Essays about: "Sunk cost fallacy"

Found 4 essays containing the words Sunk cost fallacy.

  1. 1. Economic Preference and Attitudes Towards Alternative Ways to Finance Public Transport

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Ellinor Bernsro; Jimmy Sandgren; [2021-08-17]
    Keywords : economic preferences; travel behavior; public policy; fare-free public transport; Västra Götaland;

    Abstract : The public transportation system in the region of Västra Götaland elicits quick and efficient travel, while, simultaneously, decreasing the negative effects of driving. However, the system suffers from various problems, mainly fare-evasion. READ MORE

  3. 2. Educational Technology in German Primary Schools

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Joschka Kunwald; Sofie Magdalena Müller; [2021]
    Keywords : educational technology; primary schools; attitude; adoption; adaption; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The increasing importance of technology in everyday life demands to look at this matter in the context of education as well. Whereas Educational Technology (EdTech) has been re-searched mainly in higher education, there is only little research focusing on primary schools. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Tangled Web We Weave: Investigating the Barriers to Change in Plastic Recycling Policy Development

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Holly Griffith; [2021]
    Keywords : Plastic Recycling; Policy Change Barriers; Strategy Change Barriers; Lock-In; Sunk Cost Fallacy; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : At the core of the sustainable solid waste management challenge lies increasing rates of consumption which contribute directly to problems of resource extraction and degradation. Recycling is a tool designed in part to address this problem of scarcity, however on its own it is not enough to solve the problem, particularly in relation to plastics, which are challenging to manage and often are not recycled well or at all. READ MORE

  5. 4. Grinding from a Player’s and Game Designer’s Point of View

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DVMT)

    Author : Patrick Perdomo; [2021]
    Keywords : Clicker games; Farming; Grind; Game design; MMORPG; Progression; RPG; Social-games; Sunk cost fallacy;

    Abstract : Frequently in MMORPGs, players will encounter something known to players as farming or grinding. Grinding is a controversial matter in the gaming community, as many do not enjoy it and see it as a sign of lazy and poor game design. However, it is a difficult topic to argue as whatever is a grind, differs for each person. READ MORE