Sökning: "Discounting function"

Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade orden Discounting function.

1. 1. Beyond Discounting Climate Change

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Julius Andersson; [2012]
   Nyckelord :discounting; climate change; Ramsey rule; freedoms and opportunities; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : The question of which discount rate to choose when it comes to calculating costs and benefits regarding climate change has been discussed among economists since at least the beginning of the 1990’s. However, the issue of which discount rate to choose is not just an academic question, it also has major implications for climate change policy. LÄS MER

3. 2. Hyperbolic Discounting and Job Search

   C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Författare :Svante Midander; Björn Skanke; [2011]
   Nyckelord :Hyperbolic discounting; Unemployment; Job search; Reservation wage; Discounting function;

   Sammanfattning : The theory of hyperbolic discounting can explain why people procrastinate. We test our hypothesis that people do have hyperbolic preferences by studying data describing the job search behavior among unemployed Swedish persons. LÄS MER

4. 3. Model-based Analysis of Individual Decision Making in the DNB Household Survey

   Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Shuai Guo; [2011]
   Nyckelord :prospect theory; Behavioral finance; model-based analysis; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : Human financial decisions are known to deviate from ‘rational’, particularly under uncertainty and if time delays are involved. In the Nobel-winning prospect theory, Tversky and Kahneman showed that deviations from rational behavior were not only robust but also quite predictable, if considering average behavior in a population. LÄS MER