Sökning: "Benefit-cost analysis"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Benefit-cost analysis.

1. 1. Infrastructure investment planning under uncertainty

   Författare :Niclas A. Krüger; Lars Hultkrantz; Farideh Ramjerdi; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Real options; Wavelets; Risk; Uncertainty; Investments; Growth; Benefit-cost analysis; Infrastructure; Transportation; Traffic safety; Fractional Brownian motion; Incomplete contracts; Monte-Carlo simulation; Long memory; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation is concerned with the planning processes in transportation and infrastructure investments and the aim is to improve risk assessment, risk valuation and risk management. Many of the results presented in this thesis are also applicable to a wider range of questions... LÄS MER

3. 2. Economic evaluation, value of life, stated preference methodology and determinants of risks

   Författare :Björn Sund; Lars Hultkrantz; Ulf Persson; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cost-benefit analysis; value of a statistical life; contingent valuation; cardiac arrest; defibrillation; calibration; sensitivity to scope; risk communication; response times; incident experience; risk perception.; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : The first paper examines the value of a statistical life (VSL) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) victims. We found VSL values to be higher for OHCA victims than for people who die in road traffic accidents and a lower-bound estimate of VSL for OHCA would be in the range of 20 to 30 million Swedish crowns (SEK). LÄS MER

4. 3. Att räkna med nytta : samhällsekonomisk utvärdering av socialt arbete

   Författare :Kari Jess; Åke Bergmark; Peter Dellgran; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; socioeconomic evaluation; correctional program; quasi-experimentation; CBA; CEA; Social work; Socialt arbete;

   Sammanfattning : The general purpose of this dissertation is to evaluate KrAmi – a correctional program for young offenders – regarding socioeconomic profitability. Evaluating socioeconomic results enables us to examine and reflect upon the possibilities of applying socioeconomic models to social work. LÄS MER

5. 4. The Place of Conventional Economics in a World with Communities and Social Goods

   Författare :Rick Wicks; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; assumptions; communities; general equilibrium; meta-economic efficiency; relational models theory; separability; social capital; social goods; social sphere; three spheres; universal markets; used clothes;

   Sammanfattning : Paper 1: Should Deliveries of Used Clothes to LDCs Be Supported? This is the journal version of a study of the worldwide used-clothes trade – with focus on Sweden’s participation in it – undertaken for Sida (the Swedish foreign aid agency). We looked at both theoretical and empirical effects of the commercial used-clothes trade, and at the effects of subsidizing it. LÄS MER

7. 5. Security in Physical Distribution - Causes, mitigation measures and an investment model

   Författare :Luca Urciuoli; Teknisk logistik; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; security investments.; security measures in supply chains; causes of security vulnerability; antagonistic risks; security; physical distribution;

   Sammanfattning : Recent statistics and terror events testify an increased vulnerability of distribution networks. Antagonistic threats as theft, counterfeiting, contamination and terror are burdening supply chains with unexpected costs in form of lost cargo, production downtimes, lower customer satisfaction, and higher transportation costs. LÄS MER