Essays about: "inelastic"

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  1. 1. Double Machine Learning for Insurance Price Optimization

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Jakob Kristiansson; [2023]
    Keywords : DML; Double Machine Learning; Price Optimization; Insurance Pricing; DML; Dubbel Maskininlärning; Prisoptimering; Försäkringsprissättning;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how recent advances in debaised machine learning can be used for estimating price elasticities of demand within the automotive insurance field. Traditional methods such as generalized linear model (GLM) to estimate demand has no way of ensuring there are no biases in the underlying data selection, especially when the confounding variables are many. READ MORE

  3. 2. Propagation of Nuclear Data Uncertainties for Reactor Physics Parameters in Fluorine-19-based Molten Salt Reactors

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Tillämpad kärnfysik

    Author : Sigfrid Stjärnholm; [2023]
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    Abstract : It could be argued that a renaissance is taking place for the global interest in nuclear power - especially for the development of the next generation of reactor systems that aim at solving the problems with contemporary energy production with nuclear technology. One such proposed concept for Gen IV nuclear power is a Molten Salt Reactor (MSR), in which the nuclear fuel is in solution of a salt - often based on fluorine or chlorine. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Impact of Oil Prices on Carbon Dioxide Emission Levels in Sweden : a time-series regression analysis of Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Tilde Löfgren Weinebrandt; [2023]
    Keywords : oil prices; CO2 emissions; oil price elasticity; Multiple Linear Regression Model; Sweden; correlation;

    Abstract : Globally, CO2 emissions have increased over the last decades. This trend has been broken in Sweden, where CO2 emissions are declining. Oil is one of Sweden's largest sources of energy, accounting for over 20 % of all energy consumption, and oil combustion is a large source of CO2 emissions. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Lagom Level of Debt: Swedish household indebtedness in the 21st century

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Sebastian Krook; [2023]
    Keywords : household debt; debt-to-income ratio; mortgage; financial stability; Financial Accelerator; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the causes of rising household and particularly mortgage debt in Sweden between 1995 and 2020. It aims to contribute to the understanding of institutional factors behind increasing debt, such as policy regulating lending. READ MORE

  6. 5. Steel yourselves : Effects of a price cap sanction on Russian steel

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Niklas Sandwall; [2023]
    Keywords : Economic sanctions; Russian sanctions; trade restrictions; price cap models; steel elasticity;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the potential effects of a price cap sanction on semi-finished steel products against the Russian steel industry. The research question is: "What are the effects on the Russian economy of a price cap on semi-finished steel products?”. READ MORE