Search for dissertations about: "price signaling"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words price signaling.

2. 1. Self-Image and Economic Behavior

   Author : Margaret Samahita; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; self-image; social image; signaling; Pay-What-You-Want; competition; co-operation; communication; selfie;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers studying image concerns in three unique settings. The first paper develops a model incorporating self-image into the buyer's utility in a ''Pay-What-You-Want'' (PWYW) pricing scheme. READ MORE

4. 2. State and industrial actions to influence consumer behavior

   Author : Erik Brockwell; Runar Brännlund; Robert Lundmark; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Taxation; legislation; regulation; health; environment; tobacco; alcohol; petroleum; electricity; gas; sugar; consumption; prices; signaling effect; almost ideal demand system; public policy; panel data; media expenditure; lobbying; vector error correction model; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of an introductory part and three papers.Paper [I] examines how taxes affect consumption of commodities that are detrimental to health and the environment. READ MORE

5. 3. Information and control in financial markets

   Author : Samuel Lee; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Market Liquidity, Active Investment, and Markets for Information. This paper studies a financial market in which investors choose among investment strategies that exploit information about different fundamentals. On the one hand, the presence of other informed investors generates illiquidity. READ MORE

6. 4. Demand Response Polices for the Implementation of Smart Grids

   Author : Elta Koliou; Lennart Söder; Rudi Hakvoort; Marloes Dignum; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; demand response; smart grids; dynamic pricing; balancing; policy; tariffs; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

   Abstract : With the grasp of a smart grid in sight, discussions have shifted the focus of system security measures away from generation capacity; apart from modifying the supply side, demand may also be exploited to keep the system in balance. Specifically, Demand Response (DR) is the concept of consumer load modification as a result of price signaling, generation adequacy, or state of grid reliability. READ MORE

7. 5. Do Dividend Changes Really Signal? : Evidence from Sweden

   Author : Per Alkebäck; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Dividend policy; joint announcements; dividend initiations and omissions; dividend changes and surrounding quarterly and annual earnings; and the management s view of dividends; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The purpose of the studies in this thesis is to clarify and hopefully shed some light on one important issue in dividend policy: the market reaction to announcements of cash dividends (changes) on the Swedish market.The first study, Joint Dividend and Earnings Announcements, Firm Size and Tax Law Changes, examines stock price reaction to joint dividend and earnings announcements. READ MORE