Search for dissertations about: "Contests"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the word Contests.

  2. 1. Incentives in Contests

    Author : Mustafa Yildirim; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This dissertation investigates players' incentives in contests, settings where players expend resources or effort to win a given prize. It consists of three standalone papers (Chapter 2-4), preceded by introductory remarks (Chapter 1). Accuracy in contests: Players' perspective. READ MORE

  4. 2. Using social norms in energy conservation interventions

    Author : Magnus Bergquist; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social norms; Contests; Interventions; Interventions; Pro-environmental behaviors;

    Abstract : When designing interventions to promote pro-environmental behaviors, practitioners may choose between techniques based on, for example, education, incentives, or social norms. These intervention techniques may, however, target different kinds of motivation, and therefore differ in their psychological and behavioral implications. READ MORE

  5. 3. Japanese Foreign Policy Repertoires : Contests, Promotions and Practices of Legitimation

    Author : Wrenn Yennie Lindgren; Linus Hagström; Mark Rhinard; Ole Jacob Sending; John Nilsson-Wright; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Japan; China; Myanmar; development assistance; diplomacy; discourse analysis; foreign policy; identity; instruments; International Relations; legitimation; military; narratives; performance; practice; repertoires; security studies; Self Other; Senkaku Diaoyu; internationella relationer; International Relations;

    Abstract : Over the past decade, Japan has reformed its foreign and security posture at a pace not witnessed since the first decades of the postwar period. The second Abe Shinzo government (2012–2020) established new national security institutions and laws, reinterpreted the legal foundation for its alliances, revised the development aid charter, removed bans on weapon exports, and aligned explicit security, economic and development policies in broad initiatives across the Indo-Pacific region. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on the economics of conflict

    Author : Alberto Vesperoni; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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  7. 5. Conflict, Cooperation and Coordination : Essays in Game Theory and Experimental Economics

    Author : Mark Bernard; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four independent papers from two categories. The first two papers are theoretical whereas the other two report results from laboratory experiments. What unites all four papers is that they are concerned with game theory, i.e. READ MORE