Essays about: "Behavioural economics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 91 essays containing the words Behavioural economics.

  1. 1. Food waste handling behaviour and their predictors

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Marco Tasca; [2023]
    Keywords : food waste; behaviour; behavioural economics; theory of planned behaviour; Uppsala; consumers;

    Abstract : Around one-third of the total food provided for human consumption goes to waste every year. Previous literature shows that throughout the entire production-consumption chain, the final household stage generates the largest proportion of food waste compared to all the other stages. READ MORE

  3. 2. Data Misinterpretation: A Consequence of Data Structure? : A Cognitive Imperfection and Its Economic Implications

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Balázs Faragó; Joakim Ben David; [2023]
    Keywords : Data Misinterpretation; Behavioural Economics; Policy Decision-Making; Cognitive Bias; Convex Hull; Agent-Based Computational Economics;

    Abstract : This study examines the claim that individuals misinterpret the mean of a dataset (displayed as a scatterplot) more when the convex hull of the dataset is less representative of the data. In addition, this study also tests whether outliers in the data can predict the magnitude of error that individuals make in interpreting the mean of the dataset. READ MORE

  4. 3. Water use efficiency in agricultural irrigation in Egypt: A qualitative study on the complexities of utilising fossil groundwater resources in the face of water scarcity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Johannes David Huber; [2023]
    Keywords : Water scarcity; water use efficiency; agricultural irrigation; desert farming; sustainability; groundwater extraction; Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System NSAS ; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study examines the adaptive capacity of desert farming in Egypt to imminent water scarcity and discusses the sustainability of fossil groundwater extraction. Through qualitative semi-structured expert interviews, the study identifies clear research and data gaps related to the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS) and highlights the need for a nuanced approach to fossil groundwater extraction that focuses on water use efficiency improvements. READ MORE

  5. 4. Influences of simulated XAI explanations on players of economic games : A pilot study

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Hannibal Tomasson Izquierdo; [2023]
    Keywords : Explainable Artificial Intelligence; Decision Support Systems; Public Good Games; Mental Models; Behavioural Economics; Decision Making;

    Abstract : This pilot study has the twofold purpose of analyzing the effect of XAI explanations on the mental models of economic games participants, and testing the feasibility of the methodology devised for it. To achieve this, we compared the contribution behavior and mental models of 30 participants playing a public good game. READ MORE

  6. 5. Won't Somebody Please Think of the Children? - A Study Examining If and How Adolescent Health Is Affected by the Business Cycle

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hannes Wiklund; [2023]
    Keywords : Health; Mental health; Health economics; Macroeconomic conditions; Recessions; Adolescent; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the impact of macroeconomic shocks on adolescents health, specifically those aged between 14 and 18 years. Using data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) covering U.S. states from 1999 to 2019, this study investigates various health outcomes and behavioural variables among high-school students. READ MORE