Search for dissertations about: "Parental altruism"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Parental altruism.
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1. Essays on antibiotics use: Nudges, preferences & welfare benefits
Abstract : The stock of effective antibiotics can be seen as a common resource. Depletion of this potentially renewable, but currently finite, resource through the development of resistance poses an important policy problem. Prudent use can delay the spread of resistance. It is hence interesting to study factors that affect use and overuse of antibiotics. READ MORE
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2. To be right or to be liked? : Correlates of preschoolers’ informational and normative conformity
Abstract : Humans conform. That is, humans align their behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs with others to learn and adapt. When we are uncertain, naïve, or believe that others know better than us – we can conform for informational reasons and imitate behaviors or ideas observed from the majority of those around us. READ MORE
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3. An Economic Analysis of Marriage and Divorce
Abstract : The first chapter develops a theoretical model of marriage and divorce. The model has two periods and assumes Pareto efficient time allocations. There is a risk of divorce in the second period, which is modeled as exogenously given. READ MORE
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4. Essays on fiscal policy, growth and the importance of family altruism
Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays.ESSAY I The Swedish tax system of 1991 and its effects on welfare and economic growth are analysed within two different, commonly used growth models. Not surprisingly, the results turn out to be fairly sensitive to the model structure. READ MORE
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5. Prosocial Behavior and Redistributive Preferences
Abstract : This Ph.D. thesis contains four independent essays. The essays are summarized as follows. READ MORE