Search for dissertations about: "WE Ek"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words WE Ek.

  2. 1. Behavioral Spillovers across Prosocial Alternatives

    Author : Claes Ek; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Behavioral spillovers; Prosocial Behavior; Public Goods; moral licensing; charitable giving; Environmental behavior; Dictator game; Recycling;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to the economic literature on prosocial behavior. It includes three papers, all of which relate to the issue of policy-driven spillovers across prosocial alternatives. READ MORE

  4. 2. Structural Change, Match Quality, and Integration in the Labor Market

    Author : Simon Ek; Peter Fredriksson; Georg Graetz; Maarten Goos; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Structural change; Outside options; Match quality; Integration of immigrants; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay I: Are workers with poor outside opportunities less responsive and more susceptible to negative demand shifts in routine occupations? To answer this, I create and estimate an occupation specialization index (OSI) using Swedish register data and machine learning tools. It measures the expected difference in utility between a worker's occupation and his best non-routine outside option. READ MORE

  5. 3. Predictors and consequences of injurious falls among older adults : a holistic approach

    Author : Stina Ek; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The field of research on falls among older adults is well studied. Despite this, there are some knowledge gaps that need to be addressed: 1) research studying injurious falls, as opposed to any falls; 2) knowledge on sex differences, and specific risk profiles for injurious falls; 3) development of an effective screening tool for community-dwelling older adults, that can detect people at risk of first-time falls, who may be targeted by preventive interventions; and 4) what factors influence the risk of losing independence, in a long-term perspective, after an injurious fall. READ MORE

  6. 4. Genetic analysis of autoimmune and metabolic traits in chickens

    Author : Weronica Ek; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Studying how changes in DNA affect organisms and gene functions, can give us an increased understanding of the genetic regulation of diseases and metabolic traits. Chickens and other farm animals have long been used as a tool to study human diseases and other complex traits since they provide an excellent opportunity to study these traits in a controlled environment. READ MORE

  7. 5. Studies of cytokine mediated regulation of central nervous functions : role of prostaglandins

    Author : Monica Ek; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : interleukin-1; prostaglandin E2; central nervous system; HPA axis; fever; vagus nerve;

    Abstract : The communication between the immune system and the central nervous system (CNS) results in an array of centrally regulated illness responses, including fever and increased hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity. The mechanisms by which the immune system signals the brain across the blood-brain barrier have not been completely elucidated, but proinflammatory cytokines, like interleukin-1 (IL-1), are believed to act as important mediators. READ MORE