Essays about: "quasi-experimental"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 62 essays containing the word quasi-experimental.

  1. 1. What difference does a week make? : An empirical analysis evaluating the effect of induction of labor in gestational week 41 among births in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Angelica Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Induction of labor; Quasi-experiment; Staggered treatment adoption; DiD imputation; QALY; Health economics;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between gestational age and stillbirths, focusing on the effect of maternal age. Prolonged pregnancies have been associated with an increased risk of stillbirth, prompting the exploration of labor induction as a preventive measure. READ MORE

  3. 2. Can an intervention increase access to higher education for disadvantaged students? : Quasi-experimental evidence from Peru

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Gloria Fatima Canales Carballido; [2023]
    Keywords : higher education; access; disadvantaged students; scholarship; Propensity Score Matching; impact evaluation; quasi-experiment;

    Abstract : Heterogeneity in the school education quality plays an important role for those who want to pursue a bachelor's degree in Peru since access to higher education is highly correlated with socioeconomic status. In that sense, an intervention for disadvantaged students took place for the first time in 2022 and was constrained to the assessment of a scholarship called “Beca 18”, the biggest scholarship that the public institution called PRONABEC addresses every year since 2012. READ MORE

  4. 3. Comparative Analysis of Language Models: hallucinations in ChatGPT : Prompt Study

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

    Author : Elias Hanna; Alija Levic; [2023]
    Keywords : Large Language Models; Hallucinations; ChatGPT; Stora Språkmodeller; Hallucinationer; ChatGPT;

    Abstract : This thesis looks at the percentage of hallucinations in two large language models (LLM), ChatGPT 3.5 and ChatGPT 4 output for a set of prompts. This work was motivated by two factors: the release of ChatGPT 4 and its parent company OpenAI, claiming it to be much more potent than its predecessor ChatGPT 3. READ MORE

  5. 4. Playing to Win: How Gamification Can Boost Customer Engagement and Turn Non-Fans into Brand Advocates

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Marknadsföring

    Author : Basak Öztürk; Rulan Hersono; [2023]
    Keywords : Customer Engagement; Gamification; Metaverse; Noncustomers; Online Brand Advocacy; Quasi-experiment;

    Abstract : In today’s progressive technology development, it is imperative to engage the customer and transform them to become brand advocates. Firms need to ensure their brand’s longevity in this competitive market, at times putting noncustomers in hindsight. READ MORE

  6. 5. Do niche parties make a difference? The effect of extremist parties’ council representation on public policy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mona Dapfer; [2023]
    Keywords : party competition; legislative bargaining; public policy; regression discontinuity design;

    Abstract : This paper examines the causal effect of niche parties’ council representation on policy outcomes in Spain between 2003 and 2022. Focusing on the far-left IU and far-right VOX as niche parties, it utilizes local-level data on municipal elections. READ MORE