Essays about: "prospect theory"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 85 essays containing the words prospect theory.

  1. 26. Den ändliga vilan : parkkvalitéer på S:t Pauli kyrkogårdar i Malmö

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

    Author : Kalle Ågren; [2020]
    Keywords : kyrkogård; miljöpsykologi; parkkaraktärer; psykisk; hälsa; Grahn; Kaplan; Sorte; Ulrich; S:t Pauli; park; Malmö;

    Abstract : Kyrkogården får en allt mer betydande roll i storstaden. Från att ha gått från enbart en plats för de döda hyser kyrkogården idag flera betydande funktioner. En av dessa är som grönt rum i staden dit människor söker sig för att ta del av lugnet och grönskan. READ MORE

  3. 27. Irrational individuals and inefficient markets : A quantitative study of factors’ impact on individuals’ risk willingness

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Tom Ekelund; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : While conventional academic finance highlights theories within modern portfolio theory such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the emerging field of behavioral finance tries to develop these theories by incorporating psychological elements into the equation. Furthermore, an extensively discussed phenomenon is individuals’ risk willingness. READ MORE

  4. 28. Potato farmers’ decision-making under uncertainty : a study about farmers’ reference points and domain specific risk preferences.

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Daniel Pettersson; [2020]
    Keywords : eckel and grossman method; experimet; farmers; potato cultivation; prospect theory; reference point; risk domains; risk preference;

    Abstract : Swedish agriculture has declined for several decades, and for potato cultivation, the decrease has been particularly dramatic. At the same time, Sweden has adopted a national food strategy that aims to increase the production of foodstuff in Sweden. If this strategy is to be realized, the trend of declining production must be reversed. READ MORE

  5. 29. Hezbollah's (un)just actions in the 2006 Lebanon War : A case study on Hezbollah's actions in the 2006 Lebanon War, to conclude how they waged the war including their culpability in it.

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Gabriella Mait; [2020]
    Keywords : Hezbollah; Israel; The 2006 Lebanon War; Just War; just actions; unjust actions;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to study how Hezbollah acted just or unjustly in the 2006 Lebanon War to conclude if their warfare was just or unjust. That leads to a better understanding of Hezbollah's warfare in the 2006 Lebanon War and if they thereby have culpability in the war. READ MORE

  6. 30. A model for heterogenic catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Elin Johannesson; [2020]
    Keywords : Carbon dioxide; methanol; heterogeneous catalysis; zinc oxide; computational chemistry; density functional theory;

    Abstract : Since our society became industrialised, the levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere have been steadily rising, to the point where it in early 2020 at is 413 ppm. The high concentration is causing several troubling effects worldwide because of the increase in mean temperature that it creates, which causes longer draughts, more severe floods, and rising seawater levels to name a few. READ MORE