This essay complements the monetary literature by estimation and simulation of a New-Keynesian macro model featuring financial market frictions and long bond portfolio policy. The model is an extended version of the canonical three-equation New-Keynesian model with segmented financial markets distinguishing the short-term money market from the long-term bond market. Our data is U.S. quarterly data

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been increasingly recognized as a key enabler in discovering scientific knowledge. Due to the current momentum, researchers from various fields try to incorporate AI to their research work. However, research to be truly identified as scientific research it requires to bring in new knowledge adhering to a scientific method. This study attempts to explore how AI affe

Dikade skogsmarker skapar stora växthusgasutsläpp - är återvätning en lösning? Skogen tar upp väsentliga mängder koldioxid vilket spelar en betydande roll för att mildra den pågående globala uppvärmningen. Dock har det visat sig att vissa skogsmarker kan ge upphov till stora växthusgasutsläpp - det finns ungefär 1 miljon hektar skogsmark på dikade torvmarker i Sverige som släpper ut 7-10 miljonePeatlands store substantial amounts of carbon. When drainage of these areas occurs in order to use for practices such as forestry, greenhouse gases (GHG) will be emitted which will enhance climate change. The aim of this study was to explore whether rewetting of drained forest covered peatlands can reduce its impact on climate and which conflicts with forestry this can lead to. As a case study, th

Människans bröd, fiskens död? Metaller förekommer naturligt i berggrund, jord och vatten. Varje ny metall som upptäckts har medfört nya möjligheter för människan och samhället. Mänsklig aktivitet medför att metaller som länge varit bundna till mineral får en ökad mobilitet. Metallhalten har därför ökat på vissa platser, särskilt vid industrier, vilket medför en ökning av metaller i våra kretsloppThere are around 80, 000 polluted areas in Sweden, of which 1, 000 are classified as very high-risk areas and in need of decontamination. From the Gullspångs Elektrokemiska Fabrik AB in Sweden there is a great risk of metals, aliphatic and molybdenum spreading to the Gullspångs River. The river is a Natura 2000-area and in the river the so called Gullspång salmon is found, which is protected. Her

Syns inte, finns inte – eller? Gamla synder kan ibland vara allt för lätta att glömma. Det gör dock tyvärr inte att de försvinner. Ett exempel är gamla deponier, platser där människor tidigare slängt sina sopor och förmodligen inte visste vad det kunde komma att ha för konsekvenser. I Sverige finns det ungefär 85 000 förorenade områden, alltså platser som är så pass förorenade att skada eller oIn Sweden, it is every municipality’s responsibility to identify and risk evaluate disused landfills located within the municipality. The purpose of this study is to risk evaluate four disused landfills in Åstorps kommun, Scania, for which a risk evaluation hasn’t previously been done. In this study, the risk evaluation has been done by using a revised version of MIFO (Method of Surveying Contamin

En trend i världen är att fler och fler av oss bosätter oss i städer eller i andra urbana områden. Detta leder till fler människor på mindre yta och att mer varor och gods konsumeras på andra ställen än där de produceras. Sammantaget leder detta till att fler transporter sker till och från urbana områden vilket har gjort att transporter som service fått en större betydelse i marknadsekonomin. Tran

Problemformulering: Forskningsfältet inom reserelaterade risker, specifikt gällande smittsamma sjukdomar, uppvisar ett samförstånd kring att individer tenderar att undvika resor vid tillfällen då risk för smitta anses vara stor. Under den rådande covid-19-pandemin är det relevant att bidra till befintlig forskning genom att erbjuda en ögonblicksbild och därmed öka förståelsen för individers förhål

Was the romance between David and Jonathan more than brotherly affection? There is an erotic tension between David and Jonathan as described in 1 Sam 20:18 to 2 Sam 1:26, and this thesis aims to examine their relationship using an ideology-critical method. With this method, the analysis will notice prominent ideology behind, in and in front of the biblical text. Many times, the two men's stor

This study examines narratives of Self- and Other-identification in social media content of actors, directly and indirectly involved in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The aim is to shed light on how social media can be instrumentalised as a means of constructing Self and Other in the context of ongoing conflict. The analysed actors are Ukrainian and Russian political elites, representatives from

User Engagement is an emerging concept in Human-Computer Interaction that emphasizes the emotional, behavioral, and cognitive investment users have in technology. This thesis aims to examine the relationship between affect and user engagement and the extent to which affect may add to its assessment. To increase the concept’s cross-cultural generalizability, the User Engagement Scale (UES) was exam

In this proposal, we will study and criticize the contemporary housing dilemma and try to propose an almost forgotten way to provide people with proper housing. We will as well, present a housing project conducted based on this approach.

Studiens syfte är att bidra med kunskap inom intern kriskommunikation genom att studera hur medarbetarna upplever proaktivt internt krisarbete. I det moderna samhället finns en generell uppfattning om att antalet kriser ökar. Idag är inte frågan om en kris kommer att ske utan när, vilket har lett till att organisationer måste arbeta proaktivt i sin krishantering. Det har ökat behovet av både akadeThe purpose of this study is to contribute with knowledge in the field of internal crisis communication by studying how employees understand and experience proactive crisis work. In modern society, there is a general perception that the number of crises is increasing. Today, the issue is not whether a crisis will happen but when. This has led to organizations having to work proactively in their cr

This thesis examines drivers of innovation within the automotive in- dustry of the Stuttgart Region, Germany. Geels’ concept of a Multi-Level-Perspective is applied to the industry and its environment, when investigating positive and neg- ative drivers. The research design of this thesis follows an exploratory case study of innovation, that includes semi-structured interviews with experts of the i

This paper aims to extend the understanding of the connection between household income diversification and welfare in the rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. I perform a comparative analysis and investigate three commercialized rural regions in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Malawi, which are countries with diverging economic development over the last decades. By using survey data from the Demographic and He

Luminescence dating is widely used in combination with sedimentological analysis to reconstruct the landscape development of the Quaternary period. Here, quartz and K-feldspar measurements are used to date and evaluate the luminescence characteristics of sediments from seven sites of the lower part of the Velická valley (995-1250 m a.s.l.) in the High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia. The quartz and K-f

Vi lever i en tid där vi kan se en fördjupning av den patriarkala ordningen, vilket tar sig uttryck i militärisering och nationalistiska rörelsers framfart. Kvinnliga relationer, i form av systerskap och kvinnosolidaritet, studeras som ett möjligt motstånd denna utveckling. Syftet med användningen av ordet systerskap handlar inte om att skapa en falsk föreställning om att kvinnor är likar under etThe struggle for justice and equality is under threat. We live in an era that is characterized by the deepening of the patriarchal order, which manifests itself through militarization and the progress of nationalist movements. The purpose of using the word sisterhood is not to create a false belief that women are equally oppressed under the patriarchy. Rather, the purpose is to recognizing women´s

This thesis research whether mergers and acquisitions in the renewable energy industry create value for the acquiring firms’ shareholders. To research this, an event study methodology has been employed where three different event windows are studied in the short term, and one event window is studied in the long term. All acquirers are listed in either Europe or the US, and the short-term samples c

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is a global climate justice movement. Founded in 2018 in the UK and arising partly out of the Rising Up! network, it has since spread across the globe with various local and working groups in 57 countries. While environmental in focus, XR appears to be more than what first meets the eye. Their decentralized, non-hierarchical and self-expressive cell network works both onl

Går vägen till hållbarhet via Formel 1-banan? Till ljudet av skrikande bromsar och vrålande motorer susar tjugo Formel 1-bilar runt racingbanan. Deras häpnadsväckande fart och precision är resultatet av 70 års teknisk utveckling inom sporten. Det senaste året har Formel 1 gjort ett krafttag för att utvärdera och förbättra miljöarbetet i sin verksamhet. Men hur ser egentligen ”the pinnacle of motoBy conducting a discourse analysis on the sustainability debate within For-mula 1 this study explores the construction of meaning for sustainability as well as the construction of identity for Formula 1 as a sport. The analysis used the concepts of interpretative repertoires, subject positions and ideologi-cal dilemmas from the field of critical discursive psychology. Furthermore, theories about e

Fler och fler människor bor i städer, men vårt nuvarande levnadsätt skapar problem, både för oss själva och för naturen. Problemen utgörs bland annat av klimatförändringarnas konsekvenser, brist på biologisk mångfald (artrikedom), förstörelse av ekosystem och hälsorisker för människor. Konsekvenserna av dessa problem blir extra tydliga i städer eftersom befolkningen där påverkas mest. Det beror påModern society is characterized by rapid population growth and urbanization. The urban population is exposed to many risks connected to the urban way of living such as the effects of climate change, loss of biodiversity and health risks. Sustainable urban planning where ecosystem services and nature-based solutions are included can mitigate these risks. The purpose of this study is to investigate