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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Saving behaviour"”.
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Switching the human-power back on: domesticating human-power to practice energy saving behaviour
… make sense of, and as a tool to practice energy saving behaviour. Efforts to improve the knowledge on design aspect of HPP and its statistical benefit have been proved, but largely by scientifically driven approaches. No such theoretical framework has been discussed or explored in relation to how …
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An investigation into causes of saving behaviour among students at tertiary institutions: A case study of UNAM main campus
The purpose of the study was to investigate saving behaviour among students at tertiary institutions in Namibia. The University of Namibia was used as a case study. It is important for both adults and young students to understand the importance of saving. The research included variables such as …
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Consumers saving behaviour : an empirical investigation of consumers attitudes towards commercial banking services with special reference to savings accounts in Iraq.
… thesis is the result of a study of consumers' saving behaviour in Iraq. It is an empirical investigation of consumers' attitudes towards commercial banking services with special reference to savings accounts in Iraq. A number of research objectives and related hypotheses were stated to be …
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Evaluation of the implementation of a psychological behaviour change model to promote energy saving behaviour. Implementation of a mobile app with the virtual robotic head Floka
… for more than 60 %. The predicted energy saving potential of energetic renovations of residential buildings is often not achieved. A behaviour change towards energy-saving behaviour of the residents is necessary. For this purpose, I developed a mobile app, the Floka-App, to support and …
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An application of the theory of planned behaviour to predict financial behaviour of minibus-taxi drivers and owners in Cape Town
… that many minibus-taxi drivers have little to no savings. The objective of this research was to explore if the theory of planned behaviour could provide a useful theoretical framework to explain the saving and spending habits of individuals in the minibus-taxi industry. This is as the theory could …
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The role of values, norms and affect in relation to water-scarcity risk perceptions and water conservation behaviours in the Western Cape
… by studying the factors that can influence water saving behaviour. The present work studied how three categories of risk perception determinants namely values, social norms and affect, influenced water scarcity risk perceptions and water saving behaviour during the Western Cape drought of …
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Existence Impacts of Retirement Saving Programs under Heterogeneous Hyperbolic Agents
Consumption-saving behaviour of individuals has been contemplated since the early days of economics. Increasing pressure on the current public pension system in Europe has raised new questions for consumption-saving analysis concerning retirement saving. Several studies using the tools of the …
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Young people and retirement: saving for the future
… in Personal Accounts or alternative retirement saving vehicles. Young people wishing to retire before the state pension age will need to save even greater amounts. Despite the implications of these reforms for young people, retirement saving amongst young people is an under-researched topic. …
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Essays in Empirical Policy Evaluation: COVID-19 fiscal policy and the early release of superannuation
… of the spending response and pre-withdrawal saving behaviour. The program therefore presents a sharp trade-off between effective macroeconomic stimulus and suboptimal retirement saving policy. Finally, we detail how the extraordinary level of fiscal response during COVID-19 has put pressure …
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Essays in Empirical Policy Evaluation: COVID-19 fiscal policy and the early release of superannuation
… of the spending response and pre-withdrawal saving behaviour. The program therefore presents a sharp trade-off between effective macroeconomic stimulus and suboptimal retirement saving policy. Finally, we detail how the extraordinary level of fiscal response during COVID-19 has put pressure …
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Essays on Production Structure and Economic Integration
… with heterogeneous agents and non-homothetic saving behaviour, I show that if the home is more competitive, then: (1) it enjoys a higher aggregate profit rate than foreign; (2) its autarkic interest rate is lower than that in foreign; (3) should the two economies undergo financial …
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Unlocking energy-water nexus and incentivizing energy-saving behavior in Indian agriculture - Discrete choice approach
… in preferences and valuations for energy-saving interventions can help in reconciling the achievement of reform objectives with securing public support and protection of vulnerable groups. The first chapter presents a summary, and the second chapter presents an introduction to the study. …