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1. Power to the people : electricity demand and household behavior
Abstract : Paper [I] Using a unique and highly detailed data set on energy consumption at the appliance-level for 200 Swedish households, seemingly unrelated regression (SUR)-based end-use specific load curves are estimated. The estimated load curves are then used to explore possible restrictions on load shifting (e.g. READ MORE
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2. Essays on Household Behavior and Time-Use
Abstract : Essay 1 studies the household's decision to supply labor and tests if the so-called unitary model holds. What is subject to a test is the resulting symmetry of the Slutsky matrix, i.e., that the compensated cross-wage effects are equal. READ MORE
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3. Food packaging design to support sorting behavior
Abstract : Due to population growth, urbanization, higher income levels, and intensive use of packaging products, the amount of waste generated by households, including food packaging waste, has been increasing continuously worldwide, posing a massive threat to societies and the environment. Therefore, proper waste management has become a challenging environmental issue and priority for governments. READ MORE
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4. Essays in household finance
Abstract : This doctoral thesis consists of three independent papers in financial economics. The common thread for these three papers is that I seek to better understand the determinants of the financial decision-making and behavior of individuals... READ MORE
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5. Expensive time and busy money : A study of households' substitution between time and expenditures in consumption and household production with emphasis on the food section
Abstract : This study deals with household production. The subject is defined as activities with an outcome that can be substituted for that of the work of others. Household production is a part of the unrecorded, informal sector, and a number of previous studies have shown that this subsector is quite large. READ MORE