Search for dissertations about: "Robert Östling"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Robert Östling.
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1. Bounded rationality and endogenous preferences
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2. Bayesian Models for Multilingual Word Alignment
Abstract : In this thesis I explore Bayesian models for word alignment, how they can be improved through joint annotation transfer, and how they can be extended to parallel texts in more than two languages. In addition to these general methodological developments, I apply the algorithms to problems from sign language research and linguistic typology. READ MORE
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3. Cues, Conformity, and Choice Architecture : Empirical Essays on Influence
Abstract : This thesis consists of three papers summarized as follows. “Can Indifference Make the World Greener?” We test whether the default option can nudge people to save resources in a simple, non-dynamic, decision task with only two alternatives, and where people have been explicitly informed about the recommended course of action. READ MORE
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4. Towards a Model of General Text Complexity for Swedish
Abstract : In an increasingly networked world, where the amount of written information is growing at a rate never before seen, the ability to read and absorb written information is of utmost importance for anything but a superficial understanding of life's complexities. That is an example of a sentence which is not very easy to read. READ MORE
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5. Prosocial Behavior and Redistributive Preferences
Abstract : This Ph.D. thesis contains four independent essays. The essays are summarized as follows. READ MORE