Search for dissertations about: "evolutionary economics"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 56 swedish dissertations containing the words evolutionary economics.
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6. Conditioned Strategies in Coordination Games: An Evolutionary Approach
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7. 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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8. Essays on contracts and social preferences
Abstract : This thesis deals with the problems of optimal grading, employee performance evaluation by unaccountable managers, and the evolution of inequity-averse preferences. The purpose is to explain certain stylized facts related to these problems, and this is attempted with the help of contract-theoretic models. READ MORE
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9. Essays on belief formation and pro-sociality
Abstract : This thesis consists of four independent papers. The first two papers use experimental methods to study pro-social behaviors. The other two use theoretical methods to investigate questions about belief formation. The first paper “Communication: Content or Relationship?” investigates the effect on communication on generosity in a dictator game. READ MORE
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10. Risk, reproducibility, and reproduction : Essays on scholar’s analytic decisions and consumers' product purchases
Abstract : This thesis investigates how evolutionary biology theories can be used to better understand consumer behavior. The first paper lays the groundwork for the methodologies used throughout the thesis. Here, the focus is on the (ab-)use of p-values and how easy it is to find a false-positive research result under different common circumstances. READ MORE