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  2. 11. Social Dilemmas: The Role of Incentives, Norms and Institutions

    Author : Marcela Ibanez Diaz; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; portfolio model of crime; norms of behavior; choice experiment; field experiment; public goods; income heterogeneity; illegal drugs; Colombia;

    Abstract : The subject of this dissertation is social dilemmas. In a social dilemma situation, there is a clear incentive not to cooperate. However, if nobody cooperates, then everybody is worse off than if they had cooperated. The question we try to answer in this dissertation is what prevents non-cooperation. READ MORE

  4. 12. Benefits of Coordinating Plug-In Electric Vehicles in Electric Power Systems : Through Market Prices and Use-of-System Network Charges

    Author : Ilan Momber; Lennart Söder; Tomás Gómez San Román; José Villar Collado; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Electric Vehicles; Power Systems; Optimization; Elektrische Voertuigen; Energiesystemen; Optimalisatie; Elbilarna; Elkraftsystem; Optimering; Vehiculos Electricos; Sistemas de Potencia; Optimización; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management; Energy Technology; Energiteknik; Transportvetenskap; Transport Science;

    Abstract : Both electric power systems and the transportation sector are essential constituents to modern life, enhancing social welfare, enabling economic prosperity and ultimately providing well-being to the people. However, to mitigate adverse climatological effects of emitting greenhouse gases, a rigorous de-carbonization of both industries has been set on the political agenda in many parts of the world. READ MORE

  5. 13. Exploring infants' cooperative participation in early social routines

    Author : Valentina Fantasia; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Cooperation and joint actions are often investigated in terms of how individuals explicitly coordinate their plans and intentions to achieve a shared goal. However, goals may also be achieved without prior arrangements, when, for instance, an individual takes part in someone else’s action without an explicit agreement, helping that action to be performed. READ MORE

  6. 14. Norms in Prosocial Decisions : The Role of Observability, Avoidance, and Conditionality

    Author : Per A Andersson; Daniel Västfjäll; Gustav Tinghög; Arvid Erlandsson; Gaëlle Vallée-Tourangeau; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Prosocial behavior; Norms; Observability; Information avoidance; Prosocialt beteende; Normer; Observerbarhet; Undvikande av information;

    Abstract : Prosocial behaviors benefit other people and range from donations to charity to behavior limiting the spread of disease, such as masking and vaccination. The overarching purpose of this thesis was to contribute to our understanding of how social norms and conformity affect prosocial behavior. READ MORE

  7. 15. On Statistical Modeling of Social Networks

    Author : Ingegärd Jansson; Charles Kaplan; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Statistics; Statistik; statistik; Statistics;

    Abstract : A social network is formed by a collection of individuals and the contacts or relations between them. The focus is here on relations defined by sociometric choices, implying that the individuals in the network have been required to choose among the other individuals in the group according to some criteria. READ MORE