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This thesis investigates how the effectiveness of monetary policy varies across high- and low-inflation regimes by examining high-frequency monetary policy shocks in the eurozone, Sweden, and the United Kingdom from August 2004 to August 2024. Using local projection with regime-dependent specifications, it assesses the varying impact of contractionary shocks in low- and high-inflation environments
Följande studie undersöker sambandet mellan självrapporterad ensamhet och användning av artificiell intelligens (AI), med en uppdelning mellan social (t.ex. chattbotar) och produktiv (t.ex. akademiska verktyg) användning, utifrån kön och ålder. Totalt besvarade 92 deltagare UCLA Loneliness Scale samt två egenutvecklade skalor för AI-användning. Resultaten visar att ensamhet signifikant predicerar This study investigates the relationship between self-reported loneliness and AI usage, distinguishing between social (e.g., chatbots) and productive (e.g., academic tools) usage across gender and age. In total, 92 participants completed the UCLA Loneliness Scale and two custom AI usage scales. Findings reveal that loneliness significantly predicts greater use of social AI, but not productive usag
Deforestation is a major issue due to the multitude of negative impacts it has on the environment, forests are for example important carbon sinks, and thus deforestation contributes to climate change. Additionally, inequality is on the rise, both within and between countries. A lot of deforestation occurs in countries with high levels of inequality, such as South American countries. It is therefor
Följande studie undersöker sambandet mellan självrapporterad ensamhet och användning av artificiell intelligens (AI), med en uppdelning mellan social (t.ex. chattbotar) och produktiv (t.ex. akademiska verktyg) användning, utifrån kön och ålder. Totalt besvarade 92 deltagare UCLA Loneliness Scale samt två egenutvecklade skalor för AI-användning. Resultaten visar att ensamhet signifikant predicerar
This study examines how different age compositions within a football squad affect a club’s sporting performance and financial development over time. Five squad versions with systematically varied proportions of young and older players were simulated in the game Football Manager 2024™. Each version was followed over ten seasons, resulting in a total of 25 simulations (five repetitions per version).
This master thesis focuses on redesigning the Competence profile within Grade AB’s product Grade Talent. The Competence profile is a competence management tool that enables managers, HR departments, and employees to track and overview em- ployee capabilities. Our work aimed to enhance usability through interface restruc- turing while implementing new functionality to visualize competence developme
As the urgency of addressing climate change intensifies, innovative financial instruments are needed to align capital markets with sustainability goals. This thesis explores the concept of the \textit{transition linker}, a hypothetical performance-linked sovereign bond whose cash flows depend on greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, as outlined in its Nationally Determined Contributions under
The thesis presents a poetic and intimate correspondence to be heard in the format of a 6 chapter script that relays an emmergence of a (meta)physical garden of revolt where a cohort entity of embodied and unembodied voices converse, organize, reflect and act from. They also engage the reader intimately through conversation and performative instructions to embody and articulate different proposals
This study provides a comprehensive sedimentological and geochemical analysis of the Late Quaternary Köttsjön sequence in central Sweden. Its aim is to identify the processes and transport mechanisms involved in till formation, and to investigate ice dynamics and sediment provenance. Ultimately, the research contributes to a better understanding of glacial dynamics and palaeoenvironmental evolutio
Sweden has received a high number of immigrants during the last decade. This has led to an increased ethnic and socioeconomic segregation in Swedish cities, which in turn has led to different integration initiatives to become more frequent. This thesis aims to investigate how a “buddy programme”, a social integration project that matches a newcomer and an established Swede together, can enrich the
This study aims to investigate the impact of natural disasters on stock market returns and volatility in the European insurance sector using daily financial data from 3 January 2000 to 2 January 2025. This is done by implementing a GARCH(1,1) model to both the STOXX Europe 600 Insurance index and the broader Euro STOXX 600 index, as well as firm-level data for five of the largest European insurers
This thesis analyses how financial markets react to aviation accidents by examining the short-term stock price movements of publicly traded airlines and aircraft manufacturers. A global sample of aviation accidents occurring between 2015 and 2025 is examined using the event study methodology in order to estimate abnormal returns. The study also compares the market’s response across accident severi
This thesis explores the rhetorical strategies employed by abolition-aligned groups in their pursuit of alternatives to penal punishment, with a focus on their practical implications. The paper establishes the political and historical context of the United States' relationship to incarceration, providing a foundation for the research. It then introduces a discourse analysis method to examine t
Purpose: This study aims to identify the firm-specific, industry, and macroeconomic factors that drive M&A activity among Swedish public companies, and to assess whether these acquisitions result in enhanced financial and operational performance in the subsequent years. Methodology: The study uses binary logistic regression to examine how firms, industry, and macroeconomic characteristics in
Att mäta framgång i byggprojekt idag kan vara svårt. Dels att hitta en samsyn på vad framgång är dels hur man ska mäta framgång. Genom den forskning som finns inom området kan man konstatera att det är äldre metoder som används än idag för att mäta framgång. Dessa metoder har även modifierats med tiden och bildat nya metoder. De vanligaste områdena att mäta för att förstå framgång i forskning är tMeasuring success in construction projects today can be difficult—partly due to the lack of consensus on what success is, and partly due to the challenge of how to measure it. Existing research shows that older methods are still used to measure success, though many of these have been modified over time and evolved into new approaches. The most common aspects evaluated in research when measuring su
Background Venture Creation Programs (VCPs) provide a unique experiential learning setting in which real-world uncertainty, emotional dynamics, and iterative learning cycles shape entrepreneurial decision-making. Research Gap While prior research has established the importance of effectuation and causation in entrepreneurship, less is known about how students apply these decision-making logics wi
The increasing frequency of facade fires, often exacerbated by combustible cladding systems, has emphasized the need for passive fire protection strategies. Among these, horizontal projections—such as balconies, canopies, and deflectors—have emerged as potential fire safety elements. This thesis investigates the influence of horizontal projections on thermal exposure and lateral flame spread acros
The present thesis aims to assess the efficacy of the GDPR in managing personal data breaches in healthcare. To fulfil its purpose, we have analysed the legal basis for processing sensitive personal health data and we have set the following research question: To what extent does the GDPR prevent personal health data breaches as well as mitigate their impact on data subjects? In order to conduct
In recent years, the rise of tradwife-influencers on platforms such as TikTok has brought attention to the resurfacing of conservative gender roles. This study explores how these influencers frame a conservative ideology on TikTok and thereby functions as ideological intermediaries. Using framing and priming theory as the analytical lens, a multimodal qualitative frame analysis on twenty posts was
