Search for dissertations about: "Hypothetical bias"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words Hypothetical bias.
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1. Essays on Offshoring, Labor Demand and Hypothetical Bias in Choice Experiments
Abstract : This dissertation consists of four papers on offshoring, labor demand and hypothetical bias in travel-time stated choice experiments. They are summarized as follows. READ MORE
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2. What is a life worth? : methodological issues in estimating the value of a statistical life
Abstract : This thesis addresses methodological issues in estimating the value of a statistical life (VSL). Two main approaches have been used to estimate the VSL, the indirect and direct methods; the indirect method is based on revealed preferences, such as the wage premium demanded for a risky job. READ MORE
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3. Commuting time choice and the value of travel time
Abstract : In the modern industrialized society, a long commuting time is becoming more and more common. However, commuting results in a number of different costs, for example, external costs such as congestion and pollution as well as internal costs such as individual time consumption. READ MORE
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4. Essays on Social Comparison
Abstract : Paper 1: By using hypothetical choice experiments, this paper presents evidence that individuals’ concern for relative consumption depends on their relative consumption. Individuals with consumption levels above society’s average consumption level tend to have, in general, lower concern for relative consumption. READ MORE
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5. Bootstrap inference in time series econometrics
Abstract : This dissertation contains five essays in the field of time series econometrics. The main issue discussed is the lack of coherence between small sample and asymptotic inference. Frequently, in modern econometrics distributional results are strictly only valid for a hypothetical infinite sample. READ MORE