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The relationship between natural resources and economic growth has been widely analyzed in the recent past. This thesis empirically examines the “resource curse hypothesis”, i.e. countries with large natural resource endowments have tended to grow less rapidly than resource-scarce nations. In this paper, oil and gas production data are used as a measure for resource abundance. In addition, we will
Germany’s Energy Concept aims to reduce the building sector’s primary energy demand by 80% compared to 2008 levels, of which 20% are to be achieved by 2020. This requires significant investment in integrated renewables and thermal. Public funds cannot finance such transition alone. Therefore, it is crucial to not only understand current investment levels and potential investment gaps, but also to
This paper examines factors that triggered widespread currency and banking crises in Latin America during 1990-2010 by looking at specific macroeconomic and financial variables. The paper aim to contribute to the vast literature of financial crises by distinguishing itself in three ways. First, the paper implements a dynamic binary choice panel data model with fixed effects. The binary choice mode
The link between education and economic growth is thoroughly covered in the economic research literature. However, little emphasis has been put on the effect of female education particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa in This paper analyses the relationship between female educational attainment and economic growth for a panel of 28 Sub-Saharan countries in the time-period 1960 - 2010. Using a pooling e
Informationssystem är något som de flesta organisationer till stor del är beroende av i sitt dagliga arbete och på så sätt är även informationssäkerheten en viktig del för att organisationerna ska kunna skydda sina resurser på ett effektivt sätt utan att det hindrar arbetsflödet. Studien uppmärksammar viktiga faktorer för hur ett företag arbetar med sin informationssäkerhet. Dessa faktorer har en
Media målar upp en bild av att ett svenskt samhälle som befinner sig i kris till följd av att rättsväsendet inte lyckas utföra sitt jobb på ett tillfredsställande sätt, något som i sin tur kan leda till minskad tillit. Tillit har en viktig roll i samhället och utan den riskerar vi ett samhälle präglat av stereotyper och splittringar mellan medborgarna. En minskad tillit till rättsväsendet kan även
The climate change and conflict nexus has been the focus of much debate and speculation in academic circles as well as public discourse. Much of the existing research has been undertaken by studies using quantitative methods, which intend to prove or disprove the existence of a causal relationship. However, this approach does little to help inform policy and practice, where a deeper understanding
Syftet med denna masteruppsats är att undersöka hur fysisk aktivitet och social interaktion bidrar till bättre prestationsförmåga av den åldrande kroppen. Studien är baserad på etnografiskt material som samlades in från januari till februari 2018 på ett träningscenter som heter Gerdahallen, beläget i Lund, Sverige. Det huvudsakliga empiriska materialet består av inspelade och transkriberade semi-sThe aim of this thesis is to investigate how physical activity and social interaction assist in generating better performance of the ageing body. A multifaceted ethnographic material was collected from January to February 2018 at a health and training centre called Gerdahallen, located in Lund, Sweden. The main empirical material consists of recorded and transcribed semi-structured in-depth interv
In a time where political populism and critiques against the international human rights paradigm has resulted in a global backlash against global governance systems, including human rights, the thesis sets out to explore the notion of human rights cities as a prospective mean to confront contemporary social challenges related to social inclusion and participation. The thesis relies on an emerging
The undrained shear strength of cohesive soils is an important parameter to assess in geotechnical investigations. It is normally evaluated with the cone penetration test (CPT) but problems with penetrating coarse, heterogeneous materials that is also hard, such as clay till, have pointed the interest towards other possible in-situ methods. This has led to studies assessing the possibility to eval
Communication is not always easy. There are several different aspects within technical areas that need to be taken into account when communicating between different platforms. Older systems sometimes want to communicate with newer systems which requires older technology to meet more modern technology. This thesis focuses on an older system that needs to communicate with modern interfaces. The goal
Ett barn med grav hörselskada eller dövhet kan få ett cochleaimplantat inopererat, vilket hjälper barnet att kunna höra. Med ett cochleaimplantat har barnet fortfarande svårt att uppfatta tal, speciellt i en högljudd miljö som ett klassrum. Denna studie skapades för att lyfta fram de problem som barn med cochleaimplantat möter i ett klassrum och finna en lösning på hur taluppfattningen kan förbättA child with severe hearing loss or deafness may get a cochlear implant which helping the child to hear. With a cochlear implant the child still has a difficulty in perceiving speech, especially in a noise environment like a classroom. This study was created to highlight the problems that children with cochlear implant encounter in a classroom and find a solution to how speech perception can be im
The garment sector has increasingly attracted attention over the last years, due to it being an important contributor to the increasing pressure on planetary boundaries. While not only representing one of the world’s largest consumer industries, but also, a growing sector, trends are indicating towards its negative environmental and social impacts rising further. As the call for an urgent paradigm
The management of contaminated sites is an important issue since exposure to soils with high concentrations of pollutants causes serious damage to human health and the environment. To cope with this issue, Swedish local environmental protection authorities started an inventory of the operational activities that are potential point sources of pollution. MIFO phase 1 methodology is used by the local
Denna uppsats är den andra delen av mitt magisterarbete i översättning. Den första delen är en översättning av de första cirka 6000 orden i romanen La petite communiste qui ne souriait jamais som är skriven av Lola Lafon och gavs ut på förlaget Actes Sud 2014. Denna andra del består av en analys av källtexten, en redogörelse för överväganden jag gjort inför översättningen och en analys av min över
The aim of this thesis, using interpretive approach, is to explore how former top-level athletes perceive leadership in their role as manager. Furthermore, how they perceive they transfer their experience in sport to their managerial role. We build our study on theories about leadership, followership, life skill development in sports and life skill transfer process. The fieldwork of this study inc
The recent recolonization by wolves (Canis lupus) of Sweden has provided a unique opportunity to study their importance within terrestrial ecosystems, in particular to investigate the impact that recolonizing large predators may have on ecosystems with strong anthropogenic influence. I used data from the Swedish Forest Agency to investigate the presence and abundance of moose (Alces alces), as wel
This paper valuates two different financial contracts, the European Call and the Spread option using the Fourier transform. In the European Call case the underlying asset is modelled by the geometric Brownian motion stochastic differential equation. All necessary conditions in order for the transform to exists are examined and it turns out that the payoff needs to be scaled by an exponential facto
The aim of this thesis was to study how the structure and the electrostatic interactions within the chain of α-casein are affected by phosphorylations and the ionic strength of the buffer. To do so, Small Angle X-ray Scattering measurements together with Circular Dichorism measurements were used to experimentally determine the stucture of α-casein. The theoretical model was then adjusted to fit th
