Kandidatuppsatser

Navigating the turbulence: Analyzing Potential Carbon Leakage in EU ETS Aviation Policy

Malmström, Nils; Selg, My (2025-10-01)

Aviation accounts for approximately 2.5% of global CO2 emissions. However, this seemingly low number is deceiving for several reasons. For one thing, it does not account for other warming effects of aviation, and further, ...

Explaining the value of flexibility with Real Options and why DCF undervalues volatile assets - The Case of Tethys Oil's 89% Acquisition Premium

Gunnarsson, Ivar T. (2025-09-09)

This paper provides a quantitative comparative analysis of traditional Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) valuation and Real Options Analysis (ROA) in the context of a natural resource extraction company, using Tethys Oil as a ...

Ekonomiska och strukturella drivkrafter bakom restaurering av natur - En studie om svenska gräsmarker

Dinkel, Carl; Lindvall, Isabell (2025-08-22)

Grasslands are highlighted in the EU Nature Restoration Regulation, and the restoration of semi-natural grasslands, such as meadows and pastures, is considered policy-relevant for preserving biodiversity in the Swedish ...

How Chinese investments and loans impact the development of infrastructure in African countries

Rylander, Marcus; Kongbäck, Theodor (2025-08-21)

This thesis investigates how Chinese Foreign Direct Investments and Loans to Africa impact African infrastructure development. The study uses panel data of 51 African countries that span from 2003-2024. The model that is ...

Carbon leakage in the EU ETS in relation to trade-adjusted emissions – are European emissions outsourced?

Syrjänen, Ida; Yu Sintorn, Thea (2025-07-11)

As climate change continues to impact the world, a relevant policy to internalize the costs of carbon dioxide emissions is carbon pricing. Through the EU ETS, the EU has reduced its emissions according to traditional ...

Huruvida ett dubbdäcksförbud med syfte att förbättra luftkvaliteten påverkar bostadspriser. En analys utifrån Hornsgatan i Stockholm

Demén Strand, Evelina; Dalemo, Linnea (2025-07-07)

Luftkvalitet och tillgänglighet till ren luft har en stor påverkan på individers hälsa och beslutsfattare förväntas därmed vidta åtgärder som förbättrar luftkvaliteten i samhället. I oktober 2009 tog Stockholm fram ett ...

Subjective well-being in times of unemployment

Friberger, Erik; Henriksson, Truls (2025-07-07)

When thinking about the disadvantages of becoming unemployed, the mind instantly goes to the economic side of things. However, it can also cause psychological and emotional problems whereby the magnitude of problems might ...

School Choice and Segregation in Sweden: How the School System Shapes Ethnic and Educational Divides Within Municipalities

Varga, Emma (2025-07-07)

School segregation is a widely debated consequence of Sweden’s liberalized education system. In recent decades, school choice reforms have expanded the role of independent schools, aiming to improve quality and increase ...

Högskoleetablering och arbetslöshet - Effekter av nya lärosäten i Sveriges län 1955-2010

Arnesson, Frida; Jakobsson, Emma (2025-07-04)

Denna studie undersöker hur etableringen av nya universitet och högskolor i Sveriges län under perioden 1955-2010 har påverkat arbetslösheten. Analysen baseras på statistik över antal arbetslösa från Statistiska centralbyråns ...

Buy Now Pay Latar – frihet eller fälla: En korrelationsstudie om konsumtionsbeteende och skuldnivåer

Blomgren, Ling; Gutowska Tarnanen, Isabelle (2025-07-04)

Med en expansiv e-handel och digital konsumtion har köpbeteendet förändrats markant. I synnerhet vid introduktionen av Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), en tjänst som erbjuder konsumenten att skjuta upp betalning vid ett köp. ...

Tangled Up in Blue: Evaluating Milei’s Macroeconomic Reforms in Argentina

Eneroth, Fredrik; Larsson, Benjamin (2025-07-03)

In December 2023, Argentina entered a new economic chapter under President Javier Milei, who initiated sweeping reforms to combat hyperinflation, fiscal deficits and rising poverty. This thesis evaluates the short-term ...

A Comparative Study of the Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Learning Loss During the Pandemic

Chrona, Ellen; Jekel, Daria (2025-07-03)

This research thesis analyses how the educational performance changed as a consequence of COVID-19 restrictions, using PISA test scores from 2012, 2015, 2018 and 2022 and Oxford COVID-19 government restriction tracker for ...

The Impact of Immigration on the Swedish Labor Market Analyzing the effect of the 2015 Refugee Crisis on the Swedish unemployment rate

Gabrielsson, Tuva; Karlson, Hanna (2025-07-03)

In 2015, Sweden received over 160,000 asylum applications, an increase of 100 percent compared to the previous year. The large influx of immigrants, widely known as the 2015 Refugee Crisis, is considered a natural experiment. ...

The Role of Education and Financial Literacy in Students’ Saving and Investment Behaviour in Sweden

Eriksson, Thea; Ghilusca, Alice (2025-07-03)

As younger adults start to actively invest more, understanding what drives saving and investing behavior among students is important. This is especially interesting in a country like Sweden where education is publicly ...

Wage Differences in the H-1B Visa Program in the American Tech Sector

Gustafsson, Olle; Lindblad, Agnes (2025-07-03)

This thesis examines wage differences between H-1B visa recipients and U.S. native workers in the American tech sector. Utilizing a merged dataset consisting of Labor Condition Application (LCA) for H-1B workers and Current ...

AI and Labor Market Matching Efficiency- Investigating the relationship between AI adoption and matching efficiency in the European labor market

Göransson, Samuel; Wildlock, Axel (2025-07-03)

The recent developments in artificial intelligence are bound to change established work processes and in turn labor markets. One dimension – which AI impacts – is the labor market matching efficiency. The net effect of ...