Sökning: "incomplete preferences"

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  1. 1. Incomparable risks, values and preferences

    Författare :Nicolas Espinoza; Martin Peterson; Erik Carlson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Sammanfattning : Abstract. Consistent valuation and societal prioritization of risks presupposes comparability among risks, that is, in order to rank risks in order of severity, and allocate risk preventative resources accordingly, we must be able to determine whether one risk is better or worse than another, and by how much. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Chronic pain : from the study of student attitudes and preferences to the in vitro investigation of a novel treatment strategy

    Författare :Linda Rankin; Christopher J. Fowler; Gisselle Gallego; Sofia Mattsson; Emmanuel Bäckryd; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HC-PAIRS; best-worst scaling; palmitoylethanolamine; N-acylthanolamines; oral lichen planus; prostaglandins; chronic pain; prolonged pain; chronic pain education; chronic pain management; medical students; attitudes;

    Sammanfattning : Chronic pain will affect one in five adults during their lifetime, and it exerts a heavy burden on society with major physiological, psychological, social, and economic impacts. The current chronic pain curriculum taught to medical students in most settings is fragmented, inconsistent and inadequate and a vast majority of general practitioners considered their undergraduate training in chronic pain incomplete. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Lexicographic and Social Choice, Takeovers, and Fixed Points

    Författare :Henrik Petri; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of six independent theoretical papers in economic theory.... LÄS MER

  5. 4. Essays on political economy, information, and welfare

    Författare :Johan Lagerlöf; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation consists of three essays. Essay 1: Lobbying, Information, and Private and Social Welfare. Lobbying is potentially welfare improving if it is a form of information transmission. This essay studies when and for whom this is the case. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Comparing values : essays on comparability, transitivity, and vagueness

    Författare :Nicolas Espinoza; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : The primary aim of this thesis is to examine some of the arguments that have been leveled against the idea that all value bearing entities are comparable. A secondary aim is to investigate some putative properties of the relation ‘better than', especially transitivity and (to some degree) vagueness. LÄS MER