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1. 1. Moisture risks with CLT-panels subjected to outdoor climate during construction : focus on mould and wetting processes

   University essay from KTH/Byggteknik och design

   Author : Johan Öberg; Erik Wiege; [2018]
   Keywords : moisture; CLT; massive wood; mould; WUFI; drying; construction; weather protection. best practice; fukt; KL-trä; massivt trä; mögel; WUFI; torkning; konstruktion; väderskydd; best practice;

   Abstract : When going through relevant research, moisture safety guidelines and talking to builders, moisture experts and architects it is clear - and not surprising - that water and wood make no easy combination. The experiences from building with cross laminated timber (CLT) differ from building sites and there are good and bad examples building without weather protection. READ MORE

3. 2. Income Inequality and Aggregate Saving

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Niklas Amberg; Erik Öberg; [2010]
   Keywords : Saving; Income distribution; Economic sociology; Intertemporal consumption;

   Abstract : We suggest that the prevalence of social norms of minimum consumption can result in consumption behaviour that differs from that predicted by the permanent income/life cycle hypothesis. We model such social norms as a belief constraint in the intertemporal consumption decision and show that if the resulting threshold effect is present at low income levels, aggregate saving will increase as income becomes more equally distributed. READ MORE