Search for dissertations about: "Stated Preference"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words Stated Preference.

2. 16. Essays in Environmental Policy Evaluation

   Author : Haoran He; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; China; litter; market-based policy; natural experiment; plastic bags; contingent behavior; external validity; revealed behavior; stated preference;

   Abstract : Paper 1: The Effects of an Environmental Policy on Consumers – Lessons from the Chinese Plastic Bag Regulation Abstract: In an attempt to reduce plastic bag litter, China introduced a nationwide regulation requiring all retailers to charge for plastic shopping bags on June 1, 2008. By using the policy implementation as a natural experiment and conducting two surveys before and after the implementation, we investigate the impact of the regulation on people’s plastic shopping bag use. READ MORE

4. 17. Environmental and Behavioral Economics - Applications to China

   Author : Haoran He; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; charitable giving; China; contingent behavior; dictator game; experiment; earned endowment; external validity; field experiment; gender; household decision-making; laboratory experiment; litter; market-based policy; natural experiment; plastic bags; random parameter model; relative influence; revealed behavior; spouses; stated preference; time preferences; windfall money;

   Abstract : Paper 1: “The Effects of an Environmental Policy on Consumers – Lessons from the Chinese Plastic Bag Regulation.” To reduce plastic bag litter, China introduced a nationwide regulation requiring all retailers to charge for plastic shopping bags on June 1, 2008. READ MORE

5. 18. Measuring Trust and the Value of Statistical Lives: Evidence from Bangladesh

   Author : Minhaj Mahmud; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social capital; trust; social distance; religion; trust game; stake size; field experiment; value of statistical life; contingent valuation; risk reduction; effect of training; willingness to pay; sensitivity to scope; social preference; choice experiment; life-saving programs; relative value of life; Bangladesh.;

   Abstract : This thesis includes five self-contained essays. The first three essays relate to the measurement of trust using both an experimental and a survey approach, and the other two essays relate to the measurement of the value of (statistical) life using stated preference methods. READ MORE

6. 19. The physical classroom environment : roles, conceptions, and preferences

   Author : Magnus Fahlström; Högskolan Dalarna; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis; Komplexa system - mikrodataanalys;

   Abstract : The problem addressed in this thesis is that a considerable proportion of students around the world attend school in inadequate facilities, which is detrimental for the students’ learning outcome. The overall objective in this thesis is to develop a methodology, with a novel approach to involve teachers, to generate a valuable basis for decisions regarding design and improvement of physical school environment, based on the expressed needs for a specific school, municipality, or district as well as evidence from existing research. READ MORE

7. 20. Improvement of departure time suitability for interregional rail timetables

   Author : Félix Vautard; Oskar Fröidh; Chengxi Liu; Camilla Byström; Henrik Andersson; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Transportsystem; Transport Systems;

   Abstract : In order to respond to growing interregional rail traffic, rail capacity should be allocated better. To achieve this, one possibility is to optimise suitability of departure times for rail passengers in the timetabling process. READ MORE