Essays about: "economic public goods"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 essays containing the words economic public goods.
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1. Understanding the social dimension of sustainable agriculture : Swiss dairy farmers perspectives
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and TechnologyAbstract : The current food systems need to become more sustainable, and this involves the creation of balance between the economic, environmental and social dimension of these systems. The social dimension, however, is least clearly conceptualized and likely to be overlooked when the issues are not very obvious as this is the case for many regions in the global north. READ MORE
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2. Carrots, Sticks, and Other Tricks: Understanding the effectiveness and robustness of social mechanisms for encouraging cooperation in a complex adaptive system
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Cooperation is critical for success in many economic interactions, but social dilemmas between the best outcomes for society and for individual decision-makers often arise. This thesis adds to existing game-theoretic and behavioural studies by evaluating cooperation in the public goods game (a canonical social dilemma) in a more complex, realistic system. READ MORE
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3. To what extent are Hungarian farmers willing to cooperate on agri-environmental schemes? : experimental evidence from a public goods game
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : European Union agri-environmental measures fail to deliver expected benefits despite playing a central role in mitigating the negative effects of agriculture on biodiversity and the environment. Implementing agri-environmental contracts following a landscape-scale rather than an individual�farm level approach could potentially contribute to improving their environmental performance. READ MORE
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4. Swedish Farmers’ Acceptance of RCTs and Economic Experiments
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : A shift in the Common European Agriculture (CAP) towards agri-environmental payment schemes meant to incentivise the provision of environmental public goods calls for a diverse set of policy evaluation methods. Economic experiments such as RCTs can be efficient and cost-effective tools for improving and evaluating the effectiveness of these novel policies. READ MORE
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5. Implementing Sharing Economy on a Local Governance Level : A Case Study from Uppsala Municipality
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : With an expanded increase in consumption and production in the last decades, the Western societies’ unsustainable way of living has started to have a destructive effect on the planet. Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions linked to production and waste control in societies can be reduced immensely with fewer goods. READ MORE
