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High trading volume is a common phenomenon in global financial markets, and it seems to go against the paradigm of classic economic theory based on rational agents and efficient markets. In this thesis, we turn to behavioral finance, as we try to explain this anomaly as a consequence of the so-called overconfidence bias. According to previous research, market return influences the level of overcon
Homophobia is widespread in Sub-Saharan Africa. The causes of homophobia are numerous and interconnected, but the main causes can be found in Africa’s colonial history, and its influence on religion, gender roles and African leaders. Christianity became widespread in Africa during the colonial era, and religion has since played a major role in African societies and in the construction of homophobi
In this essay we analyzed which strategies probation officers use to deal with the risk of threats and violence in the day to day work, and how they reflect on the events of threats and violence. The essay has a qualitative approach where we used semi-structured interviews. We interviewed six probation officers in a medium-sized Swedish town. The respondents were four men and two women. In order t
The latest years have seen the worldwide interest around wind power increasing significantly. Italy as well has joined this global movement. But does the Italian wind power industry have the capabilities for a substantial and sustainable future growth? This paper analyzes the Italian wind power sector using a slightly modified Porter’s diamond model in a comparative analysis with the Spanish one,
The inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) is considered as a major stimulus to economic growth in developing countries since it helps to overcome obstacles like shortages of financial resources, skills and technology. Sound institutions promoting growth and development are often considered as necessary in order to create a friendly investment climate. In many developing countries institutions
The role of culture is often overlooked in economics. Despite culture permeating every part of society and differing greatly between countries, economists have had little time for it. However, as economics slowly move away from the neoclassical assumptions of perfectly functioning markets, culture is becoming more and more relevant. The aim of this thesis is to look into the connections between cu
Den här uppsatsen behandlar översättningsarbetet av en faktiv text om en jazzmusikers liv. Texten har publicerats i Sverige som en del i en tidskrift vars hela utgåva handlar om personer som valt att kommunicera utan ord. Uppsatsen innehåller källtext och måltext, en analys av källtexten och en kommentar till översättningsarbetet. I kommentaren redovisas svårigheter i källtexten och lösningar av d
Uppsatsen inleds med en genomgång av ramverket för Black-Scholes-Merton-modellen. Bl. a. härleds Black och Scholes partiella differentialekvation genom att replikera avkastningen från en köpoption med hjälp av en självfinansierad portfölj bestående utav aktier och obligationer. Även en kort introduktion till risk-neutral värdering ges. Optionens känslighetsmått (”grekerna”) presenteras i form av 3
Crowd funding is emerging as a new way of fundraising means for recent years. While people hold quite different opinions on the practical use of crowd funding. Some people believe crowd funding may have a bright future as a fundraising mechanism, while other people consider that crowd funding is just a flash in a pan. This thesis aims at exploring how crowd funding developed and why it worked. The
Bakgrund: Uppsatsen grundar sig på konsumentbeteende kring köp av färska grönsaker samt trovärdigheten i media och myndigheters riskkommunikation i samband med EHEC-utbrottet i Europa våren och sommaren 2011. Studien utgår ifrån konsumenters bild av deras köpbeteende under och efter den aktuella händelsen och hur media och myndigheters kommunikation har påverkat dem i sin uppfattning av utbrottet.
The theory of the hedonic wage model and compensating wage differentials dates back to the times of Adam Smith, and this study attempts to investigate, using econometric analysis, whether the Swedish labor market can give any claim to these theories. A brief background to the health economics discipline is followed by relevant theory and research in the field of compensating wage differentials. Us
How can nanoscience be used to raise the energy efficiency of established industrial technologies and in residential housing By reviewing the literature concerning nanotechnology and the impact it may have on energy efficiency, it becomes quite clear that it will have a mayor impact in the future. Much of the impact will probably come in the form of enabling technologies that could be used to impr
Inte riktigt män, inte riktigt kvinnor.Samtidigt både och. Samoas fa’afafnes spelar en unik och betydelsefull roll i samhället och utmanar västerländska könsroller.
Hong Kong used to enjoy high degree of press freedom during the period under the British colonial control, however, since the handover to China in 1997, the media self-censorship is becoming explicit. Attributed by the political and economic influences from China, Hong Kong media become more reserved in reporting Chinese sensitive issue, the objectivity and impartiality is threatened. This paper i
Author: Simon Sandberg Title: From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs. Supervisor: Yoshiko Boregren Matsui Reports show that there is an increasing demand for social activity from the elders in elderly care and that people with learning disabilities are being discriminated from the open labour market. To meet the staff requirements of the elderly care year 2030 one o
Den här uppsatsen grundar sig på en översättning av ett stycke ur Andre Agassis självbiografi ”Open”. Den inleds med en källtextsanalys, i huvudsak baserad på Hellspong och Ledins analysmodell. Efter ett kort stycke om mina överväganden inför översättningen följer sedan en översättningskommentar, i vilken jag diskuterar några av de problem som dykt upp under översättningsarbetet. Denna översättnin
Social exclusion has affected the lives of Romanies for centuries. Today this continues in France and across many countries in Europe. In France, a large obstacle for inclusion has been the lack of education regarding Romani history, which has enabled stereotypes and misperceptions of the Romani communities to become prominent. Additionally, many Romanies have not received general education as is
