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  1. 1. The Opportunity Cost of Households´ Recycling Efforts : The Role of Norms and Warm-Glow Motives

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Sara Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : curbside recycling; norms; opportunity cost of time; household efforts; fastighetsnära insamling; normer; alternativkostnad av tid; hushållens börda;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to examine households´ preferences towards relaxing the time demanding aspects of transporting sorted packaging waste. According to welfare economics, households should be willing to pay an amount equal to their reservation wage to benefit from more leisure time. However, specific types of norms, e.g. READ MORE

  3. 2. Learner Control, Willingness to Pay and Reservation Wages

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Kenechi Okolo; [2014]
    Keywords : willingness-to-pay for learning; minimally; discovery learning; control; valuation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper investigates whether increasing the amount of control a learner has in his/ her learning increases his/her willingness to pay for that learning, or his/her reservation wage for a topic related task. Using a small scale online experiment, separating participants into two groups, each corresponding to a different treatment; one with control and one without, this paper found no significant difference between the two groups in their willingness to pay for learning how to play chess. READ MORE

  4. 3. Creditor protection in credit securities typical to ships and competition in its realisation - a rem study under Swedish jurisdiction

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Fredrik Ahlqvist; [2011]
    Keywords : Sjörätt; sakrätt; förmögenhetsrätt; kredit; obestånd; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Kreditsäkerheter i fartyg kan upplåtas genom ett flertal olika konstruktioner. Denna uppsats avhandlar tre utav dessa varianter; sjöpanträtt i fartyg, retentionsrätt och ägarförbehåll till helt fartyg. Sjöpanträtt i fartyg är en legal panträtt som i princip inte kan upplåtas genom avtal. READ MORE

  5. 4. Hyperbolic Discounting and Job Search

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Svante Midander; Björn Skanke; [2011]
    Keywords : Hyperbolic discounting; Unemployment; Job search; Reservation wage; Discounting function;

    Abstract : The theory of hyperbolic discounting can explain why people procrastinate. We test our hypothesis that people do have hyperbolic preferences by studying data describing the job search behavior among unemployed Swedish persons. READ MORE