Search for dissertations about: "prosocial behavior"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words prosocial behavior.

  2. 1. Nudges, Prosocial Preferences & Behavior : Essays in Behavioral Economics

    Author : Erik Gråd; Ranjula Bali Swain; Mats Bergman; Fredrik Carlsson; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nudge; Prosocial Preferences; Public Goods Game; Network; Renewable Energy; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : Nudges are interventions based on behavioral insights and have received a great deal of attention in recent years. This dissertation investigates how nudges may affect prosocial preferences and behavior through their intended effects, but also their unintended consequences. READ MORE

  4. 2. Behavioral Spillovers across Prosocial Alternatives

    Author : Claes Ek; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Behavioral spillovers; Prosocial Behavior; Public Goods; moral licensing; charitable giving; Environmental behavior; Dictator game; Recycling;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to the economic literature on prosocial behavior. It includes three papers, all of which relate to the issue of policy-driven spillovers across prosocial alternatives. READ MORE

  5. 3. Preschoolers' peer competence : Developmental perspectives on prosocial behavior, aggression, and social cognition

    Author : Gun Persson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; naturalistic observation; longitudinal study; cognitive bias; theory of mind; social cognition; proactive aggression; reactive aggression; altruistic behavior; prosocial behavior; Social competence; peer interactions; Psykologi;

    Abstract : This doctoral thesis explored three broad aspects of preschoolers’ social competence: prosocial behavior, aggression, and social cognition. The longitudinal study followed forty-four children (initially 22-40 months), who were observed in natural peer interactions at their daycare centers during a two-month period in each of three con-secutive years. READ MORE

  6. 4. Norms in Prosocial Decisions : The Role of Observability, Avoidance, and Conditionality

    Author : Per A Andersson; Daniel Västfjäll; Gustav Tinghög; Arvid Erlandsson; Gaëlle Vallée-Tourangeau; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Prosocial behavior; Norms; Observability; Information avoidance; Prosocialt beteende; Normer; Observerbarhet; Undvikande av information;

    Abstract : Prosocial behaviors benefit other people and range from donations to charity to behavior limiting the spread of disease, such as masking and vaccination. The overarching purpose of this thesis was to contribute to our understanding of how social norms and conformity affect prosocial behavior. READ MORE

  7. 5. Prosocial Behavior and Redistributive Preferences

    Author : Manja Gärtner; Astri Muren; Robert Östling; Olof Johannson-Stenman; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This Ph.D. thesis contains four independent essays. The essays are summarized as follows. READ MORE