Search for dissertations about: "Hypothetical bias"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words Hypothetical bias.

2. 1. Essays on Offshoring, Labor Demand and Hypothetical Bias in Choice Experiments

   Author : Selen Savsin; Patrik Karpaty; Lars Hultkrantz; Linda Andersson; Jonas Nordström; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Offshoring; Inshoring; Firm-level Data; Relative Labor Demand; Stated Choice Experiments; Hypothetical Bias; Referencing; Certainty Calibration; Value of Time;

   Abstract : This dissertation consists of four papers on offshoring, labor demand and hypothetical bias in travel-time stated choice experiments. They are summarized as follows. READ MORE

4. 2. What is a life worth? : methodological issues in estimating the value of a statistical life

   Author : Mikael Svensson; Lars Hultkrantz; Magnus Johannesson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Value of a statistical life; scale bias; cognitive ability; hypothetical bias; cost-benefit analysis; calibration; certainty approach; attitude theory; seat belt use; bicycle helmet use; altruism; mortality rates; acute myocardial infarction; unemployment.; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses methodological issues in estimating the value of a statistical life (VSL). Two main approaches have been used to estimate the VSL, the indirect and direct methods; the indirect method is based on revealed preferences, such as the wage premium demanded for a risky job. READ MORE

5. 3. Commuting time choice and the value of travel time

   Author : Jan-Erik Swärdh; Lars Hultkrantz; Bruno De Borger; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Value of time; Value of travel time; Commuting; Commuting time changes; Value of commuting time; Register data; On-the-job search; Revealed preferences; Stated preferences; Hypothetical bias; Scheduling constraints; Relocations; Certainty calibration; Quantile regression; Mixed logit; Gender differences; Economics; Nationalekonomi; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : In the modern industrialized society, a long commuting time is becoming more and more common. However, commuting results in a number of different costs, for example, external costs such as congestion and pollution as well as internal costs such as individual time consumption. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on Social Comparison

   Author : Fredrik W. Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Marginal degree of positionality; relative consumption; marginal propensity to consume; self-reported current happiness; self-reported expected future happiness; relative academic performance; comparison wage; permanent income consumers; current income consumers; rule of thumb consumers; aggregation bias; sick listing; social norms;

   Abstract : Paper 1: By using hypothetical choice experiments, this paper presents evidence that individuals’ concern for relative consumption depends on their relative consumption. Individuals with consumption levels above society’s average consumption level tend to have, in general, lower concern for relative consumption. READ MORE

7. 5. Bootstrap inference in time series econometrics

   Author : Mikael P. Gredenhoff; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This dissertation contains five essays in the field of time series econometrics. The main issue discussed is the lack of coherence between small sample and asymptotic inference. Frequently, in modern econometrics distributional results are strictly only valid for a hypothetical infinite sample. READ MORE