Search for dissertations about: "joakim westerlund"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words joakim westerlund.
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1. Essays on Panel Cointegration
Abstract : This thesis develops new techniques for analyzing cointegrated relationships in panel data. The first chapter is introductory while the remaining six contain the main contributions. READ MORE
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2. Effects of arousal and experimental setting on use of the availability heuristic in frequency and probability estimates
Abstract : According to Tversky and Kahneman’s (1973) availability heuristic, people sometimes use the ease with which instances can be retrieved as a cue for making frequency or probability estimations. In the present dissertation, several previous studies on the availability heuristic are reviewed. READ MORE
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3. Mostly Panel Econometrics : Essays on Asymptotic Analysis and Enhanced Inference
Abstract : This thesis consists of five chapters which focus on panel data theory. Four of them analyze explicit panel data models and one chapter deals with time series forecasting model, where external panel data help us estimate unobserved explanatory variables. READ MORE
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4. Coincidences and Paranormal Belief
Abstract : In this thesis it is argued that coincidences play an important role in the formation of belief, including belief in the paranormal. Three papers are presented. READ MORE
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5. Subliminal or not? : An appraisal of semantic processing in the near absence of visual awareness
Abstract : Stimuli that cannot be perceived (i.e., that are subliminal) can still elicit neural responses in an observer, but can such stimuli influence behavior and higher-order cognition? Empirical evidence for such effects has periodically been accepted and rejected over the last six decades. READ MORE