Cognitive ability can be measured with several different instruments. The first thing that springs to mind is probably IQ or knowledge tests, such as the SAT. In 2005, a new test came out on the market, the cognitive reflection test (CRT). This test was constructed differently, namely to capture cognitive reflection, an ability to use system 2 in an effective way. System 2 is a concept from the du

Ocean acidification, caused by the increased uptake of anthropogenic CO2, describes a change in the ocean’s carbonate chemistry. While its chemical processes are well understood, less is known about its biological and subsequently socio-economic consequences. However, there is evidence that marine organisms will be adversely affected by a decrease in pH and carbonate saturation levels. Fishery is

In this essay we study green bonds in a quantitative framework, comparing volatility, initial yield and price to standard bonds. The asset class was conceived in 2008 and our sample cover 2009-2014. We use panel- and time series data, and find significant differences in all three variables. Green bonds have been significantly less volatile than standard bonds; they have paid higher initial yields,

Denna studie ämnar att öka förståelsen för hur marknadskommunikation kan utgöra ett medel i diskursiva maktkamper på en konkurrenskraftig marknad samt hur denna kommunikation kan tänkas tolkas och förstås av mottagaren. Studien utgår från fallet LRF och Oatly där vi undersöker den diskursiva maktkamp som uppstått mellan deras skilda sanningar om mjölk och hur de förhåller sig till varandras sanninThis study aims to increase the understanding of marketing communication as a tool in a discoursive power struggle on a highly competitive market and how communication might be interpreted and understood by the reciever of the message. The study is based on the case of LRF and Oatly where we examine the discoursive power struggle, which arose from their different truths about milk, and how the ope

When a video sequence is recorded in low-light conditions, the image often become noisy. Standard methods for noise reduction have difficulties with motion. But the interesting parts in a video is often the ones that are moving, for instance a burglar captured in a surveillance video. One approach for denoising video sequences is to use temporal filtering controlled by optical flow, which describ

A growing world population confronts humanity and the planet with several challenges due to its increased demand for food, space and energy, implying changes in land use. While agriculture currently provides enough food, it is destroying biodiversity and hence aggravates the planet ́s vulnerability to climate change. A paradigm shift might therefore be needed. Applying a political ecology lens, co

Ortsprismaterial för obebyggda småhusfastigheter är ofta begränsat och omfattar normalt endast nyexploaterade områden i städernas utkanter. Denna typ av exploatering sker ofta genom att fastigheter överlåts med avtal om att exploatören även ska uppföra en småhusbyggnad. Gränsen mellan vilka värdehöjande åtgärder som ska tilldelas den obebyggda småhusfastigheten kontra småhusbyggnaden blir därmed sLocation-price data of undeveloped single-family properties are often limited and usually covers only recently urbanized areas in the outskirts of cities. Location-price data of developed single-family properties is also difficult to use for undeveloped single-family properties because the value ratio between land, buildings and facilities is hard to determine. An inadequate location-price data of

Det är den bittra sanningen att under en kris går inte allt att rädda. Grundläggande värden konkurrerar mot varandra om vår uppmärksamhet i en kamp där det mest samhällsviktiga ska räddas först. Men hur ska en beslutsfattare kunna avgöra vem eller vad som ska prioriteras i ett tidspressat och kaotiskt tillstånd? Kan en digital karta vara den vägvisare som skapar den överblick som krävs för att på During the past decades, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have been developed as a tool for managing spatial data. Under the right conditions, GIS can be a useful tool in the field of crisis management where private and public actors need to manage extensive flows of information. This master thesis aims to study how GIS is used in different parts of the risk and vulnerability analysis process.

Exit taxes represent an expression of state’s sovereignty by taxing value increases of assets, hidden reserves and any untaxed income that arose on its territory. These taxes are triggered before the state of emigration loses its power of taxation as a result of the transfer to the jurisdiction of another state when an individual or company changes residency. The purpose of exit taxes is to protec

This study examines how separatism can be used as a tool to enable young girls as a group to feel more at home in public places designed for physical activity. The purpose is to try the hypothesis that the tradition of male domination in public spaces, and stereotypical ideas about gender, systematically excludes women and girls from these places, and that girl separatist activities can give the g

Hultsfred is a small municipality in Småland, Sweden, that has faced the challenges of a shrinking population, factory closures and a stagnant economy. The Hultsfred Festival was a music festival arranged annually between 1986 – 2012 in Hultsfred by the nonprofit association Rockparty. The festival grew and became the biggest in Sweden and it got a lot of coverage from the Swedish media. In the ba

Ever since the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child was ratified by Sweden in 1990 there has been an ongoing discussion on how to implement children’s rights in Swedish public institutions. This thesis intends to uncover if and how the child perspective is taken into consideration regarding spatial planning. There are two purposes, one is to investigate what the concept of child p

Attractiveness has become a widely used concept in planning and public policy the last 15 years in Sweden. However, there is no broad definition of attractiveness and thus it is subject to interpretation. To understand how and why it can be interpreted differently this thesis will investigate how two different municipalities with comparable physical factors but otherwise different socio-economical

As the Union Customs Code will replace the Community Customs Code with effect from 1 May 2016, the thesis focuses on the new treatment of royalty payments for customs purposes and its legal consequences. In a first step, a comparison between the Community Customs Code and the Union Customs Code reveals that importers will have to face a significant increase in the customs liability of royalty pa

Examensarbetets titel: Kreditbetyg – åsikter för döva öron? – En studie om nedgraderade kreditbetygs inverkan på nordiska bolags aktiekurser Syfte: Studiens syfte är att undersöka om ett bolags nedgraderade kreditbetyg genererar negativ abnorm avkastning för dess aktie. Studien undersöker även huruvida faktorer såsom kapitalstruktur, outlook och finanskrisen har effekt på eventuell negativ abnorm Title: Credit Ratings – Opinions that fall on deaf ears? A study about the impact of credit rating downgrades on Nordic companies’ share price. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine whether credit rating downgrades generate negative abnormal return on stock prices. It also examines if independent variables such as capital structure, outlook and the financial crisis have an impact on the

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore psychotherapists´ experiences of termination in psychotherapy. The study has applied a qualitative method combining phenomenological and hermeneutic perspectives. Eight psychodynamically oriented psychotherapists were asked, using one broad and open question, to tell about one or several memories from terminations of therapies. The dominating ex

The aim of this study is to investigate how documents regulating municipal work related to housing provision are shaped, and how they utilize concepts of “need” and “demand”. Interviews with municipal planners are conducted to deepen the understanding of the municipal role in Swedish housing provision today. This understanding is crucial in discussions between public and private actors, which are

In this paper a planned Cycle Super Highway between two Swedish cities, Malmö and Lund, are studied with the focus onto what extent public participation should be implemented in the planning process. The question at issue was examined by performing quantitative interviews with cyclists traveling the current route, a common bicycle path, and also by interviewing three planners representing public a

The Swedish government has recently been proposing for a digitization of the spatial plans. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how this digitization would affect the public participation during the process of creating a spatial plan. This will be done by testing the theory of Ladder of participation, created by Sherry Arnstein in 1969, and a theory of participation stairs created by Swedi

This bachelor project provides an analysis of the regional, organizational arena of Denmark and takes point of departure in the structural reform of 2007, which changed the Danish political landscape radically. The result of the reform was that the old municipalities and regions were enlarged and the power relation was changed. The new physical form made the municipalities far more influential, an