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1. 1. Sending a Signal: The Effect of Raising Non-attendance Fees in Swedish Health Care

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Frögelius; Sara Lundin; [2016]
   Keywords : Health economics; Non-attendance; Deterrence hypothesis; Intrinsic motivation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In this paper, we study the effect of raising the fee for non-attendance on non-attendance rates in health care from a Swedish perspective. We do this by using a difference in difference design and exploiting a natural experiment in Sweden, where one county increased non-attendance fee to the double and the other county had a constant fee. READ MORE

3. 2. Mobile Self-scanning -Increasing Self-Control?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Frögelius; [2015]
   Keywords : Mobile Self-scanning; Self-control; Commitment Devices; Hyperbolic Discounting; Inattentiveness; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In the grocery store there are constantly occasions when choices are to be made. Sometimes it is hard to make the best choices. Therefore, consumers sometimes need tools to facilitate choosing the best groceries for their welfare. A mobile self-scanner can be such a tool. READ MORE