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Essays on cost-containment measures in health care
dissertation thesis (DEFENDED)
Advisor: Filer, Randall
Date Issued: 2016
Date of defense: 06. 04. 2016
Faculty / Institute: Fakulta sociálních věd / Faculty of Social Sciences
Abstract: Abstrakt Ve své dizertaci se zaměřuji na nástroje, které mají za cíl snižovat náklady v systému zdravotnictví, a zkoumám jejich efektivitu ve světle dopadů na chování pacientů. Dizertace pozůstává ze tří kapitol. V první ...
The topic of this dissertation is cost-containment measures in health care and their effects on various aspects of a patient's behavior. The dissertation consists of three chapters. In the first chapter I assess the ...
The topic of this dissertation is cost-containment measures in health care and their effects on various aspects of a patient's behavior. The dissertation consists of three chapters. In the first chapter I assess the ...
Essays on Public Finance
dissertation thesis (DEFENDED)
Advisor: Hanousek, Jan
Date Issued: 2016
Date of defense: 15. 08. 2016
Faculty / Institute: Fakulta sociálních věd / Faculty of Social Sciences
Abstract: Tato dizertace se věnuje dvěma v současnosti často diskutovaným tématům v oblasti veřejných financí: šedé ekonomice (a vlivu, který na ni má zavedení rovné daně) a daním z finančních transakcí. První kapitola nabízí ...
This dissertation analyzes two presently widely discussed topics in Public Finance: relationship between the shadow economy and tax policy, and the effect of financial transaction taxes on the functioning of financial ...
This dissertation analyzes two presently widely discussed topics in Public Finance: relationship between the shadow economy and tax policy, and the effect of financial transaction taxes on the functioning of financial ...
Essays on Decision Making Under Uncertainty
dissertation thesis (DEFENDED)
Advisor: Ortmann, Andreas
Date Issued: 2016
Date of defense: 22. 03. 2016
Faculty / Institute: Fakulta sociálních věd / Faculty of Social Sciences
Abstract: Tato disertační práce zkoumá několik aspektů rozhodování při nejistotě. V první kapitole, jejímiž spoluatory jsou Ondřej Rydval, Andreas Ortmann, a Ralph Hertwig, replikujeme tři experimenty, ve kterých Gneezy, List ...
This thesis examines several aspects of decision making under uncertainty. In the first chapter, coauthored with Ondrej Rydval, Andreas Ortmann, and Ralph Hertwig, we replicate three pricing tasks of Gneezy, List, and ...
This thesis examines several aspects of decision making under uncertainty. In the first chapter, coauthored with Ondrej Rydval, Andreas Ortmann, and Ralph Hertwig, we replicate three pricing tasks of Gneezy, List, and ...
Essays in Behavioral and Development Economics
dissertation thesis (DEFENDED)
Advisor: Bauer, Michal
Date Issued: 2016
Date of defense: 19. 08. 2016
Faculty / Institute: Fakulta sociálních věd / Faculty of Social Sciences
Abstract: V první kapitole zkoumám, jaký efekt má nedostatek na normy a preference, podle kterých se lidí dělí s ostatními. Sdílení zdrojů je jedním z mála způsobů, jakým se lidé v chudých komunitách zajišťují. Nejvýznamnějším se ...
In the first chapter, I examine the effect of scarcity on sharing norms and preferences. Sharing provides one of few sources of insurance in poor communities. It gains prominence during adverse shocks, often largely ...
In the first chapter, I examine the effect of scarcity on sharing norms and preferences. Sharing provides one of few sources of insurance in poor communities. It gains prominence during adverse shocks, often largely ...
Essays on Financial Markets
Essays on Financial Markets
dissertation thesis (DEFENDED)
Advisor: Hanousek, Jan
Date Issued: 2016
Date of defense: 25. 10. 2016
Faculty / Institute: Fakulta sociálních věd / Faculty of Social Sciences
Abstract: Tato dizertační práce studuje finanční trhy a informace, které můžeme získat pozorováním činnosti účastníků finančních trhů. V první kapitole studuji jak kombinace různých účetních ukazatelů, které jsou považované za ...
English This thesis studies financial markets and the information we can obtain from observing the actions of financial market participants. In the first chapter, I study how the combination of different accounting ratios, ...
English This thesis studies financial markets and the information we can obtain from observing the actions of financial market participants. In the first chapter, I study how the combination of different accounting ratios, ...
Essays on Vertically Differentiated Markets for Complementary Goods
dissertation thesis (DEFENDED)
Advisor: Žigić, Krešimir
Date Issued: 2016
Date of defense: 28. 01. 2016
Faculty / Institute: Fakulta sociálních věd / Faculty of Social Sciences
Abstract: Cílem této práce je objasnit, jak komplementarita statků ovlivňuje rovnováhu na vertikálně diferencovaných trzích. Komplementarita není neobvyklá. Mnohé diferencované statky představují z hlediska spotřebitele komplementy, ...
The purpose of this thesis is to shed light on how product complementarity affects the variety of possible equilibrium outcomes in a vertically differentiated market. Complementarity is not uncommon. Many vertically ...
The purpose of this thesis is to shed light on how product complementarity affects the variety of possible equilibrium outcomes in a vertically differentiated market. Complementarity is not uncommon. Many vertically ...
Essays on Discrimination and Endogenous Preferences
dissertation thesis (DEFENDED)
Advisor: Bauer, Michal
Date Issued: 2016
Date of defense: 21. 04. 2016
Faculty / Institute: Fakulta sociálních věd / Faculty of Social Sciences
Abstract: V první kapitole této disertace se zabývám efektem mezinárodní mobility na diskriminaci. Každý rok se miliony lidí stěhují do zahraničí za školou nebo za prací. Tento výzkum ukazuje, jak taková mezinárodní zkušenost mění ...
In the first chapter of this work, I focus on the effects of international mobility on discrimination. Every year, millions of people relocate to a foreign country for school or work. I provide evidence of how international ...
In the first chapter of this work, I focus on the effects of international mobility on discrimination. Every year, millions of people relocate to a foreign country for school or work. I provide evidence of how international ...
Economic Impact of Voting and Procurement Rules
Economic Impact of Voting and Procurement Rules
dissertation thesis (DEFENDED)
Advisor: Filer, Randall
Date Issued: 2016
Date of defense: 12. 09. 2016
Faculty / Institute: Fakulta sociálních věd / Faculty of Social Sciences
Abstract: V první kapitole dizertační práce zkoumám, jak počet politických subjektů v zastupitelských orgánech měst a obcí ovlivňuje veřejné výdaje a výběr dodavatelů s politickými konexemi ve veřejných zakázkách. V kapitole porovnávám ...
In the first chapter of this dissertation, I examine the impact of increasing the number of parties in political representation bodies on public spending and selection of politically-connected suppliers in public procurement. ...
In the first chapter of this dissertation, I examine the impact of increasing the number of parties in political representation bodies on public spending and selection of politically-connected suppliers in public procurement. ...
Essays on Economic Theory
Essays on Economic Theory
dissertation thesis (DEFENDED)
Advisor: Steiner, Jakub
Date Issued: 2016
Date of defense: 15. 11. 2016
Faculty / Institute: Fakulta sociálních věd / Faculty of Social Sciences
Abstract: V první kapitole této práce studuji způsob, jakým se pracovníci třídí do firem, přičemž je explicitně brána v potaz velikost firmy. Vytvořil jsem metodu, kterou lze neparametricky identifikovat párovací produkční funkci z ...
In the first chapter of this work, I study the sorting of workers to firms, when firm size is explicitly taken into account. I develop a method to non-parametrically identify match production function from data on workers' ...
In the first chapter of this work, I study the sorting of workers to firms, when firm size is explicitly taken into account. I develop a method to non-parametrically identify match production function from data on workers' ...
Essays on Incentives and Information in Schools
dissertation thesis (DEFENDED)
Advisor: Bauer, Michal
Date Issued: 2016
Date of defense: 30. 08. 2016
Faculty / Institute: Fakulta sociálních věd / Faculty of Social Sciences
Abstract: Otázka, kterou se v mé disertaci zabývám spočívá v tom, jestli kvalita vzdělávání v rozvojové zemi může být zvýšena pomocí použití motivačních nástrojů navázaných na výsledky žáků ve školách. Toto obšírné téma bylo a je v ...
ix Abstract The question posed in this dissertation is whether the quality of education can be improved in a developing country by means of incentives for students to learn. This complex topic has been subject to a plethora ...
ix Abstract The question posed in this dissertation is whether the quality of education can be improved in a developing country by means of incentives for students to learn. This complex topic has been subject to a plethora ...