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  1. 16. Essays on Risk in International Financial Markets

    Författare :Ola Larsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; volatility; Value at Risk; copulas; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Financial science; Finansiering;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with techniques to model risk in financial markets and consists of four separate essays. The thesis begins with an introduction in chapter one, while chapter two to chapter five contains the four essays. The first essay examines the implication of using various risk measures for portfolio selection. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Empirical studies of public policies within the primary school and the sickness insurance

    Författare :Erica Lindahl; Per Johansson; Mårten Palme; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; empirical studies; primary school; sickness insurance; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Essay 1 (with Elly-Ann Johansson) estimates the effect of attending an MA-class during grades 4-6 on students’ cognitive skills. Using a unique survey with information on students, parents and teachers, we are able to control for many factors that could otherwise bias the results. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Evaluating Institutional Changes in Education and Wage Policy

    Författare :Martin Söderström; Peter Fredriksson; Per-Anders Edin; Kjell Salvanes; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Economics; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays. Essay I (written with Roope Uusitalo) studies the effects of school choice on segregation. We analyse a reform in Stockholm that changed the admission system of public upper secondary schools. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Self-Control, Financial Well-Being, and Motivated Reasoning : Essays in Behavioral Finance

    Författare :Camilla Strömbäck; Ali M. Ahmed; Gustav Tinghög; Daniel Västfjäll; Marcus Selart; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Dual-process theory; Self-control; Financial behavior; Financial well-being; Affective forecasting; Motivated reasoning;

    Sammanfattning : The objective of this thesis is to improve our understanding of how individual differences in intuitive and analytic decision making are associated with people’s behavior as well as their well-being. The first three essays investigate, in turn, how self-control—a typical System 2 driven ability—correlates with financial behavior, financial well-being, and affective forecasting ability. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Growing into Voting : Election Turnout among Young People and Habit Formation

    Författare :Richard Öhrvall; Elin Wihlborg; Gissur Ó Erlingsson; Sven Oskarsson; Jan Teorell; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Voter turnout; political equality; habit formation; youth participation; Valdeltagande; politisk jämlikhet; vaneröstande; ungas deltagande;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis contains an introduction and four essays that together address the issues of turnout and habitual voting. Although voting is less unequal than other forms of political participation, it is still biased in favour of more socially affluent citizens.  One way to achieve more equal participation is to increase the general turnout. LÄS MER