Search for dissertations about: "impatience"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the word impatience.

2. 1. Essays on economic behavior, gender and strategic learning

   Author : Patrik Gränsmark; Eskil Wadensjö; Michael Rosholm; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Time preference; time inconsistency; impatience; gender; mixed-sex competition; aggressiveness; attractiveness; risk taking; chess; strategic learning; beliefs.; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis consists of four papers. Strategic behavior across gender: A comparison of female and male expert chess players analyzes gender differences in risk behavior in chess. We use a panel data set with 1.4 million games. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on the Economics of Sustainable Agricultural Technologies in Ethiopia

   Author : Hailemariam Teklewold; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ethiopia; Adoption; risk preference; soil conservation; mixed farming; technology; Impatience; Shadow price; Allocation; Farmyard manure; Sustainable Agricultural Practices; switching; Multivariate probit; Ordered probit; multinomial switching regression; income; agrochemicals use; demand for labour.;

   Abstract : Abstracts This thesis consists of five self-contained papers: Paper 1: Adoption of multiple sustainable agricultural practices in rural Ethiopia The adoption and diffusion of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) have become an important issue in the development-policy agenda for Sub-Saharan Africa, especially as a way to tackle land degradation, low agricultural productivity, and poverty. However, the adoption rates of SAPs remain below expected levels. READ MORE

5. 3. Type A Behavior and Hyperactivity/ADHD : Are They Related?

   Author : Lilianne Nyberg; Ulf Lundberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Type A behavior; hyperactivity; ADHD; observations; children; MYTH; development; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : The present thesis focuses on Type A behavior in children and its possible relation to hyperactivity/ADHD. Type A behavior in children has commonly been studied as the child equivalent behaviors of the adult pattern, in other words, competitive achievement-striving, impatience/time-urgency, and aggressiveness. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays in Macroeconomics and Political Economy

   Author : Mathias Pronin; Anna Seim; Annika Alexius; Jesper Lindé; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Monetary Policy; House Prices; Bayesian Estimation; Wealth Distribution; Heterogeneous Preferences; Political Budget Cycles; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract :     The Response of the Riksbank to House Prices in SwedenIn the aftermath of the recent financial crisis, an environment of historically low interest rates and extensive household indebtedness in the OECD countries have triggered a vivid debate on whether central banks should react to house-price fluctuations in their pursuit of monetary policy. In Sweden, a period of low policy rates and house-price inflation was halted when the central bank increased the interest rates in 2010. READ MORE

7. 5. Economic Experiments on Behavior, Beliefs and Preferences

   Author : Marco Islam; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Field Experiment; Motivated Reasoning; Risk Preferences; Time Preferences; Lab Experiment; Intertemporal Choice; Prosocial Behavior; Repeated Interaction; Affirmative Action; Discrimination; Gender;

   Abstract : This dissertation consists of four independent papers, which share the use of experimental methods. Using different settings – the field, the lab, an online platform, and telephone interviews – I study economic behavior and its underpinning beliefs and preferences. READ MORE