Search for dissertations about: "peer influence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 77 swedish dissertations containing the words peer influence.

  2. 1. Social Influence and Educational Decisions : Studies on Peer Influence in Secondary Education

    Author : Erik Rosenqvist; Magnus Bygren; Martin Hällsten; William Carbonaro; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peer influence; educational decisions; school leaving; application behavior; reference group; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the role of peers when students’ educational decisions are formed. The thesis uses rich administrative data from Sweden, which provides opportunities to follow students over different transitions in their educational career and assess the role of peers in different educational situations. READ MORE

  4. 2. Idea development in online internal crowdsourcing : The role of peer contributions

    Author : CHEN QIAN; Mats Magnusson; René Goduscheit; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; online internal crowdsourcing; idea development; peer-to-peer communication; peer contributions;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on idea development in online internal crowdsourcing. Online crowdsourcing for ideas has seen a substantial uptake in practice and has attracted a leading wave of researchers in the academic field. READ MORE

  5. 3. Peer influence on smoking : causation or correlation?

    Author : Sophie Langenskiöld; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : In this thesis, we explore two different approaches to causal inferences. The traditional approach models the theoretical relationship between the outcome variables and their explanatory variables, i.e., the science, at the same time as the systematic differences between treated and control subjects are modeled, i. READ MORE

  6. 4. Cues, Conformity, and Choice Architecture : Empirical Essays on Influence

    Author : Mathias Ekström; Yves Zenou; Robert Östling; Rupert Sausgruber; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social interactions; Peer effects; Conformity; Status quo bias; Default option; Choice architecture; Altruism; Cues; Reputation; Behavioral economics; Field experiment; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three papers summarized as follows. “Can Indifference Make the World Greener?” We test whether the default option can nudge people to save resources in a simple, non-dynamic, decision task with only two alternatives, and where people have been explicitly informed about the recommended course of action. READ MORE

  7. 5. How social influence affects children’s witness reports

    Author : Emma Roos Af Hjelmsäter; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Children’s memory; social influence; omission and commission errors; source of influence; central and peripheral details.;

    Abstract : Eyewitnesses to criminal events often discuss their experiences with each other. This can have serious consequences considering the fact that information received from others can have a detrimental effect on people’s memory reports. READ MORE