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  1. 21. Essays on Economics of Natural Resource Management and Experiments

    Författare :Wisdom Akpalu; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Optimal taxation; Efficiency; Externality; Dynamic analysis; Firm behaviour; Fishery; Regulatory compliance; Common pool resources; Experiment; Ostracism; Contribution norm; Public goods; Ghana;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis has five self-contained essays. The titles and the abstracts of the various essays are as follows. Paper 1: Natural Resource use Conflict: Gold Mining in Tropical Rainforest in Ghana: Gold is frequently mined in rainforests that can provide either gold or forest benefits, but not both. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Prevention of type 2 diabetes : modeling the cost-effectiveness of diabetes prevention

    Författare :Anne Neumann; Lars Lindholm; Katarina Steen Carlsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; type 2 diabetes mellitus; prevention; health economics; Markov modeling; risk equations; health-related quality of life; lifestyle modification; pre-diabetic states; cost-effectiveness; Västerbotten Intervention Programme;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Diabetes is a common and costly disease that is expected to continue even to grow in prevalence and health expenditures over the coming decades. Type 2 diabetes is the most common diabetes type and is characterized by insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Portfolio Selection and the Analysis of Risk and Time Diversification

    Författare :Mattias Persson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic policy; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; Lower Partial Moment; Portfolio Selection; Parameter Uncertainty; Time Diversification; Bootstrap; Downside Risk; Estimation Risk; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Financial science; Finansiering;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is devoted to the analysis of three important issues in financial economics in general and portfolio selection in particular: the risk measure, estimation risk and time diversification. Besides a short introductory chapter the thesis consists of four empirical essays. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Essays on Portfolio Choice and Wealth Inequality

    Författare :Zoltan Racz; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis consists of three self-contained chapters. In chapter 1, I analyze a model of saving and portfolio choice and show that jointly matching saving, debt taking and housing decisions over the life-cycle also enables a good fit of portfolio choice patterns over the wealth distribution. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Decisions under uncertainty : the usefulness of an indifference method for analysis of dominance

    Författare :Anders Hederstierna; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Uncertainty plays a vital part in all decision making. The position taken in this dissertation is that the choice of action should correspond to the decision maker’s preferences and to the judgement of the uncertainty involved, consistent with the expected utility model. LÄS MER