Search for dissertations about: "Voluntary contribution"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words Voluntary contribution.

2. 6. Essays on Renewable Energy Technology Development and Voluntary Carbon Offsets

   Author : Åsa Lindman; Tooraj Jamasb; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and five self-contained papers addressing the issues of renewable energy technology development and voluntary carbon offsets, respectively. Paper I presents the results from a semi-experimental study of Swedish students’ stated willingness to purchase emission allowances for carbon dioxide within the European emissions trading scheme. READ MORE

4. 7. Tensions and Contradictions in Information Management

   Author : Karen Nowé Hedvall; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; information management; information behaviour; information strategies; activity theory; voluntary organisations; peace organisations;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to contribute to the research on the management and use of information in organisations by providing a holistic understanding of the various information practices and needs as well as attitudes towards information at different levels in the broader socio-historical context of a specific organisation. To this end, findings and approaches from research traditions in library and information science, management studies and organisational theory are combined in an activity-theoretical approach with some neo-institutional aspects. READ MORE

5. 8. The industry role in policymaking : Policy learning in climate politics

   Author : Peter Stigson; Yan Jinyue; Thomas B. Johansson; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Climate policy; Policy learning; Participatory policymaking; Policy evaluation; Voluntary agreements; Negotiated agreements; Industry; Environmental engineering; Miljöteknik; Energy- and Environmental Engineering; energi- och miljöteknik;

   Abstract : Climatic change has sparked a broad range of responses on all societal levels. New initiatives and negotiations, scientific findings, and technological developments, have established a novel framework for policymaking and industrial abatement investments. READ MORE

6. 9. Essays on Behavioral and Experimental Economics – Cooperation, Emotions and Health

   Author : Emil Persson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public goods; Minimum level; Voting; Framing; Emotion; Psychological game; Physician behavior; Incentives; Risk; Experiment;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained papers that explore issues in human behavior and their implications for policy design. The main method used in all four papers consists of lab experiments, a method that facilitates both variation in key institutional features to allow causal inference and analysis of sharp theoretical predictions in a clean environment. READ MORE

7. 10. Sustainable Nature Tourism and the Nature of Tourists’ Cooperative Behavior : Recreation Conflicts, Conditional Cooperation and the Public Good Problem

   Author : Tobias Heldt; Lars Hultkrantz; Olof Johansson Stenman; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; field experiment; conditional cooperation; Allemansrätten; tourism development; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of five essays.Essay I (with David Vail) explains why neither Maine, USA's comparatively laissez faire economic and land use institutions nor Dalarna, Sweden's more heavily regulated economy seems well designed to make tourism a powerful economic development engine. READ MORE