The purpose of the thesis is to examine if the Swedish Central Bank, the Riksbank, reacts to changes in asset prices and the strength of the currency when regulating the short term interest rate. The application of backward- and forward-looking Taylor rules will help us evaluate the outcome of the Riksbank’s inflation forecast. The thesis is based on the Taylor rule, augmented with the deviation o

För 10 000 år uppfanns jordbruket – en av mänsklighetens absolut viktigaste uppfinningar som gett oss oanade möjligheter till utvecklig. Sedan årtusende har vi brukat jord för matproduktion, men bara under de senaste 50 åren har det skett stora förändringar i hur vi bearbetar och behandlar våra jordbruksmarker. Extensiva tillsatsmedel, såsom besprutningsmedel och kemisk gödsling, i kombination medAgricultural soil quality is decreasing as a result of the expansion and intensification of agriculture. A key indicator of soil quality is soil organic carbon (SOC) which is degraded when land is converted from natural to cultivated systems and subject to intensive agricultural land use, reflecting reduced soil fertility and productivity. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of crop di

Förnyelsebar energi kan generera jobb i Tyskland Trots ökade elräkningar för hushåll och firmor kommer Tysklands satsningar att öka användandet av förnyelsebar energi kunna verka positivt för den tyska arbetsmarknaden. Fram till år 2030 kommer andelen förnyelsebar elektricitet i Tyskland att öka från dagens ca 30 % till ca 55 %, om republiken lyckas uppfylla sina ambitiösa mål. Även om detta koEmployment is a potential socioeconomic co-benefit of renewable energy deployment. However, renewable energy is often more expensive than conventional resources, putting pressure on the economy, and during an energy transition employments can be lost from the conventional energy sector, e.g. from phased out nuclear plants. The purpose of this study was to clear the field of whether a promotion of

Syftet med studien var att undersöka anknytningsstil och självscheman hos patienter i pågående läkemedelsassisterad rehabilitering vid opiatberoende (LARO) med metadon eller buprenorfin. Studien omfattade 84 patienter (21 kvinnor och 63 män) vid en LARO-mottagning i Malmö. Som undersökningsmetod användes tre självskattningsformulär: Young Schema Questionnaire Short version (YSQ-S), Young ParentingThe aim of this study was to explore attachment style and self-schemas among patients in a methadone or buprenorphine maintenance treatment program for opiate dependence. The study included 84 patients (21 women and 63 men) in a psychiatric clinic in Malmö providing maintenance treatment for opiate dependence. Three self-report instruments were employed: Young Schema Questionnaire Short version (Y

Abstract: During the last couple of decades the spread of wages has increased throughout the western world. Sweden is no exception from this trend, and the increased wage inequality in Sweden can be traced back 1980. This thesis aims to answer whether technology driven changes in demand for labor can explain changes in relative wage, and if increased foreign competition can explain increasing wage

The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella, is a serious pest of honey bees, Apis mellifera, damaging the quality of honey produced and creating a problem for bee industry. Mating behaviour in this species takes place with the help of a male-released pheromone tracked by females over long distances. Previously, the male pheromone was identified to be a blend of nonanal and undecanal but this aldehy

Sammanfattning Titel: Learning to survive – An investigation of Learning Mechanisms among four New Technology-Based Firms at Ideon Science Park in Lund Seminariedatum: 2016-01-14 Kurs: FEKH19, Examensarbete i Strategic Management på kandidatnivå, 15 HP Författare: Johanna Bergendal, Lisa Fjellström, Emma Petersen Handledare: Devrim Göktepe-Hultén Fem nyckelord: RBV, dynamiska kapabiliteter, Summary Title: Learning to survive – An investigation of Learning Mechanisms among four New Technology-Based Firms at Ideon Science Park in Lund Seminar date: 2016-01-14 Course: FEKH19, Degree Project in Strategic Management, Undergraduate Level, 15 ECTS Authors: Johanna Bergendal, Lisa Fjellström, Emma Petersen Advisor: Devrim Göktepe-Hultén Key words: RBV, dynamic capabilities, experience

The main question for this thesis is to discuss how come there are so many different theological motivations for the social actions of the church. The purpose of this thesis is to examine how this can be. The main study is in the context of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden. The organisation of the church does not give central regulations to the local congregations which means that they ar

Examensarbetets titel: En utredning om inredning - En kvalitativ studie om hur bloggare inom heminredningsgenren framställer konsumtion och skapar ideal. Seminariedatum: 14 januari 2016 Ämne/kurs: FEKH29, Examensarbete i marknadsföring, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Malin Björkling, Maja Karlsson, Pontus Westher Handledare: Annette Cerne Nyckelord: Identitetsskapande, ideal, konsumtion, heminrTitle: An Investigation into Interior Design Seminar date: January 14, 2016 Course: FEKH29, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credits Points (UPC) Authors: Malin Björkling, Maja Karlsson, Pontus Westher Advisor: Annette Cerne Key words: Identity, Ideal, Consumption, Interior Design, Blogs. Purpose: Study on the way in which home f

Syftet med studien är att förklara vad som motiverar budpremiens storlek i publika företagsförvärv av svenska högteknologiska företag mellan år 2001-2015. Studien avser även att utifrån ett antal utvalda variabler analysera och förklara vilken av dessa har störst inverkan på budpremiens storlek. Författarna har använt sig av en kvantitativ metod med en deduktiv ansats för att analysera den sekundäThe purpose of the study is to explain what determines the size of the bid premium in public takovers of Swedish high-tech companies that have accurred between the years of 2001 and 2015. The authors of this thesis aim to explain, with selected variables, the size of the bid premium and which of these variables has the biggest effect on the size of the bid premium. The authors used a quantitative

The conversation about whether social capital has an implication on the growth of a country, has received increasing attention by economists in recent years. Research is now diverging from the belief that growth can only be explained by the traditional outputs such as capital, labor and natural resources. This paper analyzes the relationship between social capital, economic performance and the dev

The Tomten-1 drilling at Torbjörntorp in Västergötland, southern Sweden, penetrated 29.85 m of Cambrian Series 2 and 3, Furongian, and Lower and Middle Ordovician strata. The biostratigraphy, sedimentology and carbon isotope (δ13Corg) stratigraphy of the core have been analysed. The succession is interrupted by numerous stratigraphic gaps (i.e. hiatuses) of variable magnitudes. There also appear t

Vilken problematik kan uppstå kring den lutherska läran om arvsynden, och vilka försök till omtolkning av arvsyndsläran har gjorts bland teologer med bakgrund i den svenskkyrkliga traditionen? Vilken konsekvens får detta för synen på dopet? Detta är frågor som behandlas i den här uppsatsen, utifrån några nutida svenska teologer som har vigningstjänst i Svenska kyrkan. Uppsatsen lyfter fram Anna Ka

Syftet med denna kandidatuppsats är att söka teologisk potential i Harry Potter. Det är en systematiskteologisk analys av segertematiken i Harry Potter i jämförelse med Jesus uppståndelse. I den teologiska bakgrunden använder jag den systematisering av uppståndelseteologier Magnus Abrahamson presenterar i sin avhandling, Jesu uppståndelse som historiskt problem (2001). Det styr urvalet av betydandThe aim of this bachelor thesis is to search for theological potential in Harry Potter. It is a systematic theological analysis of the victory theme in Harry Potter in comparison with the resurrection of Jesus. In the theological background, I use the systematization of resurrection theologies in the dissertation of Magnus Abrahamson, Jesu uppståndelse som historiskt problem (2001). It determines

This study investigated how a set-size manipulation (as published in Fitzgibbon, Cragg & Carroll, 2014) could affect switch-cost in a switching-task, and the relation to working memory capacity. A student sample of 29 participants was recruited. Results revealed that decreasing the set-size might facilitate switching. Working memory capacity was negatively correlated with repeating a task (i.

The upsurge in the popularity of studying abroad continues across the globe. By adopting the context of human capital migration theory, our paper aims to examine how tuition fees influences international student mobility. We focus on the international student inflow in five Nordic countries and Germany from 26 non EU/EAA and 31 EU/EEA countries, covering 3206 observations in total. During the peri

This diploma work has shown that it is possible to generate engineered stainless steel nanoparticles using a spark discharge generator (SDG) with a selectable size in the size range 20-70 nm in diameter. The generated particles have similar composition as the electrodes used, although further studies are needed to verify if this is true for all particles generated. If this is true, it would be pos