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21. Essays on inheritance, small businesses and energy consumption
Sammanfattning : Essay 1: People’s planning to evade the inheritance tax curtails its merits. However, the extent of planning remains a matter of argument. According to popular belief, it is widespread, but few estimates have been presented. LÄS MER
22. Walking as a transport mode : Examining the role of preconditions, planning aspects and personal traits for the urban pedestrian
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to examine how walking as a transport mode is constructed in the planning realm, affected by the built environment and perceived by the individual. This aim is related to the following research questions: (1) How are pedestrians and walking understood, constructed and perceived in the planning context? (2) How does individual traits and the built environment affect the propensity of walking?The thesis starts off by arguing for the need of a holistic take on walking as a mode of transport (Study A). LÄS MER
23. Microeconometric Analyses of Individual Behavior in Public Welfare Systems : Applications in Health and Education Economics
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay 1: Women have more absenteeism while simultaneously live longer than men. This pattern suggests that men and women's preferences for sickness absence might differ due to e.g. LÄS MER
24. Towards a circular home: Exploring opportunities for design to support households in sustainable resource use
Sammanfattning : Our use of natural resources has grown dramatically in recent years, with negative consequences for both the environment and human health. At home, resource use in the form of energy, water, food, and material objects may be related to a wide range of everyday practices as well as changes to, and adaptations of, our home environments. LÄS MER
25. Essays on privatization, identity, and political polarization
Sammanfattning : This dissertation consists of four separate papers. Paper 1: Will Privatization Reduce Costs? I develop a model of public sector contracting. In this model, an agent can put effort into increasing the quality of a service or reducing costs. Being residual claimants, private owners have stronger incentives to cut costs than public employees. LÄS MER