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Institutional Barriers for FDI in Rwanda´s Power Sector
(2017-02-09)Background Even though only 24.5 percent of the Rwandan households have access to the national power grid, the electricity supply has difficulties to meet the peak demand. Previous research has shown that lack of electricity ... -
Intentionen till generositet - Hur den påverkas av gener, hormoner och religiositet
(2014-06-24)Many studies have pointed out that generosity depends on different things like gender, age and nationality. We wanted to see if predetermined factors like genetics also had an effect on the intention of generosity. There ... -
Interest rate and age effects on consumer behavior - Evaluating the effectiveness of interest rate policy
(2016-06-29)Over the last decade several central banks have chosen to follow a policy of steadily lowering interest rates in order to stimulate consumption and investment, as well as to reach inflation targets. In the scope of this ... -
Intergenerational Mobility and Education - Evidence from Latin America
(2016-07-05)The main objective of this study is to investigate the extent of social mobility in Latin America. Using educational attainment as a proxy for socioeconomic status in 18 Latin American countries, this study estimates ... -
INTERGRATION OF EUROPEAN EQUITY MARKETS
(2016-02-02)This thesis analyses the integration levels of European equity markets towards a regional market and the world market. In addition, we test for seasonality and unit root presence in the equity market indices. We use the ... -
INTRÄDE OCH PRISER PÅ KONCENTRERADE MARKNADER
(2018-09-20)In this essay I measure the competitiveness of the Swedish market for dry cleaning for consumers. I do this by studying the number of producers and consumers on geographically separated markets. This is done according to ... -
Introducing REITs in Europe - The effect on housing real estate
(2018-09-21)After the financial crisis of 2007-2008, the world experienced how an unhealthy increase in housing real estate prices could contribute to a financial crisis with severe consequences for the world economy. This thesis ... -
Investeringar och lönsamhet i privata näringslivet
(2024-02-05)Syftet med denna studie är att belysa om ett samband på kort sikt finns mellan lönsamhet och investeringsnivå i det privata näringslivet. Åtta industrigrenar med förmodat höga investeringsbehov har valts ut för huvudstudien ... -
Investeringssparkontot - Effekterna av schablonbeskattning
(2022-02-28)In January 2012 the Swedish Government implemented the Investment Savings Account. There are now three different types of accounts, with different taxation rules, in which private investors can buy assets in. One of the ... -
Investigating the relationship between economic preferences and attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19.
(2022-02-14)The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between economic preferences and attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19. These relationships are important to explore in order to design correct and ... -
Investing in commodities - Will commodity futures enhance risk-adjusted return in efficient portfolios?
(2013-04-23)With this paper we intend to investigate what kind of benefits there are by adding commodity futures to a well-diversified portfolio. Since the last fifteen years the commodity speculation has grown tremendously, which ... -
Is Investment Leakage for the Swedish FDI-flows Caused by the EU ETS? A study examining the connection between the EU Emission Trading System and Swedish foreign direct investment flows in the iron and steel sector
(2018-07-06)In the recent decades, the subject of a shift of emission from regions with stringent regulation to developing countries has arisen. At the same time, regulated countries such as Sweden has experienced less industrial ... -
Is it wrong to assume economic growth promotes well-being in society?
(2018-07-05)Economic growth has for long been implicitly assumed to promote well-being in society, but lately scholars in the field of happiness research have raised critique towards this assumption. This paper investigate the ... -
Is the effect of access to electricity on employment greater for women with higher levels compared to lower levels of education
(2016-06-23)This paper aims to examine if the probability of being employed can be affected by having access to electricity and also a higher level of education. In line with previous research it focuses primarily on rural areas but ... -
Is the level of development in a country a vital factor for coping with Covid-19?
(2021-07-02)Covid-19, the virus that dominated 2020 was first detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The virus has since then spread to all countries in the world and has resulted in devastating effects worldwide among developed ... -
Is the Risk-Return Tradeoff Hypothesis valid: Should an Investor hold Growth Stocks rather than Value Stocks?
(2014-09-10)This paper will examine if smaller companies outperform large ones in the backwashes of the crisis, i.e. if growth stocks are better off than value stocks when investing. I will investigate how well the three largest ... -
Is the spread of knowledge the key to decrease HIV/AIDS prevalence in South Africa?
(2015-04-13)The thesis aims to measure the impact HIV/AIDS knowledge has on risk-related behavior among youths in rural areas of South Africa; a country with the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence in the world. The HIV/AIDS problem of South ... -
Italy and the Stability and Growth Pact
(2012-03-12)The vision of an economic and monetary union came to be realized within three stages. The limitations for capital movements were removed, the Economic Monetary Institute was founded and when the convergence criteria were ... -
Jobba mindre - släpp ut mindre? En studie om en arbetstidsförkortnings inverkan på växthusgasutsläppen
(2012-06-19)Med växande miljöproblem och ökande växthusgasutsläpp hörs röster från miljörörelsen som pekar på att arbetstidsförkortning kan vara ett sätt att minska miljöbelastningen. I riksdagen finns också partier som vill minska ... -
Jobbskatteavdragets påverkan på unga i arbetsmarknaden - en difference-in-difference analys av införandet av reformen år 2007
(2019-02-13)The aim of this study is to investigate whether or not the tax cut reform of year 2007 in Sweden had an impact on youths in the Swedish labor market. The study focuses on youths in the ages between 15-24 years and is using ...