Search for dissertations about: "Endogenous preferences"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Endogenous preferences.
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1. Bounded rationality and endogenous preferences
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2. Essays on Field Experiments and Impact Evaluation
Abstract : Paper 1: Improving Welfare Through Climate-Friendly Agriculture: The Case of the System of Rice Intensification We use rich survey data to investigate the economic impact of a climate-friendly rice farming method known as the system of rice intensification (SRI) on the welfare of rain-dependent small-holder farmers in Tanzania. SRI reduces water consumption by half, which makes it a promising farming system in the adaptation to climate change in moisture constrained areas, and it does not require flooding of rice fields, resulting in reduced methane emissions. READ MORE
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3. Essays on Growth Econometrics and Endogenous Information
Abstract : On Testing the Relationship between Human Capital and Economic Growth This paper investigates existing methodologies for testing the so-called Nelson-Phelps approach versus the Lucas approach. The paper shows that one cannot distinguish between these approaches using the existing methodologies. READ MORE
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4. Contract Choice and Trust in Informal Groundwater Markets
Abstract : Bargaining and Contract Choice: Evidence from Informal Groundwater Contracts Informal market arrangements are often in place when formal institutions are too weak to establish a formal mechanism for resource allocation. In this paper, we study informal groundwater contracts in India, in particular, the bargaining power of sellers and buyers. READ MORE
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5. Conflict, Cooperation and Coordination : Essays in Game Theory and Experimental Economics
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