Search for dissertations about: "choice shifts"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words choice shifts.

2. 1. Household Decision Making, Time Preferences, and Positional Concern: Experimental Evidence from Rural China

   Author : Xiaojun Yang; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; individual decisions; ; joint decisions; ; intertemporal choices; ; Convex Time Budget; ; relative influence; ; patience; ; time-consistency; ; choice shifts; ; own decisions; ; predictions; ; decisions for spouse; ; positional concern; ; gender; ; household expenditures; ; visible goods; ; rural China; ;

   Abstract : For abstracts, see full text thesis.... READ MORE

4. 2. Stability and Change : Exploring policy formations, options and choice in Swedish upper secondary education

   Author : Johanna Mellén; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; educational choice; student recruitment; marketization; gender;

   Abstract : The key role Swedish upper secondary education plays in differentiating between higher education and labour market sectors has been discussed from an equality perspective over the last 60 years. Despite political incentives to reduce social biases students’ programme choices, research shows a persistent impact of both home environment and gender. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on Banking and Portfolio Choice

   Author : Bo Larsson; Hans Wijkander; Jean-Charles Rochet; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : Optimal reserves; Time-diversification; Home bias;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays in the fields of banking and portfolio choice.Banking and Optimal Reserves in an Equilibrium Model:I address the question of reserves in banking, particularly the fact that reserves are substantially larger than the stipulated reserve requirements by Bank of International Settlements. READ MORE

6. 4. Valuation in Welfare Markets : The Rule Books, Whiteboards and Swivel Chairs of Care Choice Reform

   Author : Linus Johansson Krafve; Claes-Fredrik Helgesson; Teun Zuiderent-Jerak; Steve Woolgar; Tiago Moeira; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Welfare state; Market reform; Care choice reform; Market practice; Valuation practice; Science and technology studies; Economic sociology; Valuation studies; Välfärdsstaten; marknadsreform; vårdvalsreform; marknadspraktik; värderingspraktik; teknik- och vetenskapsstudier; ekonomisk sociologi; värderingsstudier;

   Abstract : This thesis takes an interest in how values attain a specific meaning in market reforms of welfare provision. The study builds on exploring how values are enacted rather than treating them as universal and stable. READ MORE

7. 5. Nonlinearities and regime shifts in financial time series

   Author : Stefan Åsbrink; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This volume contains four essays on various topics in the field of financial econometrics. All four discuss the properties of high frequency financial data and its implications on the model choice when an estimate of the capital asset return volatility is in focus. READ MORE