Search for dissertations about: "rationality constraints"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words rationality constraints.

2. 1. Essays on value, preference and freedom

   Author : Johan E. Gustafsson; Sven Ove Hansson; Martin Peterson; John Cantwell; Erik Carlson; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; preference relations; value relations; rationality constraints; incomparability; the small-improvement argument; freedom of choice; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Abstract : Essay I develops a new framework for preference relations, that makes further preference relations beyond the trichotomy of preference, dispreference and indifference conceptually possible. The new framework models relations in terms of swaps, which are conceived of as transfers from one alternative state to another. READ MORE

4. 2. The Art of Discretion : Essays on Earnings Management, Governance, and Capital Structure

   Author : Amir Kheirollah; Lars Nordén; Michael Graham; Minna Martikainen-Peltola; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; earnings management; accruals modelling; corporate governance; industry regulation; capital structure; bounded rationality; substitution effect; complement effect; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Abstract : This dissertation is a compilation of three articles on earnings management, governance and capital structure. In addition to these three articles, the introductory chapter establishes the link between these articles and summarizes them.Article I investigates the joint effect of governance mechanisms on earnings management. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on Macroeconomics

   Author : José Elías Gallegos Dago; Per Krusell; Alexandre Kohlhas; Gaetano Gaballo; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Macroeconomics; Monetary Policy; Inequality; Financial Frictions; Information Frictions; Noisy Information; Behavioral Frictions; Bounded Rationality; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Monetary Policy and Liquidity Constraints: Evidence from the Euro AreaWe quantify the relationship between the response of output to monetary policy shocks and the share of liquidity constrained households. We do so in the context of the euro area, using a Local Projections Instrumental Variables estimation. READ MORE

6. 4. Walking as a transport mode : Examining the role of preconditions, planning aspects and personal traits for the urban pedestrian

   Author : David Lindelöw; Trafik och väg; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Walking; walkability; built environment; everyday life; transport planning; pedestrian;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to examine how walking as a transport mode is constructed in the planning realm, affected by the built environment and perceived by the individual. This aim is related to the following research questions: (1) How are pedestrians and walking understood, constructed and perceived in the planning context? (2) How does individual traits and the built environment affect the propensity of walking?The thesis starts off by arguing for the need of a holistic take on walking as a mode of transport (Study A). READ MORE

7. 5. Principle-based non-monotonic reasoning - from humans to machines

   Author : Timotheus Kampik; Helena Lindgren; Juan Carlos Nieves; Anthony Hunter; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Non-monotonic reasoning; formal argumentation; Computer Science; datalogi;

   Abstract : A key challenge when developing intelligent agents is to instill behavior into computing systems that can be considered as intelligent from a common-sense perspective. Such behavior requires agents to diverge from typical decision-making algorithms that strive to maximize simple and often one-dimensional metrics. READ MORE