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  1. 21. Economic evaluation of hypertension treatment

    Författare :Magnus Johannesson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic evaluation; hypertension; cost-benefit analysis; cost-effectiveness analysis; the contingent valuation method; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on economic evaluation of hypertension treatment.The purpose of the study was threefold: to calculate the costs ofhypertension treatment at an individual and a national level; to analyse the importance of different methodological issues for the cost-effectiveness of hypertension treatment; and to test the contingent valuation (CV) method in this field. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Valuing ecosystem services - linking ecology and policy

    Författare :Maria Noring; Göran Finnveden; Cecilia Håkansson; Sara Tyskeng; Berit Hasler; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Contingent valuation; Cost-benefit analysis; Ecosystem services; Ecotoxicity; External costs; Life cycle costing; Monetary weighting; Non-market valuation; Oil spill; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Sammanfattning : Ecosystem services constitute a precondition for human welfare and survival. This concept has also become increasingly popular among both scientists and policymakers. Several initiatives have been taken to identify and value ecosystem services. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Essays in Environmental Policy Evaluation

    Författare :Haoran He; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; China; litter; market-based policy; natural experiment; plastic bags; contingent behavior; external validity; revealed behavior; stated preference;

    Sammanfattning : Paper 1: The Effects of an Environmental Policy on Consumers – Lessons from the Chinese Plastic Bag Regulation Abstract: In an attempt to reduce plastic bag litter, China introduced a nationwide regulation requiring all retailers to charge for plastic shopping bags on June 1, 2008. By using the policy implementation as a natural experiment and conducting two surveys before and after the implementation, we investigate the impact of the regulation on people’s plastic shopping bag use. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Health economic evaluation methods for decision-making in preventive dentistry

    Författare :Nils Oscarson; Carina Källestål; Lars Lindholm; Dorthe Holst; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; costs and cost analysis; cost-effectiveness analysis CEA ; cost-benefit analysis CBA ; contingent valuation method; willingness to pay; dental caries; prevention; preventive dentistry; oral health; health outcome; quality of life.; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi;

    Sammanfattning : The aims of this thesis were to evaluate caries-preventive measures from a societal perspective, to demonstrate the use of resources in preventive dentistry, to develop and discuss techniques suitable for evaluating dental care costs and outcomes, and to test costs and consequences within a health economic decision model adapted to preventive dental care. The thesis is based on three separate studies with three separate cohorts. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Studies in complex financial instruments and their valuation

    Författare :Niklas Ekvall; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : During the last two decades there has been an explosion in the number of complex financial instruments that are traded on the financial markets. Naturally, being able to value the increasing number of traded complex financial instruments has an academic interest. Such valuation methods are, however, certainly not only of interest to academics. LÄS MER