Search for dissertations about: "Price effect"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 275 swedish dissertations containing the words Price effect.

  2. 21. Perception of Value of Money in Unfamiliar Currencies

    Author : Amelie Gamble; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Money attitudes; Currency attitudes; Value of money; Price evaluation; Consumer choise;

    Abstract : The real value of money as well as the perceived value of money is subject to changes. Inflation and deflation are examples of changes in real value. It has been shown that these changes do not always correspond to changes in subjective value. READ MORE

  4. 22. Income, Energy Taxation, and the Environment : An Econometric analysis

    Author : Tarek Ghalwash; Runar Brännlund; Pere Riera; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Household consumption; energy demand; emissions; rebound effect; energy taxation; tax elasticities Environmental services; income elasticities; Engel Curves; income distribution.; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers: two of them deal with the relationship between consumption, energy taxation, and emissions on macro level, and two of them focuses on the effects of changes in consumption and income on the environmental quality on a micro level. The main objective of paper [I] is to examine how exogenous technological progress, in terms of an increase in energy efficiency, affects consumption choice by Swedish households and thereby emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx). READ MORE

  5. 23. Dynamic Thermal Rating for Improved Utilization of Wind Farm Export Systems : A Methodology for Improving Load Profile Estimation of Wind Farm Export Transformers

    Author : Zhongtian Li; Patrik Hilber; Tor Laneryd; Stefan Ivanell; Nguyen Nga; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; dynamic thermal rating; wake effect; turbine availability; transformer lifetime; transformer aging; dynamisk termisk klassificering; väckningseffekt; turbintillgänglighet; transformatorlivslängd; transformatoråldring; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Abstract : The power system components connected to renewable energy sources, such as transformers, are often oversized and conservatively loaded. The design of transformers normally ignores the intermittent nature of the connected renewable energy sources (e.g. solar, wind). READ MORE

  6. 24. Essays on Market Design and Market Quality

    Author : Dong Zhang; Lars Nordén; Björn Hagströmer; Dagfinn Rime; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; index futures market; underlying stock market; liquidity; volatility; gold futures market; price discovery; high frequency traders; aggressiveness; order submission; liquidity provider; adverse selection cost; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Abstract : This dissertation contains four studies on different market structures and their impact on market quality.Article I studies the effect of introducing stock index futures contracts on the underlying stocks. The results indicate a lower liquidity level in the underlying stocks. READ MORE

  7. 25. Essays on Public Policy in the Informal Sector Context

    Author : Carolin Sjöholm; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; community-based health insurance; adverse selection; price sensitivity; female self-employment; childcare; microenterprises; daycare program; healthcare quality; structural inputs; process quality; Rwanda;

    Abstract : The Price Sensitivity of the Demand for Health Insurance – Evidence from the Community Health Insurance Scheme in Rwanda This study estimates the price elasticity of the demand for health insurance, exploiting the variation in insurance premiums created by the implementation of a new premium subsidy scheme for community-based health insurance in Rwanda. The subsidy scheme created variation in insurance premiums across households, over time. READ MORE