Search for dissertations about: "household decision making"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the words household decision making.
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1. The household decision making process in replacement of durable goods
Abstract : As durables are essential in many households, the level of ownership is high and, due to the high degree of penetration, a vast proportion of the current sales are replacement purchases. Even though a lot of research attention has been paid to decision making and decision processes many models are oriented towards non-durable goods and although a majority of purchases of many durable goods are replacements, few studies seem to make a distinction between a replacement purchase decision and a decision to buy an item for the first time. READ MORE
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2. Risk, Relative Standing and Property Rights: Rural Household Decision-Making in China
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
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3. Essays on Conflict, Gender and Household-Decision Making
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
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4. Economic and Intergenerational Decision-Making in Families
Abstract : This thesis studies economic decision-making and preferences within the family, household and close social environment. Within these social units, individuals often make decisions on the use and allocation of resources that involve multiple generations, such as educational investments, bequests or other transfers. READ MORE
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5. ‘Making Sanitation Happen’ : An Enquiry into Multi-Level Sanitation Governance
Abstract : The importance of sanitation for human health and development is undisputed. Sanitation is now high on the international development agenda and has become a salient issue in most developing countries, Rwanda and Uganda being no exception. However, there are still shortcomings as regards ‘making sanitation happen’ on the ground. READ MORE