Search for dissertations about: "experimental economics"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 143 swedish dissertations containing the words experimental economics.
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21. Markets and marketplaces : Essays on access and transformation in remote rural economies
Abstract : Market access and agricultural intensification: Remotely-sensed evidence from Mozambican river crossingsMany believe that high transport costs are a significant constraint to agricultural intensification in rural Africa. Empirical evidence is limited, however, because areas with high agricultural potential may see more infrastructure improvements and data is rarely available at the necessary granularity. READ MORE
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22. Institutions, policy and quasi-experimental evidence
Abstract : Political economics has been an active research area in the last decades. Lately, the number of empirical studies has caught up with the vast amount of theoretical work. However, the empirical studies that rely on natural experiments or exogenous sources of variation are relatively few. READ MORE
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23. Conflict, Cooperation and Coordination : Essays in Game Theory and Experimental Economics
Abstract : This thesis consists of four independent papers from two categories. The first two papers are theoretical whereas the other two report results from laboratory experiments. What unites all four papers is that they are concerned with game theory, i.e. READ MORE
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24. Studies in climate change policy : theory and experiments
Abstract : Emission Quota Trade Among the Few: Laboratory Evidence of Joint Implementation Among Committed Countries. The purpose of the laboratory tests reported here is to identify a well-functioning design, tailored for an upcoming unique experiment using real-world relevant decision makers for carbon emission reductions trade among four countries committed to binding carbon emission limits, a form of so-called joint implementation. READ MORE
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25. School Choice, School Performance and School Segregation : Institutions and Design
Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained chapters. The first chapter, Are Parents Uninformed? – The Impact of School Performance Information on School Choice Behavior and Student Assignment, is co-authored by Elsisabet Olme. We investigate the effects of school performance information on school choice behavior and student assignment. READ MORE