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Do Increased Capital Requirements Lead to Higher Interest Margins? -A Study in the Swedish Banking Sector
(2014-07-02)
This paper examines the impacts of the capital ratios stipulated in Basel III on banks’ interest margins. The Basel III rules were established as a response to the financial crisis in 2007-2009 when it became obvious that ...
CAN UNEVEN WELFARE FUNDING EX-PLAIN THE RISE OF THE POPULIST RADI-CAL RIGHT? A sub-national study of variations in welfare provisions and the change in vote share for the Sweden Democrats in Sweden between 2010 and 2014.
(2017-11-30)
In the last few years, the party group defined as the radical right have risen in popularity across the nations of Europe. The research in this field is impressive yet many assume that these party simply represent a ...
Grönare på andra sidan Mediebilden av cannabis i tre skandinaviska länder
(2014-09-05)
Authors: Patrik Jäverbo & Jon Lindhe
Title: Greener on the other side
Level: Bachelor of Journalism
Location: University of Gothenburg
Language: Swedish
In later years the strict laws and policies surrounding cannabis ...
Stadsträdgårdar Ett försummat kulturarv
(2013-02-01)
This essay concerns the preservation of urban private gardens, city-gardens. These gardens have played an important part in our cities history for centuries. They represent a cultural heritage created and sustained by ...
”Society is closed to you because you’re seen as a criminal” – the social implications of being an indebted drug user in Sweden
(2021-08-18)
Sweden’s strict drug-policy is constructed out of a zero tolerance for drug use, a tolerance that is reflected in the majority view of society. In the country, severe financial indebtedness has been on the rise for the ...
Challenges and conditions for collaboration. A case study of how Swedish agencies address and handle collaboration and governance challenges in their work towards achieving sustainable development goal 2
(2021-10-13)
This study focuses on collaboration and governance challenges within the implementation of Sustainable development goal 2 (SDG 2) in Sweden. The study is based on a theoretical framework on wicked policy perspectives and ...
A comparison of sin- and ethical stocks’ performance on the Swedish equity market: with focus on the impact of liquidity, institutional ownership, firm age and equity on the difference in excess returns between sin- and ethical stocks.
(2019-08-09)
This thesis studies the returns of ESG stocks and sin stocks through constructed value- and equally weighted portfolios in the Swedish stock market. The stocks are also compared on a firm level. The excess returns obtained ...
Identification, and the Crucial Role of Key Factors that Affect Women’s Interest in Computer Science - A Qualitative Study of Women From Sweden, Mexico and India
(2016-06-27)
Women are underrepresented in the field of
Computer Science (CS) in both higher education and industry.
In this study we investigate which factors motivate and
demotivate women to commence CS education and pursue a
career ...
De folkförödande städerna. Dödlighetskriser under 1700-talet i svenska städer och landsbygd
(2021-10-26)
The aim of this thesis is to investigate how a towns respective rural population in Sweden were influenced by bad harvests and epidemics during the 18 th century. The investigation is based on the demographic conditions ...
The Production and Reproduction of Layoffs - Discourse in Swedish Newspapers
(2013-08-09)
Aim: This is a scientific report that aims at examining how the discourse of layoffs
is
constituted and depicted in news texts, and specifically how they reflect on and represent the
layoff phenomenon ...