Search for dissertations about: "rule-of-thumb consumers"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words rule-of-thumb consumers.

  2. 1. Essays on Social Comparison

    Author : Fredrik W. Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Marginal degree of positionality; relative consumption; marginal propensity to consume; self-reported current happiness; self-reported expected future happiness; relative academic performance; comparison wage; permanent income consumers; current income consumers; rule of thumb consumers; aggregation bias; sick listing; social norms;

    Abstract : Paper 1: By using hypothetical choice experiments, this paper presents evidence that individuals’ concern for relative consumption depends on their relative consumption. Individuals with consumption levels above society’s average consumption level tend to have, in general, lower concern for relative consumption. READ MORE

  4. 2. Essays on taxes and consumption

    Author : Paul Elger; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This Ph.D. thesis in Economics consists of three self-contained chapters in Applied Microeconomics that use Swedish registry data and data on prices collected at restaurants. READ MORE

  5. 3. Macroeconometric Studies of Private Consumption, Government Debt and Real Exchange Rates

    Author : Jesper Hansson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; econometrics; Economics; Real exchange rate; Public debt; Structural VAR model; Cointegration; Habits; Permanent income hypothesis PIH ; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

    Abstract : Advances in time series analysis during the last two decades have stimulated research in a number of areas in macroeconomics. This thesis is a compilation of five essays using cointegrated vector autoregressive (VAR) models, unit root tests and regime switching models to investigate the behavior of private consumption, public debt and the real exchange rate. READ MORE