Search for dissertations about: "Saving behavior"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 55 swedish dissertations containing the words Saving behavior.
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6. Private Pension Savings: Gender, marital status and wealth - evidence from Sweden 2002
Abstract : During the last decades, people in Sweden have changed their savings behavior towards long-term savings such as tax-deferred pension accounts. This indicates that the tax-deferrable pension savings will play a larger roll as a source of income for retired people in the future. READ MORE
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7. Behavior Change Towards a Sustainable Lifestyle – Effects of Interventions and Psychological Factors on Pro-Environmental Behaviors
Abstract : Climate changes due to human-caused global warming are serious challenges for the planet. Changes in individual human behavior towards more pro-environmental actions are thus highly necessary. Human behavior is complex, however, and promoting behavior change requires a solid understanding of how people behave in different situations and contexts. READ MORE
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8. Lighting Control Systems for Energy Saving and User Acceptance: State-of-the-art and future directions
Abstract : Lighting accounts for one-fifth of global electricity use. In Sweden, energy demand for lighting corresponds to 20% of the total electricity use in office buildings. Lighting retrofit measures are considered to be among the most cost-efficient way to reduce energy use in buildings. READ MORE
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9. Natural gas in the Asian Pacific region : market behavior and the Japanese electricity market
Abstract : This dissertation consists of four main chapters, all related to the Asian Pacific natural gas market, and the role of the Japanese electricity sector. The natural gas market in Asia Pacific is heavily dependent on the demand from Japan, which imports around 75% of the gas traded as LNG (liquefied natural gas) in the region. READ MORE
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10. Expensive time and busy money : A study of households' substitution between time and expenditures in consumption and household production with emphasis on the food section
Abstract : This study deals with household production. The subject is defined as activities with an outcome that can be substituted for that of the work of others. Household production is a part of the unrecorded, informal sector, and a number of previous studies have shown that this subsector is quite large. READ MORE