Essays about: "time-preferences"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word time-preferences.

  1. 1. Pathways to resilient apple orchards –Economic and ecological aspects of Integrated Pest and Pollination Management

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Anne Sophie Dietrich; [2022]
    Keywords : Integrated pest and pollination management; integrated economic-ecological modelling; resilient orchards; path dependenc;

    Abstract : Apple orchards as social-ecological systems provide high value crops and habitat for a variety of species. Yields are influenced by pest control and pollination services, and profit-oriented management often motivates the use of inputs, e.g., pesticides, to complement or replace these services. READ MORE

  3. 2. Can recipients' time preferences explain paternalistic altruism? Evidence from an online experiment

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : David Hakula; [2020]
    Keywords : Altruism; Paternalism; Paternalistic Altruism; Time Preferences; Patience;

    Abstract : I study paternalistic altruism in anonymous games, where some individuals choose to give non-monetary gifts rather than money despite knowing that the recipient prefers money. I hypothesize that this paternalism can partly be explained through altruists' information about the recipients' time preferences and present a simple model that predicts such behavior. READ MORE

  4. 3. Eliciting time preferences of entrepreneurs as individuals and within the firm environment: survey evidence from an Italian sample.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Davide Panozzo; [2019-10-21]
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    Abstract : Abstract: This paper is a very unique work and is trying to analyze the behaviour of Italian entrepreneurs towards economic decisions. In particular the analysis is focused on their time preferences that have always been an important topic of economic literature. READ MORE

  5. 4. Do Swedish students differ from each other and the general population in terms of patience and risk taking?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Emelie Jönsson; Therese Persson; [2019-07-02]
    Keywords : Time Preferences; Risk Preferences; Student Sample; Gender;

    Abstract : Do student samples provide insights that are generalizable to the general public? Could the results be affected by what study area or study year the students are in? Using student samples is an ongoing debate in economic research and we look at this problem in terms of time and risk preferences. Using survey data on students and non-students in Sweden, we study if there are any differences in patience and risk taking between the two samples. READ MORE

  6. 5. Time preferences and community-based conservation: Insights from elephant patrolling efforts in Aras Napal, Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Helena Rydberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Indonesia; individual time preferences; social time preferences; patience; community-based conservation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study took place in an Indonesian village in Aras Napal, North Sumatra, which previously has been involved in an elephant patrolling conservation program to mitigate human-elephant conflicts and protect the neighboring Leuser National Park. The study examines the villager’s individual and social time preferences, particularly comparing those who were actively involved in the elephant patrolling unit and those who were not. READ MORE