Search for dissertations about: "externalities"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 97 swedish dissertations containing the word externalities.
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6. Externalities and Coordination Failures
Abstract : Peer Effects in Electric Car Adoption: Evidence from SwedenI study peer effects in the diffusion of electric cars in Sweden. To identify peer effects, I use a shift-share IV design that links the renewal of elapsing individual-level, car leasing contracts (i.e., shift) with the propensity to acquire an electric car based on individual traits (i. READ MORE
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7. Markets, Interventions and Externalities : Four Essays in Applied Economics
Abstract : This Ph.D. thesis contains four independent essays summarized as follows. Effects of Competition between Healthcare Providers on Prescription of AntibioticsThe introduction of antibiotics as a medical treatment after World War II helped to dramatically increase life expectancy in the industrialized world. READ MORE
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8. Nonmarket Interactions and Density Externalities
Abstract : The four individual papers in this thesis all explore some aspect of the relationship between productivity and the density of economic activity.The first paper (co-authored with Martin Andersson, and Johan Klaesson) establishes the general relationship between regional density and average labor productivity; a relationship that is particularly strong for workers in interactive professions. READ MORE
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9. Worms, Farms and Schools : Three Essays on Investment Choices in Uganda
Abstract : Quantifying Externalities in Technology Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Ugandan FarmersI investigate how positive externalities contribute to underadoption of agricultural technology among sub-Saharan African farmers. I focus on the adoption of pest-control technologies. READ MORE
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10. Exploring changes of conceptions, values and beliefs concerning the environment : A longitudinal study of upper secondary school students in business and economics education
Abstract : This thesis examines students’ understanding of economic aspects of global environmental problems. The first aim is to identify and characterise changes in business and economics students’ conceptions of negative environmental effects and pricing goods and services. READ MORE