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Is there a diminishing value of urban amenities as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic?
(University of Gothenburg, 2022-01)
We investigate whether the Covid-19 pandemic decreased the willingness to pay for urban amenities such as restaurants, cinemas and theaters. We
do this by using a hedonic pricing model in combination with a time-gradient ...
Fear and Economic Behavior
(University of Gothenburg, 2022-02)
Fear is an important factor in decision-making under risk and uncertainty. Psychology research suggests that fear influences one’s risk attitude
and fear may have important consequences for decisions concerning for example ...
Carpe Diem or Seize your Health? The Economics of Time Preferences, Health, and Education
(2022-01-20)
Who is more likely to follow medical recommendations, invest in their health and pursue higher degrees of schooling? Behavioral economic theory provides a clear answer to this question: more patient individuals (who discount ...
Sustainability preferences and financial decision-making among mutual fund investors
(University of Gothenburg, 2022-08)
In our representative sample of Swedish mutual fund investors, those who are
sustainability motivated perceive investment choices more difficult than other
investors. Of those who are sustainability motivated, 38 percent ...
Sexual objectification of women in media and the gender wage gap: Does exposure to objectifying pictures lower the reservation wage?
(University of Gothenburg, 2022-08)
Using an online experiment, we investigate the influence of sexual objectification in media on economic decision making. In the experiment, subjects are asked to evaluate advertisements in women’s magazines. In the treatment ...
Emotions in Game Theory: Fear, friendliness and hostility
(2022-04-28)
How do emotions affect our interactions with each other? And how do our interactions with each other affect our emotions? As an adult, one makes thousands of decisions each day, decisions often influenced by our emotional ...
Odla fisk rätt - en systemanalytisk undersökning av den rättsliga styrningen av svenskt vattenbruk
(2022-08-23)
Undersökningen fokuserar på den rättsliga styrningen av den svenska vattenbruksnäringen – en näring som under lång tid har identifierats som en potentiellt central del i den svenska livsmedelsförsörjningen men som inte har ...
Konsumtionsrapporten 2022
(2022)
I Konsumtionsrapporten 2022 sammanfattas och analyseras konsumtionen i Sverige under
2021 och merparten av 2022. I den första delen, ”Hushållens konsumtion” ges en översikt
över den privata konsumtionen i Sverige, hur ...
Leading by example? EU citizens’ preferences for climate leadership
(University of Gothenburg, 2022-10)
For global problems like climate change, strong international agreements are difficult
to achieve. Alternative solutions might therefore be necessary. In this paper, we study
the support for climate leadership in seven ...
Aid and child health: Local effects of aid on stunting in Malawi
(University of Gothenburg, 2022-11)
Abstract: Motivated by a recent setback in the fight against child malnutrition, this study explores whether aid projects help to reduce stunting, or impaired growth, among children in the local area. Focusing on Malawi, ...