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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Choice Framework"”.
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A rational choice framework for collective behavior
… In this thesis I propose a theoretical framework for reasoning about collective intelligence--the ability of people to accomplish their shared goals together. A simple result from the literature on multiagent systems suggests that strong general collective intelligence in the form of …
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The influence of mobile payments on the choices and functionings of Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) entrepreneurs in Lesotho
… MSE entrepreneurs. This study adopted Kleine's Choice Framework to explore and empirically assess the benefits of mobile payments among MSE entrepreneurs. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and field notes and analysed using thematic analysis. Key Findings: The findings revealed …
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Implementation and evaluation of an asymmetric equilibrium route choice model incorporating intersection-related travel times
… and implementation of an equilibrium route choice model with asymmetric cost functions that reflect traffic interactions at urban intersections. Detailed models of intersection operation are embedded into a user-optimal route choice framework, so that link costs can be represented by a set …
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Enablers of and barriers to digital innovation success: a comparative study of structured versus unstructured technology innovation environments in Kenya
… document reviews, and media analysis. Kleine's Choice Framework was used as the core theoretical lens, from which a conceptual model that guided data analysis was developed. The framework enabled visualisation of digital innovation success systemically and holistically as a development outcome …
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Development and test of dynamic congestion pricing model
… network equilibrium rather than stochastic choices of travelers, and case studies on complex networks are rare. These disadvantages limit the use of existing models. In this research, a new dynamic congestion pricing model is developed based on a discrete choice framework to capture users' …
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Essays on the structural estimation and analysis of corporate and industrial markets
… structure. In Chapter 1, I use a discrete choice framework to analyze state design and firm choice of the implications of incorporation: corporate governance laws, corporate taxes and court structure. Firms - differentiated on ownership, management, industry concentration, financial profile …
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Addressing endogeneity in residential location models
Some empirical residential location choice models have reported dwelling-unit price estimated parameters that are small, not statistically significant, or even positive. This would imply that households are non-sensitive to changes in dwelling unit prices or location taxes, which is not only …
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How stakeholder roles, power, and negotiation impact natural resource policy: a political economy view
… of my dissertation was to show how institutional frameworks and stakeholder involvement influence the various phases of the resource management decision-making process in a public choice framework. The intent was to assist decision makers and stakeholders by developing a methodology for formally …
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Essays in Environmental and Development Economics
… static incentives. I develop a dynamic empirical framework for quantifying these forces in settings with incomplete regulation and sunk investment, and I apply it to the market for palm oil, a major driver of deforestation and one of the largest sources of emissions globally. Chapter 2. Does …
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Essays in economics
… hospitals and I develop a probabilistic discrete choice framework to examine the selection behavior of physician-investors. A structural approach with instrumental variables provides estimates of hospital quality both on average and varying with patient characteristics. I estimate the model using …
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Essays on Behavioral Economics and Sophisticated Procrastination
… anticipated costs of sustained effort. In this framework, deadlines act as external constraints that help perfectionists limit open-ended striving and bring tasks to completion. An accompanying experiment tests the model’s prediction and finds that perfectionists are more likely to prefer …
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College Aspirations, Preparation, and Enrollment of First-Generation College Students: The Role of College Counseling Support
… variables that impact three phases of college choice: 1) 9 th and 11 th grade college aspirations; 2) college academic preparation; and 3) four-year college enrollment selecitivity levels. The studies are guided by a three-phase college choice theoretical framework that incorporates the impact …
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Estimation and tactical allocation of airport capacity in the presence of uncertainty
… This thesis designs and evaluates a GDP framework that simultaneously allocates arrival and departure delays, and explicitly accounts for uncertainty in capacity forecasts. Efficient capacity allocation requires the accurate estimation of available airport capacity. The first module of …
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The impact of heterogenous consumer preferences on welfare outcomes of government interventions
… model of demand and supply in a discrete-choice framework. We test for the distributional effects of regulation and entry in the mobile telecommunications sector in a highly unequal country, South Africa. Using six waves of a consumer survey of over 134,000 individuals between 2009-2014, …
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Privacy Preservation for Cloud-Based Data Sharing and Data Analytics
… dissertation is to develop privacy protection frameworks and techniques suitable for the emerging cloud-based data services, in particular privacy-preserving algorithms and protocols for the cloud-based data sharing and data analytics services. Cloud computing has enabled users to store, …
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Topics in Hedonic Valuation
… hedonic values from a dynamic neighborhood choice framework that allows agents to learn about brownfield hazards in a Bayesian fashion. I find a MWTP estimate of \$888.38 per unit of site contamination when accounting for learning and forward-looking behavior, which is more than double the …