Essays about: "random utility theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words random utility theory.

  1. 1. Optimal taxation by two-agent reinforcement learning

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Erik Lindau; [2023]
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    Abstract : An economy’s tax policy is one of the vital moments for, on the one hand, stimulating economic growth and labor, and, on the other hand gaining revenues from economic performance. A sufficient level of tax revenues is further important to keep up with governmental obligations and social welfare. READ MORE

  2. 2. Maybe meat, maybe not? Analysing Swedish consumers’ preferences for plant-based meat alternatives

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Emilia Mattsson; [2023]
    Keywords : willingness to pay; plant-based meat alternatives; discrete choice experiment; random utility theory; consumer behaviour;

    Abstract : Plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) have grown in both demand and diversified supply. As follows, there has recently been an increase in research studying consumers' behaviour towards these products. This thesis aimed to add to the growing literature by analysing Swedish consumers' preferences for PBMAs. READ MORE

  3. 3. With a Preference for Priority: Explaining Variations of Stability and Efficiency in School Choice

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Alexander Andevall Mårtensson; Nils Lager; [2019]
    Keywords : matching theory; market design; allocative efficiency; mechanism design; education and research institutions;

    Abstract : In school choice systems, policy makers try to allocate students in a fair and efficient way. Two mechanisms for allocating students that has been of particular interest for market designers is Deferred Acceptance (DA), which is stable and does not allow for priority violations, and Top Trading Cycles (TTC), which is Pareto efficient but creates justified envy among students. READ MORE

  4. 4. Monitoring Water Distribution Network using Machine Learning

    University essay from KTH/Nätverk och systemteknik

    Author : Gagan Gupta; [2017]
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    Abstract : Water is an important natural resource. It is supplied to our home by water distribution network thatis owned and maintained by water utility companies. Around one third of water utilities across the globereport a loss of 40% of clean water due to leakage. READ MORE

  5. 5. Equilibrium design for multi-channel random access networks with selfish users

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT)

    Author : Jian Zhang; [2011]
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    Abstract : Recently, there has been increasing research in the inefficency in spectrum utilization, which is mainly caused by fixed spectrum allocation policies. There are some proposed approaches to solve this inefficiency, like Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA), which allows users to share spectrum resources. READ MORE