Search for dissertations about: "household behavior"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 76 swedish dissertations containing the words household behavior.

  2. 11. New Frontiers in Behavioral Interventions : Harnessing Digital Technology to Change Behavior

    Author : Nurit Nobel; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : An increasingly sedentary lifestyle, rising levels of household debt, global warming—many of society’s most pressing challenges have one contributing factor in common: human behavior. Many people have lofty goals involving physical activity, retirement saving or sustainable behavior. READ MORE

  4. 12. The economics of household packaging waste : norms, effectiveness and policy design

    Author : Olle Hage; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and four self-contained papers, which all deal with the economic effectiveness of the Swedish producer responsibility for packaging materials. Paper I analyzes the determinants of household packaging recycling efforts in Sweden by employing data on households' self-reported behavior. READ MORE

  5. 13. Elucidating the Influence of Food Packaging Attributes on Source-separation of Food Packaging Waste at Home

    Author : Babak Nemat; Kamran Rousta; Isabel Ordonez; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Household waste; packaging attributes; packaging waste; consumer s recycling behavior; Resource Recovery; Resursåtervinning;

    Abstract : The global amount of waste generated by households, including food packaging waste, has been increasing continuously across the world, posing a massive threat to societies and the environment. Proper waste management, therefore, has become a challenging environmental issue and a priority for governments. READ MORE

  6. 14. Essays on Conflict, Gender and Household-Decision Making

    Author : Evelina Bonnier; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This Ph.D. thesis in Economics consists of five self-contained chapters on various topics in Development and Behavioral Economics.Preparing for genocide: Quasi-experimental evidence from Rwanda examines if a mandatory community program contributed to fostering acceptance and participation in the ethnic violence during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. READ MORE

  7. 15. Risk, Relative Standing and Property Rights: Rural Household Decision-Making in China

    Author : Ping Qin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Choice experiment; China; Field experiment; Forestry; Household decision-making; Inequality; Ignoring attributes; Investment; Relative standing; Risk; MWTP; Property rights.;

    Abstract : Paper 1 examines the concern for relative standing among rural households in China. We used a survey-experimental method to measure to what extent poor Chinese farmers care about their relative income and found that the respondents cared to a high degree. READ MORE