Abstract: There is growing evidence for the beneficial effects of starting oral health prevention early in life. Preventing dental caries in very young children requires considerable investment from parents. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to explore parents’ willingness to pay (WTP) and willingness …

At this moment, charging your electric vehicle is common good, however smart charging is still a novelty in the developing phase with many unknowns. A smart charging system monitors, manages and restricts the charging process to optimize energy consumption. The need for, and advantages of smart charging …

The theoretical framework of this dissertation is based on Amartya Sen’s capability approach (Chapter 2). In the early 1980s, development economist Amartya Sen developed the capability framework as a broad normative framework for the evaluation and assessment …

Uit verschillende onderzoeken blijkt dat jongeren regelmatig schulden of betalingsachterstanden hebben. In hoeverre heeft financiële opvoeding invloed op hun financiële gedrag? Voor de gemeente Rotterdam is het aanpakken van schulden en het voorkomen van betalingsproblemen bij jongeren een belangrijk …

Een onderzoek naar de invloed van de financiële opvoeding op het financiële gedrag van studenten van Hogeschool Inholland. Dit onderzoeksrapport is een uitgave van het lectoraat Dynamiek van de Stad van Hogeschool Inholland in opdracht van de gemeente Rotterdam.

Financial Literacy is an essential competence in societies depending on individual responsibility and self-sufficiency. The purpose of this dissertation is to assess current levels of financial literacy among ninth-grade high school students in the Netherlands in order to identify which groups are particularly …

Objective We examined whether the role of maternal education in children's unhealthy snacking diet is moderated by other socio-economic indicators. Methods Participants were selected from the Amsterdam Born Children and their Development cohort, a large ongoing community-based birth cohort. Validated …

Financial exclusion as a topic over the years has attracted several scholars to investigate the reasons why specific social groups of people get excluded from formal financial services. Some of the social groups discovered to always be excluded are women, the elderly, ethnic groups, minorities, and immigrants. …

If the world wants to reverse climate change, a dietary change is inevitable (Ranganathan et al., 2016; Willett et al., 2019). The UN puts a lot of trust in the role of pulses in addressing the environmental and social issues of these times. Currently, consumption patterns around the world include too …

The aim of this research was to find out in how far the Netherlands could learn from Sweden regarding the use of manure, in order to create awareness within the equine sector on sustainable solutions. The number of horses in Europe exceeds 5 million and keeps increasing, therefore contributes to greenhouse …