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This paper investigates the sensitivity of portfolio distributions generated by the Black-Litterman model for changes in the confidence level in the investors’ views. The empirical study is performed in an investment universe consisting of assets formed on size and book-to-market value. In this framework the sensitivity of the popular investment strategies of value stocks versus growth stocks and

Kriminalisering är en bland många olika former av social kontroll. När en gärningstyp kriminaliseras beläggs den med straff genom lagstiftning. En kriminalisering ska lämpligen användas som en sista utväg, ultima ratio, eftersom den innebär en inskränkning av individens valfrihet och efter en överträdelse individen kan drabbas av straff, som i sig oftast är menat och uppfattat som något ont. Ett aCriminalization is one among many forms of social control. When an act is criminalized, it is enforced with a penalty by law. Criminalization should be used as a last resort, ultima ratio, since it restricts the individual's choice and after a violation individuals may suffer retribution, which in itself is usually meant and understood as something evil. A too high rate in criminalization may

This master's theises aims to investigate information practice and information literacy in the context of manga and anime leisure activities amongst adolescents. The context of manga and anime is interpreted using the theory of serious leisure. Information literacy is interpreted as given by the empirical field's social and medial context. It stems from Annemaree Lloyd's conceptualizat

The principle that a mistreated foreign national has to attempt to be remedied in the host State before resorting to international measures has deep roots in international law. It is regarded as customary international law within the field of diplomatic protection, from which it has spread into other legal fields, one of them being arbitral proceedings under international investment agreements. S

WTO är en internationell organisation som arbetar för en ökad frihandel mellan nationer. WTO:s tvistlösningssystem upprätthåller handelsreglerna och säkerställer att handeln flyter på ett smidigt sätt. WTO:s medlemsstater delas in i kategorier och denna uppsats fokuserar på de medlemmar som ingår i gruppen utvecklingsländer. Tvistlösningssystemet är omdiskuterat då utvecklingsländernas förutsättni

Frågor som behandlar sexualitet och genus har endast på senare tid hamnat i fokus för samhällsvetenskaplig forskning och advocacy i Vietnam. Sexualitet och genus är ämnen som är tabu och icke-heterosexuella personer och transpersoner möter ofta diskriminering, stigmatisering eller osynliggörande och civilsamhället är till viss del begränsat. Syftet med följande uppsats är därför att undersöka hur Questions concerning sexuality and gender have only recently become the focus of social research and advocacy in Vietnam. Sexuality and gender are taboo subjects and non-heterosexual and trans persons often face discrimination, stigmatization or invisibility and civil society is in certain respects restricted. The purpose of the following thesis is therefore to investigate how a Vietnamese non-gov

The purpose of this thesis is to study the performance of mutual funds in the Swedish fund market in 2000-2011. We study whether the active funds performed better than passive funds in terms of abnormal returns. We further study if a fund’s historical performance is a direct indicator of the fund’s performance in the future by measuring persistence in performance. Our data includes 28 active and 1

Uppmärksammandet av att organisationer har ett arbetsgivarvarumärke, i kombination med en ökad efterfrågan på högkvalificerad arbetskraft, har lett till uppkomsten av ett flertal best practice-modeller och konsultbyråer som specialiserat sig på att förvalta organisationers rykten som arbetsgivare. Tidiga definitioner av det som kommit att kallas för employer branding beskriver målet med detta att The acknowledgement that organizations have an employer brand, combined with the rising demand of highly qualified workers, has led to countless best practice models and employer brand consulting agencies specializing in managing organizations’ reputation as employers. Early definitions describe employer branding as aimed at both potential and existing employees in order to attract, but also retai

In this paper we present the effect of two behavioral factors, optimism and sociability, on stock market participation. We use novel measures of optimism and sociability based on the questions from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Our results show that both of these variables are significant and have a positive effect on stock market participation, controlling for ris

This thesis investigates how and in which way Occupy Wall Street (OWS) in New York City addresses issues of racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism and cissexism within the movement. Through a two week field study including six semi-structured interviews with key informants and participant observation, an intersectional analysis was deployed to examine the organizing structure. The purpose was to s

Denna uppsats omfattar företag som har en dominerande ställning på marknaden. Ett företag som har en dominerande ställning på marknaden har ett ansvar att inte snedvrida och hämma den effektiva konkurrensen. De får dels inte, direkt eller indirekt, påtvinga någon oskäliga inköps- eller försäljningspriser. Skulle ett företag tillämpa sådana oskäliga affärsvillkor anses det förbjudet och oförenligt

This thesis investigates what the abolishment of the National Military Service (July 2010) meant for the content of what, and the manner in which, the Swedish Armed Forces communicates to the Swedish public. The main theoretical and methodological approach of the thesis lies within discourse analysis. Additionally, theories of globalization and perception management (propaganda) are used to analyz

The essay is concerning soft skills and especially soft skills within the field service engineer role. The authors are identifying the term soft skills and which soft skills that are desirable for a field service engineer working for Tetra Pak. The authors are suggesting how to develop these desirable soft skills in a training environment. The methodology used in this essay is qualitative interv

Our purpose of this study was to investigate older people's ability to ask for help and understand the experience of asking for help, from a care managers perspective. Through a better understanding we can help the care managers in a better way to motivate and assist the elderly. We used qualitative method and interviewed seven care managers in a medium sized municipality and in a small munici

Climate change has affected the extreme weather throughout the world. Studies have shown an increase of the extreme precipitation in Gothenburg, Sweden. At the same time, space limitations and cost considerations prevent the development of an optimized drainage system. Designing a stormwater system for an extreme rainfall is impossible due the high cost. In addition, the lack of space limits the a

In recent years, the practice of adopting Public Works Programs (PWPs) as a development strategy has increased in developing countries. Successful PWPs have the potential to act as a social protection scheme for the poor and stimulate their economic development. In 2006, the Indian government launched the yet largest PWP, as a way to create a more inclusive growth in the country – the Mahatma Gand

This is a kvalitative study, focused on homeless women, and their ability to cope with their current situation, and what strategies they are using. The study is based on seven interviews with homeless men and women in Helsingborg, Sweden. The focus is whether this group of women feel that they are in control of their own lifesituation, and whether or not they have certain strategies to manage the

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning I dagens samhälle används diverse katalysatorer i många sammanhang för att påskynda kemiska reaktioner. Allt från produktion av ammoniak till rening av avgaser hjälps av olika katalysatorer. De katalysatorer som vi känner idag har tagits fram genom att testa olika materialkombinationer och utvecklingen har börjat stagnera. Enzymerna i våra kroppar är naturliga kA new instrument for near ambient x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy investigations of surfaces has been installed at beamline I511 of the MAX-II electron storage ring at the MAX IV Laboratory. This high pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy instrument is capable of surface chemistry investigations in near ambient pressures using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), a technique that tradition

Kony 2012 möter Mediatization – Hur en kampanjfilm kan konkretisera teorin om mediatization är en kandidatuppsats skriven av Carl Rydh, student vid Institutionen för kommunikation och medier på Lunds Universitet. Den femte mars 2012 publiceras en 30 minuter lång film på Youtube. Filmen handlar om krigsherren Joseph Kony och syftar till att öka den allmänna kännedomen om Konys brott, så att hans fr