Sökning: "Value of commuting time"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Value of commuting time.

  1. 1. Commuting time choice and the value of travel time

    Författare :Jan-Erik Swärdh; Lars Hultkrantz; Bruno De Borger; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Value of time; Value of travel time; Commuting; Commuting time changes; Value of commuting time; Register data; On-the-job search; Revealed preferences; Stated preferences; Hypothetical bias; Scheduling constraints; Relocations; Certainty calibration; Quantile regression; Mixed logit; Gender differences; Economics; Nationalekonomi; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : In the modern industrialized society, a long commuting time is becoming more and more common. However, commuting results in a number of different costs, for example, external costs such as congestion and pollution as well as internal costs such as individual time consumption. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Fertility, childcare and labour market : dynamics in time and space

    Författare :Elena Kotyrlo; Magnus Wikström; Niklas Hanes; Giovanni Forchini; Anders Stenberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Paper [I] focuses on the effects of time and space dynamics on the description offertility in Sweden. Fertility is an important determinant of long-term populationgrowth and labour market conditions. The influence of time dynamics inpostponing or accelerating childbearing is assessed by considering two differenteffects of earnings. LÄS MER

  4. 3. A Time Perspective on Gendered Travel Differences in Sweden

    Författare :Kandice Fults; Anders Karlström; Maria Börjesson; Merritt Polk; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Gendered Travel Behavior; Probit Model; Travel Patterns; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur; SRA - Transport; SRA - Transport;

    Sammanfattning : Gender differences in travel behaviors are relevant in addressing equity needs and a variety of policy issues.  In order to effectively design gender equity policy, whether transport-related or other, one must first understand the differences found in travel behaviors between genders and what the implications of those differences are. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Efficiency and acceptability of pricing policies and transport investments in distorted economies

    Författare :Jonas Westin; Lars-Göran Mattsson; Jonas Eliasson; Joel Franklin; Kurt Van Dender; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; road pricing; transport investment; cost-benefit analysis; tax distortions; transport policies; welfare effects; political economy; acceptability; SRA - Transport; SRA - Transport;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis contains five papers studying the economic efficiency and political acceptability of road pricing policies and transport investments in distorted economies. Interactions between the transport market and other distorted markets, such as the labor market, can have a large impact on the welfare effect of a road pricing policy or a transport investment. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Hjemmesykepleie til eldre som bor på bygda med uhelbredelig kreft

    Författare :Siri Andreassen Devik; Ove Hellzen; Ingela Enmarker; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : The need to deliver high-quality palliative homecare has been underscored in current professional guidelines and demands for efficacy, as well as in the preferences of patients and their families. Indeed, demographic changes and an increased risk of cancer among older people pose challenges to the home healthcare settings in Norway and the rest of the world. LÄS MER