Essays about: "heterogeneous preferences"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words heterogeneous preferences.

  1. 1. How union members’ position in the wage distribution affects income inequality in Germany : An empirical analysis of data from the German Socio-Economic Panel

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Philipp Schönfeld; [2023]
    Keywords : Income inequality; Unions; Redistributive Preferences; Power Resource Theory; GSOEP;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the effect of union members’ position in the wage distribution on income inequality in Germany between 1998 and 2019. Specifically, data from the German Socio-Economic Panel are analyzed on two levels. READ MORE

  3. 2. An Ensemble of Difference: : Understanding(s) of Participant Experiences and Learning in a Heterogenous Adult Community Drama Class of First and Second Language Speakers in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Julia Ouellette-Seymour; [2023]
    Keywords : Adult Education; Lifelong Learning; Drama in Education; Drama in L2; Applied Drama; Adult Learning Education; Applied Theatre; Language Learning; Community Drama; Non-formal Education; Migrant; Integration; Cultural Learning; Heterogenous Learning; SLA; Ethnographic Case Study; Vygotsky; Pragmatism;

    Abstract : This case study research aimed to explore, understand, and compare the experiences of individuals participating in a heterogeneous adult community drama class in Central Sweden. Drawing from classical pragmatism and employing a conceptual framework rooted in sociocultural theory, the study utilized semi-structured interviews, open-questionnaire responses, and participant observations to collect data which was analyzed through reflexive thematic analysis. READ MORE

  4. 3. Carrots, Sticks, and Other Tricks: Understanding the effectiveness and robustness of social mechanisms for encouraging cooperation in a complex adaptive system

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Thomas Atherton; Andreas Bergström; [2022]
    Keywords : Agent-based modelling; Behavioural; Complexity; Cooperation; Evolutionary;

    Abstract : Cooperation is critical for success in many economic interactions, but social dilemmas between the best outcomes for society and for individual decision-makers often arise. This thesis adds to existing game-theoretic and behavioural studies by evaluating cooperation in the public goods game (a canonical social dilemma) in a more complex, realistic system. READ MORE

  5. 4. Blommor, bin och bostadsgårdar : en studie om attityder, kommunikation och deltagande vid etablering av ängsmark i urban miljö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Felix Naroskin Havermark; [2022]
    Keywords : biologisk mångfald; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; urban ängsmark; attityder; deltagande; kommunikation; bostadsgårdar; äng; gräsmatta;

    Abstract : Den ökande urbaniseringen kräver en mer hållbar stadsutveckling. Idag växer sig städerna större och kräver mer mark i anspråk, vilket utgör ett hot mot den biologiska mångfalden. READ MORE

  6. 5. The proliferation of coworking spaces in Vietnam’s transitional urban economy – moving towards adaptation or resistance?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Caroline Müller-Runte; [2021]
    Keywords : Vietnam; Coworking Spaces; Urban Economy; Transitional Vacuum; Sense of Place; Placelessness; Adaptation; Resistance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Situated in Vietnam’s transitional vacuum in its urban cores Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, this study is rooted in the aim to understand the emerging variants of coworking spaces currently proliferating across the country. This aim is realized by conducting a multiple case study and semi-structured interviews with nine founders, community managers and users of coworking spaces from heterogeneous backgrounds. READ MORE