Search for dissertations about: "endowment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the word endowment.
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1. Microeconomic Policy for Development: Essays on Trade and Environment, Poverty and Education
Abstract : Abstracts This thesis contains three papers analyzing different issues. Paper 1: “Do Countries with Lax Environmental Regulations Have a Comparative Advantage in Polluting Industries?” We study whether lax environmental regulations induce comparative advantages, causing the least-regulated countries to specialize in polluting industries. READ MORE
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2. Environmental and Behavioral Economics - Applications to China
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
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3. School networks and active investors
Abstract : Alma mater matters: The value of school ties in the venture capital industry. This paper examines the role and estimates the economic value of social networks tied to academic institutions in the venture capital industry. READ MORE
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4. Stochastic stability and equilibrium selection in games
Abstract : This thesis consists of five papers, presented as separate chapters within three parts: Industrial Organization, Evolutionary Game Theory and Game Theory. The common basis of these parts is research in the field of game theory and more specifically, equilibrium selection in different frameworks. READ MORE
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5. Fairness, Reciprocity and Inequality: Experimental evidence from South Africa
Abstract : This thesis consists of six papers, related to artifactual field experiments, conducted in South Africa. The main focus of the thesis is the effect of different forms of heterogeneity on cooperation and punishment within groups. READ MORE