Search for dissertations about: "stated preference method"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words stated preference method.
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1. Motorists´evaluation of road maintenance management
Abstract : The road network is extremely valuable. Road Administrationsare expected to invest maintenance funding in a way thatreturns maximum benefit to road users. Cost-benefit analysis isone method to ensure that an adequate return in terms ofbenefits results from committing expenditure. READ MORE
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2. Issues in Estimation and Application of Long Distance Travel Demand Models
Abstract : Forecasts of the demand for long distance travel areessential for many decisions, such as infrastructureinvestments, operators´management policies etc. Manyresearch issues are related to this field, and the purpose ofthis thesis is to contribute to some of them. READ MORE
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3. The Public Transport Preferences of Elderly People; A study related to individual capacity and environmental stress in service route traffic and other systems
Abstract : Providing accessible, acceptable and appreciated public transport for elderly people is essential. This work studies the relation between elderly people’s preferences of standard factors in different public transport systems, and their physical capacity. READ MORE
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4. Valuing Reductions in the Risk of Traffic Accidents Based on Empirical Studies in Sweden
Abstract : At the beginning of the 1990s the Swedish National Road Administration (SNRA) adopted the willingness to pay (WTP) approach for estimating the benefits of safety improvements. However, since then there have been discussions about how to find the most valid and reliable empirical methods to conduct WTP studies. READ MORE
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5. Stated preference methods and empirical analyses of equity in health economics
Abstract : This dissertation considers two different aspects of health economics; (i) stated preference methods and (ii) empirical analyses of equity. The first essay deals with the issue of the choice of econometric models when analysing data from a closed-ended contingent valuation survey in health economics. READ MORE