The Choice Lab - Master thesis
The Choice Lab consists of researchers devoted to learning more about how people make economic and moral choices, and how governments, corporations and non-governmental institutions can use insights from this research to improve their decision making. Each year, some NHH students write their master thesis in affiliation with The Choice Lab.
Recent Submissions
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Fairness and inequality : measuring fairness preferences and identifying the unfair income inequality in Germany
(Master thesis, 2016)The standard measures of economic inequality seem not to be in accordance with the way people tend to think about inequality. Rather than considering all economic inequality unfair, people seem to accept inequalities arising ... -
Hvordan stimulere til innsats? Inspirere eller insentivere? : en eksperimentell tilnærming
(Master thesis, 2016-09-02)Denne masteroppgaven har til hensikt å studere forskningsspørsmålet «Hvordan stimulere til innsats? Inspirere eller insentivere?». For å svare på dette forskningsspørsmålet har vi anvendt eksperimentell metode. Vi benyttet ... -
The impact of information on female empowerment in low-income households in Kenya : a pilot study
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis studies how targeting cash transfers to women affects their empowerment under private and common information structures in low-income households in Kenya. It is based on a research project which consists of ... -
Tiltrekker lav lønn bedre ledere?
(Master thesis, 2014)Formålet med denne utredningen har vært å forsøke å avdekke hvorvidt lavere lønnsnivå vil tiltrekke seg ledere som i gjennomsnitt har større tilbøyelighet for prososial adferd, enn hva høyt lønnsnivå vil gjøre. Dette er ... -
Does ethnicity affect normal people in non-political times?
(Master thesis, 2014)The intention with this study is to contribute to the field of research that looks at the impact of ethnic divergence in a country. More specifically, I investigate social cooperation in an ethnic diversified society by ... -
Girls’ Economic Empowerment – The Best Contraceptive?
(Master thesis, 2014)This paper is written as the final thesis of our master degree in Economics at the Norwegian School of Economics, NHH. The thesis is a contribution to the Girl Empowerment Project – a research project launched by the ... -
Girl empowerment : a survey of young women in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2013)This study is a contribution to the Girl Empowerment Project launched by Christian Michelsen Institute (CMI) in cooperation with NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Femina HIP, the Economic and Social Research Foundation ... -
The evasion gamble : behavioural insights on tax compliance
(Master thesis, 2013)The thesis explores the insights from behavioural economic research for tax compliance. The theoretical model of tax evasion by Allingham and Sandmo (1972) is reviewed and then enriched with findings from research on ... -
Are income tax preferences a moral or a selfish choice? : an experimental approach
(Master thesis, 2013)An understanding of personal preferences and attitudes is crucial in order to design an income tax system that people find fair. We have examined, by means of an economic experiment, how selfishness, risk preferences and ... -
Eksempelets makt : eksterne effekter av lederkompensasjon
(Master thesis, 2013)Målet med denne masterutredningen er å undersøke om bruk av lederkompensasjon kan fortrenge andres motivasjon. Kompensasjon kan være et nødvendig virkemiddel for å tiltrekke seg ressurssterke kandidater til lederrollen, ... -
Blinded by the choice : an experimental study on luck, choice and distributive justice
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis aims to study moral motivation in economic decision making and to increase understanding of how we treat the element of choice when it comes to economic inequality and distribution of income. Most people agree ... -
Disability, social identity, and entrepreneurship : evidence from a laboratory experiement in rural Uganda
(Master thesis, 2012)People with disabilities (PWDs) often face social exclusion due to the stigma associated with having a disability. This results in many PWDs being disadvantaged economically, in education attainment and career opportunities. ... -
What makes people refuse to lie? : understanding pure lie aversion
(Master thesis, 2012)In this paper, I examine pure lie aversion in a controlled experiment. When both the liar and the person that is being lied to benefits from the lie, why do some people still refuse to lie? I use treatments to capture pure ... -
Is the household a constraint for female entrepreneurs in poor countries? : a field experiment in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2012)This master’s thesis analyzes whether the household is a constraint on married female entrepreneurs, relative to male entrepreneurs. The research is based on an experiment conducted in Tanzania by NHH using PRIDE microfinance ... -
The impact of the classical microfinance contract on the poor entrepreneur : a field experiment on entrepreneurs in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2012-06)This master thesis studies the impact of the classical repayment contract in microfinance, and whether the contract is constraining the investment behavior of the poor entrepreneur. To illuminate how the repayment contract ... -
Are we more rational when it matters more? : a study of decision-making under risk among university students in Dar Es Salaam
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis explores whether there is a difference in the rationality of the decisions at high- and low-stake levels. The rationality of the decisions are measured in two dimensions, the quality of individual decisions, ... -
Disability, social identity, and entrepreneurship : evidence from a lab experiment in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2012)There are more than one billion persons with disabilities worldwide, constituting one of the most marginalized groups in the world. This paper investigates barriers to entrepreneurship among persons with disabilities. The ... -
Edutainment and entrepreneurship : a field experiment on youth in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2011)The aim of our thesis is to examine an innovative way to educate people in developing countries about business training. This paper analyses whether the edutainment show Ruka Juu, broadcasted in Tanzania in the spring ...
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