Essays about: "Adin Hjertberg"

Found 2 essays containing the words Adin Hjertberg.

1. 1. The Color of Risk - Risk aversion in children using red as framing

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Ádin Hjertberg; [2014]
   Keywords : Risk; Colors; Children; Framing;

   Abstract : Traditional economic theory states that the economic agent is rational and that decisions under risk is governed by probabilities and the resulting payoffs. Modern studies have shown this to be far from how people behave. Recently the focus has turned to colors and their effect on economic choices. READ MORE

3. 2. An econometric analysis of the recycling of containers within the Swedish deposit system

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Adin Hjertberg; Emma Johansson; [2012]
   Keywords : recycling; deposit system; incentives; Sweden; municipalities;

   Abstract : The level of recycling of PET bottles and aluminium cans within the container deposit system varies greatly between different municipalities in Sweden. By regressing a cross-section of average municipal deposit data for 2009 and 2010 on a range of economic, demographic and normative characteristics of the municipalities, we attempt to investigate these differences and quantify the factors hypothesised to affect the recycling rate. READ MORE