Essays about: "cost-benefit theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words cost-benefit theory.

  1. 1. Genetic Data Privacy and Consumer Choice Behavior: An Exploratory Study on Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Inês Raeiro; Xuexin Li; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : consumer privacy; privacy calculus theory; trust; genetic data privacy; direct-to-consumer genetic testing; consumer choice behavior;

    Abstract : The rapid growth of the Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing (DTC-GT) industry has raised significant concerns regarding the collection, storage, and use of highly sensitive genetic information. This study aims to address the existing research gaps by examining consumer privacy and choice behavior in the context of DTC-GT. READ MORE

  2. 2. Why This Country? : An Empirical Investigation of International Students' Mobility to Sweden

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

    Author : Dennis Darkwa; [2023]
    Keywords : International Students; Miigration; Mobility; Tidö Agreement;

    Abstract : This study offers an in-depth examination of the motives and reflections impacting international students' choice to study in Sweden. Three central themes emerge, namely: motivations for choosing Sweden, cost-benefit evaluations, reflections on immigration prospects, and the impact of Sweden's immigration policy. READ MORE

  3. 3. Rule of Law infringements in Hungary and Poland and the EU institutions safeguarding processes. Between years 2017-2022

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emelie Stark; [2023]
    Keywords : EU institutions; Rule of law; Hungary and Poland; Defending EU Values; EU Conditionality; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : What have the EU institutions done to safeguard rule of law values in Poland and Hungary? The goal of this thesis is to examine how Hungary and Poland have acted in ways that contradict EU values of rule of law, as well as what the EU institutions have done to safeguard these principles legislated in the Union's rule of law principle. Using a modified theory of external governance to explain incentives and motivations underpinning the EU institutions strategy to protect rule of law values. READ MORE

  4. 4. Innovation in Industrial Building Sustainability : Exploring timber frames as a viable alternative to steel frames in industrial buildings A case study of Sweco AB

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Kiavosh Saidi Mosanen; Ibrahim Mohamed Fathi Taha; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Industrial buildings; Construction; Material selection; Timer; Steel; Innovation; Sustainability; Hållbarhet; Industribyggnader; Konstruktion; Materialval; Timer; Stål; Innovation; Hållbarhet;

    Abstract : Lund University (2020) describes that the material chosen for the construction of constructions significantly affects the environment. Due to the impact of the choice of construction materials on the environment, we have carried out an in-depth study where we examine the complex decision-making process when choosing frame materials concerning both external and internal factors where external influences become regulatory requirements related to global sustainability goals with the aim that the industrial construction industry can find sustainable solutions such as hybrid solutions in the choice of frame materials, while internal factors involve financial considerations linked to the protection of materials against environmental conditions and challenges that industrial buildings can face. READ MORE

  5. 5. Residential Segregation and Crime: An empirical analysis of the relationship between residential segregation and crime in the Stockholm region

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Rodas Dawit; et.al; [2021]
    Keywords : Ethnic Residential Segregation; Crime; Intersubjectivity; Moral Ambiguity; Behavioural Economics; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Parallel Societies;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to examine if the rise in crime, in the suburbs of the Stockholm region, can be explained by the effect of residential segregation on behaviour. The main focus of this thesis is the three primary approaches to economics of crime; Freeman’s (1999) cost-benefit analysis, Wynarczyk’s (2002) theory on intersubjectivity and morals affect on crime participation, and finally Feldman and Smith's (2014) analysis of how morals effect good and bad people. READ MORE