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  1. 6. VAD PÅVERKAR INDIVIDERS VÄLFÄRD? : En empirisk studie med särskilt fokus på klimatoro

    Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Författare :Helena Holst; Ellen Thunberg; [2022]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : For quite some time, researchers have pointed out the lack of only including GDP as a measure when describing welfare, since it doesn’t necessarily capture the actual well-being of individuals. The effect of climate change on our mental health is also a growing research area, where terms such as climate worry and climate anxiety are recognizable for many. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Context Sensitive Civic Duty : An Experimental Study of how Corruption Affects both a Duty to Vote and a Duty to Abstain

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Simon Engström; [2021]
    Nyckelord :electoral turnout; voting; abstention; civic duty; civic duty to vote; civic duty to abstain; expressive voting; expressive non-voting; expressive abstention; rational choice; public choice; calculus of voting; utility maximization; rationality; Kant; kantianism;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis I explore a novel context sensitive conceptualisation of civic duty according to which the conduct (or misconduct) of elected officials affects whether eligible voters feel either a duty to vote (DTV) or a duty to abstain (DTA). Specifically, I argue that under conditions of corruption the norm of electoral accountability may override peoples’ sense of DTV in which case they instead feel a DTA. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Kommersialism, mer än bara ett fenomen : En studie av kommersialismen inom svenska herrelitföreningar och om den miljö de verkar i, i förhållande till yttre partners.

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för idrottsvetenskap (ID)

    Författare :Oskar Ahlbin; Marcus Svensson; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Non-profit hybrid organizations; Marketing of the non-profit sector ; Non-profit association; public limited companies plcs ; Sports public limited companies Sport plcs ; Swedish Hockey League SHL ; Swedish Super League SSL ; Handball League; Allsvenskan; Ideella hybridorganisationer; marknadisering av den ideella sektorn ; ideell förening; aktiebolag AB ; idrottsaktiebolag IdrottsAB ; Svenska Hockeyligan SHL ; Svenska Superligan SSL ; Handbollsligan; Allsvenskan;

    Sammanfattning : Abstrakt Syftet med studien är att undersöka herrelitföreningarnas beroende av yttre partners. Samtidigt lyfta fram elitföreningarnas användning av kommersiell verksamhet och hur det påverkar deras ekonomi. LÄS MER

  5. 9. The use of SRI strategies and motivational factors : A case study among banks and fund companies

    Magister-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Författare :Oskar Karlsson; Erik Sjöbeck; [2020]
    Nyckelord :SRI strategies; Sustainable and responsible investments; Modern Portfolio Choice Theory; Expected Utility Theory; Motivation; Profit maximization; Banks and fund companies;

    Sammanfattning : Background: In today's society, there is more pressure to be sustainable and not least in the financial world. Several agreements, such as the Paris Agreement, have been created to steer countries towards more sustainability. When it comes to the economy, several SRI strategies have been developed to serve the same purpose. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Investor Rationality in Index Funds : An Analysis of the Swedish Investor Rationality when Investing in Index Funds

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Författare :Adele Sandberg; Frida Ottosson; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Index Fund; Investor Rationality; Behavioral Finance; Benchmark Index; Sweden.;

    Sammanfattning : iiABSTRACTBehavioral finance has been a popular research subject for a while and therefore the understanding of human behavior when it comes to private financial investments has increased. When comparing human behavior to the financial theories one can conclude thatthe assumption of perfect and efficient markets with fully informed and rational investors is not realistic. LÄS MER