Essays about: "Health economics"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 377 essays containing the words Health economics.
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6. Sockerskattens roll i utvecklingen av hälsosamma matvanor för barn - en studie som belyser hur en sockerskatt kan påverka svenska livsmedelsföretag.
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Allt fler länder börjar se ett växande folkhälsoproblem samt att det samhällsekonomiska perspektivet påverkas negativt till följd av en hög sockerkonsumtion bland befolkningen. I Sverige har man börjat se en minskning av direktkonsumtionen av socker (råsocker och bitsocker) samtidigt som intaget av socker i form av choklad, konfektyr som bakverk, godis samt läskedrycker har ökat kraftigt. READ MORE
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7. A Guilt-free Guilty Pleasure - A Qualitative Study of Consumers’ Process of Coping with the Tension between Health and Hedonism
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Title: A Guilt-free Guilty Pleasure: A Qualitative Study of Consumers’ Process of Coping with the Tension between Health and Hedonism Course: BUSN39 - Degree Project in Global Marketing Authors: Y Nhi Do & Georgia Kakaletri Keywords: Guilt-free Narratives, Healthism, Hedonic Food Consumption, Sensemaking, Cultural Branding, Identity Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to explore the way consumers make sense of guilt-free narratives in the case of hedonic food consumption and how they cope with the tension between healthism-hedonism. Background: Most relevant studies in the field of food and health focus on psychological motives, and mainly follow a quantitative methodology, which lacks an in-depth analysis of the topic. READ MORE
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8. Getting Wealthier and Healthier? Evidence From the Spanish Christmas Lottery
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper uses the Spanish Christmas Lottery to provide new evidence about the relationship between wealth and health for adults and infants. Using a difference-in-difference design across provinces and time, I explore how overall health status, hospitalization rates, neonatal health, and alcohol consumption are affected by lottery outcomes. READ MORE
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9. Economic Implications of Improving Access to Psychotherapy in Germany: Advantages and Policy Recommendations
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : This thesis aims to provide a cost-benefit assessment of mental health treatment in Germany, focusing specifically on the example of the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders with psychological therapy. Through an extensive literature review of relevant international literature and secondary data, relevant factors to consider for the calculation of the cost-benefit of mental health treatments are identified. READ MORE
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10. Understanding the Success Factors of Car Free Development: A Case Study of Stakeholder Interrelations and Management in Car Free Development
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The social, environmental, and economic impact of cars in urban areas are a rising concern of the public and policy makers since motorized vehicles have several negative impacts on individual health and climate change. Car free developments have induced positive changes in all three dimensions of sustainability. READ MORE
