id>
  <updated>2026-05-09T19:01:46Z</updated>
  <dc:date>2026-05-09T19:01:46Z</dc:date>
  <entry>
    <title>Right time or right person? Investigating the hires of high-growth new ventures</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/300116" />
    <author>
      <name>Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>McKelvie, Alexander</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Westerberg, Hans Seerar</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/300116</id>
    <updated>2024-07-12T01:32:54Z</updated>
    <published>2023-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: Right time or right person? Investigating the hires of high-growth new ventures
Authors: Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov; McKelvie, Alexander; Westerberg, Hans Seerar
Abstract: Hiring new employees is an important part of a new venture's growth. However, we still have limited understanding of the human capital needs of high-growth new ventures, and how their pace of growth relates to whom they hire. We contribute to the literature by investigating 64,404 hires among growing new ventures in Sweden from 2008 to 2015, finding that individuals with higher educational attainment and previous management experience are more likely to be hired by high-growth new ventures. In contrast, we find no indications that unemployed individuals or people that are outside the labor force are more likely to be hired by the fastest growing new ventures. High-growth new ventures are thus more selective in their hiring decisions than new ventures with lower sales growth rates, suggesting that 'the right person' is more important than 'the right time'. These differences in hiring practices are most prevalent during new ventures' first three years of operation and become more negligible as the ventures age.</summary>
    <dc:date>2023-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Do reduced labor costs increase employment among minimum wage workers? Evidence from a Swedish payroll tax cut</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/300117" />
    <author>
      <name>Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Gidehag, Anton</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Westerberg, Hans Seerar</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/300117</id>
    <updated>2024-07-12T01:22:30Z</updated>
    <published>2023-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: Do reduced labor costs increase employment among minimum wage workers? Evidence from a Swedish payroll tax cut
Authors: Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov; Gidehag, Anton; Westerberg, Hans Seerar
Abstract: We use a youth payroll tax cut in Sweden to investigate whether retail firms that were exposed to substantial labor cost savings increased employment of minimum wage workers more than firms that received smaller labor cost savings. Our dataset includes information on both contracted wages and working hours for most employees in the Swedish retail trade industry. The fact that a large portion of retail employees had contracted wages near the negotiated minimum wage levels at the time of the reform suggests that the minimum wage levels were binding to a great extent. We also find that retail firms with large labor cost savings due to the youth payroll tax cut significantly increased both the number of minimum wage hourly employees and their working hours. We observe no such effects for employees with long-term contracts or wages well above the negotiated minimum wages. This suggests that the relatively high minimum wage levels of the Swedish retail industry prevent the employment of workers who are perceived to have low productivity.</summary>
    <dc:date>2023-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Discontinuities: What is the value of having the lowest price or highest consumer rating on a price comparison website?</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/246773" />
    <author>
      <name>Lindgren, Charlie</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/246773</id>
    <updated>2023-11-03T02:40:11Z</updated>
    <published>2021-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: Discontinuities: What is the value of having the lowest price or highest consumer rating on a price comparison website?
Authors: Lindgren, Charlie
Abstract: This paper examines price elasticities on a price comparison website and if there is a discontinuity in demand for retailers having the lowest price, or products having the highest consumer rating. Previous research is extended upon, with a larger, more recent, and more varied dataset, with retailers and products followed over a longer period. It is found that there is a statistically significant positive discontinuity in demand for retailers offering the lowest price. However, the results also show that the magnitude of the effect can vary substantially between product categories. The increase in demand ranges from 58% to 154%, with an average effect of 92%. The results pertaining to consumer ratings are found to be inconclusive. The importance for retailers of maintaining the lowest price therefore remains strong, while consumer ratings seem to have less of an impact on consumer demand.</summary>
    <dc:date>2021-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Effects of business improvement districts on firm performance, place attractiveness, and urban safety</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/246778" />
    <author>
      <name>Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Mihaescu, Oana</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Rudholm, Niklas</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/246778</id>
    <updated>2023-11-20T02:26:05Z</updated>
    <published>2021-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: Effects of business improvement districts on firm performance, place attractiveness, and urban safety
Authors: Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov; Mihaescu, Oana; Rudholm, Niklas
Abstract: Business improvement districts (BIDs) have emerged as possible solutions for the revitalization of urban areas characterized by economic decline. Using a difference-in differences model, we investigate the effects of a voluntary Swedish BID programme in five cities on firm performance, urban safety, and place attractiveness – both within and outside the BID. We find that the BID programme increased labour productivity for incumbent firms within the BID by 7.62%, mainly through an increase in revenues. However, the positive effect of the BID programme on firm performance is largely transitory, decreasing sharply during the third year and then becoming insignificant. We find no statistically significant impacts on firm performance outside the geographical boundaries of the BIDs. The results also suggest that fewer crimes were committed in the BIDs, as the estimates for all years are negative, though they are significant only for the fourth year after BID implementation. Finally, we detect no statistically significant effects of the BID programme on property values either within or outside the designated BIDs.</summary>
    <dc:date>2021-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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