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2. 1. Bounded rationality and endogenous preferences

   Author : Robert Östling; National Institute of Economic Research (SE); []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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4. 2. Essays on Field Experiments and Impact Evaluation

   Author : Remidius Denis Ruhinduka; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; adaptation to climate change; ambiguity; artefactual field experiment; behavioraleconomics; charcoal; credit; deforestation; endogenous switching regression; field experiment; guilt; honesty; impact evaluation; kindness; liquidity constraint; LPG stoves; rice marketing; risk preferences; system of rice intensification; Tanzania; time preferences;

   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

5. 3. Essays on Growth Econometrics and Endogenous Information

   Author : Tobias Heinrich; John Hassler; José Vicente Rodríguez Mora; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Distinguishability; Observational equivalence; Cointegration; Similarity-Based Expectation Formation; Case-Based Decision Theory; Information Gathering; Discrimination; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   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

6. 4. Contract Choice and Trust in Informal Groundwater Markets

   Author : Yashodha Yashodha; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Output-shared contract; Fixed-price contract; Lab-in-field experiment; Random parameter model; Endogenous matching; Omitted variable bias; Trust; Altruism; Kinship;

   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

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