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21. On the contribution of forest bioenergy to climate change mitigation
Sammanfattning : Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have to be drastically reduced to keep global warming below 2 degrees. Bioenergy can play a role in climate change mitigation by substituting for fossil fuels. LÄS MER
22. The Demand for Health and the Contingent Valuation Method
Sammanfattning : The theoretical part develops Michael Grossman’s dynamic demand-for-health model by (a) letting the depreciation rate depend upon the level of health, (b) allowing a continuous set of health states, (c) introducing uncertainty (by letting health be a stochastic variable), (d) introducing social and private insurance and (e) releasing the assumption of an isoperimetric budget constraint. Beside the theoretical results, there are also results with important policy implications. LÄS MER
23. Assessing reactive nitrogen flows in European agricultural systems
Sammanfattning : In most ecosystems, nitrogen is a scarce and growth-limiting nutrient. Natural and anthropogenic processes convert unreactive atmospheric dinitrogen (N2) into reactive, bioavailable, nitrogen. LÄS MER
24. FINSAM: Förändring av en välfärdsorganisation genom försöksverksamhet
Sammanfattning : The subject for this dissertation is an experimental reform (FINSAM) which during the years 1992-1996 has been in progress in five areas within five different administrative provinces (län) in Sweden. The purpose of the experiment was to co-ordinate the resources in the social insurance system and the health and medical services. LÄS MER
25. Essays on household demand and agricultural policy implications in developing countries
Sammanfattning : This thesis comprises four papers that contribute to the economic literature in the area of food demand and agricultural policy related issues. Paper I examines the main forces driving farmers’ decision to adopt modern agricultural inputs (MAI) in farming, and the effects on farm household welfare in Rwanda. LÄS MER