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Business cycle synchronization is an essential criterion for creating and maintaining an optimal currency area. In this paper, it is investigated whether this required criterion holds for the Euro area at different time horizons (short run, medium run and long run), and if the financial crisis of 2007-2008 influenced the degree of synchronization in Europe. Wavelet analysis on the real GDP growth
Samerna är ett av världens ursprungsfolk som lever i landområdet Sápmi som sträcker sig över norra Sverige, så väl som delar av Norge, Finland och Ryssland. En del av samerna i Sverige lever enligt deras traditionella levnadssätt som inkluderar renskötsel, jakt, fiske och andra resurs-baserade aktiviteter. Det är internationellt erkänt att urfolk har en särskild förbindelse till deras förfaders maThe Sami are one of the world’s indigenous peoples that live in a land area referred to as Sápmi that extends over the north of Sweden, as well as parts of Norway, Finland and Russia. Part of the Sami population in Sweden lives according to their traditional way of life which includes reindeer husbandry, hunting, fishing, and other resource-based activities. It is internationally recognized that i
Bostadsmarknaden i Sverige har under de senaste åren haft en kraftig tillväxt och ränteläget har ändrats radikalt. När det kommer till bostadsvärdering finns det flera faktorer som spelar in, och denna uppsats ämnar till att undersöka månadsavgiftens påverkan på slutpriset samt försöka förklara hur värderingen av avgiften på en bostad förändras när ränteläget ändras. Detta har undersökts genom att
This thesis examines how the introduction of an Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in Sweden in 2007 may have affected pre-tax salaries. Previous research has found that the incidence of an EITC may not be entirely carried by the employees, which in some earlier research is assumed. A reduction in pre-tax salaries implies that a portion of the tax credit benefits the employers. If true, an EITC may i
Social media has been incorporated increasingly in society day to day lives. The emergence of social media has changed how people interact with and search for information about destinations. This thesis looks into the perspective of Instagram users’ on destination image formation through Instagram posts in accounts that only post about traveling. It researches how people perceive a destination and
I och med införandet av EU:s nya dataskyddsförordning (GDPR) kommer rättigheten till data-portabilitet bli verklighet. Dataportabilitet syftar till att användare fritt ska kunna plocka ut sina personuppgifter från IT-miljöer och ha dessa till eget bruk eller överlämna till andra tjänster eller IT-miljöer. GDPR har sett till att verksamheter kommer få ta ställning till utmaningarna som det nya data
The gas turbine has been around for over a century, providing power for a variety of applications. The efficiency, i.e. the amount of power produced per kilogram of fuel provided, has increased steadily over the years and is today greater than 44 percent in a state of the art gas turbine. For electricity production the efficiency can be increased further by combining the gas turbine with a steam t
Kambodja var fram tills mitten på 90-talet en relativt isolerad ekonomi med väldigt begränsad handel med omvärlden. De producerade främst agrikulturella varor och hade komparativa fördelar i dessa. Efter ett regeringsskifte så riktade sig Kambodja mot att bli en mer marknadsorienterad ekonomi vilket slutligen ledde till ett medlemskap i ASEAN 1999. Efter denna period har Kambodjas handel med omvär
Inconspicuous luxury consumption describes a descreet approach to luxury and refers to the avoidance of displaying ostentatious logos and blatant patterns on consumed goods. This consumption practice represents an evolving phenomenon and challenges the traditional perception that luxury consumption is highly visible. So far, research on inconspicuous consumption is scarce and points out its comple
I takt med utveckling av tekniken, har det aldrig varit enklare för en privatperson att dela med sig av sina personuppgift. Under 2016 presenterades dataskyddsförordningen (GDPR) som kommer att träda i kraft i maj 2018, och ersätter därmed PuL. Lagen kommer att ge privatpersoner bättre kontroll över sina personuppgifter. Studiens ändamål är att undersöka hur svenska e-handelsföretag kommer att han
For decades, foreign aid has been a way to uphold political relationships, promote growth and development as well as a response during emergencies. Research on the relationship between foreign aid and economic growth has been done extensively. However, research on aspects beyond economic ones is far more limited. To extend the discussion regarding foreign aid, this thesis examines foreign aid and
Alcohol consumption is important within the research of service management in retail, because it is not only a consumption phenomenon, but also a societal matter. Inappropriate drinking culture and unhealthy drinking habits can cause serious issues to the individuals and the society. Consumers’ drinking habits could be significantly influenced by the value that they perceive and seek for ((Babin,
The impact of trade on environmental quality has received a considerable attention, both in policy debate and in theoretical literature. However, the empirical evidence on the topic remains lagged. This thesis adds to the empirics by unearthing the relationships and decomposing the effect into scale-technique effect and trade-induced composition effect using Arellano-Bond GMM estimation technique.
The purpose of this thesis is to examine whether an expansionary monetary policy since 2008 has caused inflation in price indices other than the consumer price index, CPI. Most inflation targeting central banks use a CPI to measure inflation. The CPI only covers a subset of all prices in the economy and CPI-inflation has been low despite an expansionary monetary policy during the last 10 years. A
Bakgrund: Många barn upplever att de inte får tillräckligt med stöd när deras förälder blir sjuk i cancer och att de ofta hamnar i skuggan av förälderns sjukdom. Det finns en generell kunskapsbrist om hur barn hanterar situationen som anhörig och både sjukvårdspersonal och föräldrar upplever att de har svårt att bemöta barnens behov. Syfte: Att belysa barns hantering när en förälder är sjuk i canc
The increased capital requirements, as a result of Basel III regulations, have been widely debated among bankers, regulators and other agents. In this thesis, we aim to evaluate if the increased capital requirements have had an effect on bank lending in Sweden. To analyze this, we gather quarterly data from the four largest Swedish banks and divide lending to the public into five categories. We us
Denna uppsats syftar till att analysera och diskutera kriskommunikationen och krishanteringen inom svenska myndigheter för tre olika fall; Estoniakatastrofen 1994, Tsunamikatastrofen 2004 samt Terrorattentatet på Drottninggatan 2017. En väl fungerande krishantering bygger på samverkan på olika nivåer. Såväl efter Estoniakatastrofen 1994, Tsunamikatastrofen i Sydostasien 2004 samt Terrorattentatet
An initial public offering, IPO, is the first offering of a company´s shares to the public. Multiple studies have shown that there are certain anomalies tied to IPOs as they often generate high returns on their first day of trading and underperform in the long-run. This paper investigates the occurrence of these anomalies on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange during 2010-2016. The results indicate that
In most European countries today, immigrants are doing worse than their native counterparts on the labour market, resulting in economically and socially undesirable outcomes. This thesis studies differences in labour market segregation for immigrants among European countries and explains how different institutional factors on the labour markets of Europe affect labour market segregation. More prec
