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  1. 31. Something in the Air: Fetal air pollution exposure and long-run labour outcomes: Evidence from Germany.

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Johanna Lidman; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Fetal origins hypothesis; Air pollution; Avoidance behavior; Human capital; Sibling comparisons; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : This study examines the long-run impact of air pollution exposure at the month of birth and during pregnancy on labour outcomes in Germany. I match air pollution levels on a federal-state level to a longitudinal survey sample on individuals born in Germany. LÄS MER

  3. 32. Att köra eller att inte köra : ett steg mot en acceptansmodell för självkörande fordon

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Författare :Lana Ali; Emilia By; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Acceptans; initialt förtroende; kompatibilitet; självkörande bilar; Technology Acceptance Model; upplevd risk;

    Sammanfattning : Självkörande fordon har tillskrivits fördelar såsom reducering av trafikolyckor samt bränsleutsläpp. Samtidigt återfinns en påtaglig upplevd osäkerhet för tekniken hos potentiella användare. Syftet med denna studie var att vidareutveckla och testa en acceptansmodell för självkörande fordon. LÄS MER

  4. 33. Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Kenya

    Kandidat-uppsats, Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Författare :Khadidiatou Gibba Badji; Anne Isabella Okello Amukule; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Economics; Foreign Direct Investment; Macroeconomics; Economic Growth;

    Sammanfattning : Foreign direct investment is a medium for technology transfers between countries, a stimulant to economic growth, trade promotion, and international economic integration between economies; thus, many studies have studied the relationship between growth and foreign direct investment. This study also aims to investigate the relationship between economic growth and foreign direct investment in the East African country of Kenya. LÄS MER

  5. 34. Pricing and Modeling Heavy Tailed Reinsurance Treaties - A Pricing Application to Risk XL Contracts

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Författare :Ormia Abdullah Mohamad; Anna Westin; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Reinsurance; Extreme Value Theory; POT-model; Hill estimator; Risk XL contracts; Generalized Pareto distribution; Method of Moments.; Återförsäkring; Extremevärdesteori; POT-modellen; Hill estimatorn; Risk XL kontrakt; generella Paretofördelningen; Momentmetoden.;

    Sammanfattning : To estimate the risk of a loss occurring for insurance takers is a difficult task in the insurance industry. It is an even more difficult task to price the risk for reinsurance companies which insures the primary insurers. LÄS MER

  7. 35. The Impact of Board Gender Diversity on Firm Capital Structure: A Quantitative Study on S&P 500 firms

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Daniel Erik Mittag-Leffler; Kabir Sehgal; [2023]
    Nyckelord :board gender diversity; capital structure; critical mass; female risk aversion; leverage; debt-to-capital; trade-off theory; pecking order theory; agency theory.; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Purpose: The objective of this study is to determine whether or not board gender diversity influences the capital structures of S&P 500 firms. This is done based on the premise of female risk aversion and conventional capital structure and agency issues theories. LÄS MER