Search for dissertations about: "cost benefit analysis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 227 swedish dissertations containing the words cost benefit analysis.

  2. 1. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Valuation Uncertainty : Empirical contributions and methodological developments of a study on trade-offs between hydropower and wild salmon

    Author : Cecilia Håkansson; SLU Department of Forest Economics; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; classic and interval open-ended question; contingent valuation; cost-benefit analysis; hydropower; salmon; valuation uncertainty;

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  4. 2. On the Robustness of Air Pollution Policy Cost-Benefit Analysis

    Author : Stefan Åström; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; policy support modelling; Air pollution control; cost-benefit analysis; decomposition analysis;

    Abstract : In December 2013 the European Commission proposed an amendment of the National Emissions Ceilings Directive with new ambition levels for harmful emissions of SO2, NOx, NH3, PM2.5, and Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds. READ MORE

  5. 3. Valuing environmental benefits using the contingent valuation method : an econometric analysis

    Author : Bengt Kriström; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; environmental benefits; contingent valuation; econometrics; discrete response data; continuous and discrete valuation questions; cost-benefit analysis;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate methods for assessing the value people place on preserving our natural environments and resources. It focuses on the contingent valuation method, which is a method for directly asking people about their preferences. READ MORE

  6. 4. Cost-Benefit Analysis of climate policy and long term public investments

    Author : Disa Thureson; Lars Hultkrantz; Jan-Eric Nilsson; Robert Lundmark; Disa Asplund; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Cost of Carbon; Greenhous Gases; Distributional weights; Discounting; Cost benefit analysis; Elasticity of Marginal Utility of Consumption; Risk aversion; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Qa Economics and finance;

    Abstract : This compilation dissertation consists of four essays with the common theme of welfare analysis of long-term public investments. The first two essays focus on analysis of climate change mitigation, i.e., the social cost of carbon dioxide. READ MORE

  7. 5. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Separation Distances - a utility-based approach to risk management decision-making

    Author : Martin Kylefors; Avdelningen för Brandteknik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; decision-making; cost-benefit; Risk management; land use planning; risk analysis; separation distance;

    Abstract : Decision-making in risk management reflects a normative choice of approach. This dissertation is concerned with the possibility of putting the decision in focus by employing an optimum decision criterion within a utility-based approach. READ MORE