This Bachelor's Thesis investigates whether China’s corruption effects on trade differ from the rest of the world’s. The question is raised by the seemingly positive correlation between corruption and imports – in direct contradiction to previous research, concluding the relationship to be negative. Two Gravity Models are evaluated using Panel EGLS (Cross-section random effects) regressions o

Syfte Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur två hyresbostadsföretag i Malmö arbetar med sina strategier för lönsamhet, inte bara i syfte att skapa vinst idag utan även för att ha en konkurrenskraftig verksamhet i framtiden. Frågeställningar Hur tillämpar företagen lönsamhetsstrategier i takt med att marknaden blir alltmer avreglerad? Finns det någon skillnad i strategier mellan kommunalt och pr

Detta examensarbete knyter an till min utbildningsbakgrund, eftersom området som undersökts relaterar till erfarenheter från åren jag studerade klassiskt piano vid Birmingham Conservatoires (B.C.) musikerutbildning. Sedan studietiden i England, upplever jag att när musikstuderande befinner sig i ett främmande land, får de nya perspektiv på varifrån de kommer och börjar ifrågasätta, jämföra och refTitle: The thing with music reading This thesis relates to my educational background, why the studied area connects to experiences from when I studied classical piano performance at Birmingham Conservatoire. Since my time in England, I believe that when music students are situated in a foreign country, they will gain a new perspective on their origin and therefore, start to question, compare and r

Studien har som huvudsyfte att undersöka vilka uppfattningar gymnasieungdomar har kring ensembleundervisningen på det estetiska programmet. Studien ska också undersöka ungdomarnas synsätt på musikaliskt lärande i ensemblesammanhang och hur de tänker kring ensembleundervisningen. En kort introduktion till ämnet görs genom en presentation av tidigare forskning inom området. Två centrala forskningsfrEnsemble playing in the aesthetic education - A qualitative study of upper secondary school students’ opinion of ensemble playing and musical learning. The main purpose of this study, is to investigate the opinions that upper secondary school students have about ensemble teaching in the aesthetic program. The study will also investigatethe students’ approach to learning through music in an ensembl

Detta examensarbete syftar till att kartlägga rytmik som introduktion till instrumentalunder-visningen vid en svensk kommunal musikskola samt en svensk kommunal kulturskola. Studiens frågeställningar söker svar på rytmikintroduktionens innehåll, intentioner, likheter och olikheter med annan rytmikundervisning samt om det verkar finnas några skillnader mellan de elever som erfarit den förberedande Title: Eurhythmics Start - A study of instrumental preparatory eurhythmics teaching in a Swedish municipal music school and a Swedish municipal cultural school. This paper aims to identify the eurhythmics as an introduction to instrumental teaching at a Swedish municipal music school and a Swedish municipal cultural school. This study seeks to enlighten both the content and the aim of the eurhythm

Syftet med detta arbete är att besvara frågan: Hur tycker musikelever på gymnasiet att de utvecklats musikaliskt/rytmiskt av att spela brasiliansk musik under en begränsad period av sex veckor? I detta arbete vill jag således ta reda på hur eleverna tänker och reflekterar över deras musikaliska utveckling och lärande, jag vill också se om man kan använda brasiliansk musik som metod för att lära elA selected group of students' perception of their own musical development in playing Brazilian music. - A study for 6 weeks. How does swedish secondary school students develope their musical and rythmical skills when playing brazilian music during a period of six weeks? I will in this thesis explore the students' own thoughts about their musical development. I will also talk about the abil

I detta examensarbete söker jag svar på om sång- och instrumentallärarna inom de kommunala musik- och kulturskolorna utvärderar och utvecklar sitt pedagogiska arbete. Jag undersöker också vilka metoder de använder för detta, och huruvida frekvensen och metoderna varierar beroende på lärarnas bakgrund, utbildning, och arbetslivserfarenhet. Teorikapitlet ger en bakgrund till begreppet pedagogisk utvTitle: The voluntary evolution - About how music teachers in municipal music schools evaluate and develop their pedagogical work This paper aims to find out if the teachers at the Swedish municipal music schools evaluate and develop their pedagogical methods and everyday teaching. I also explore what methods they use in order to do so, and whether the frequency and methods depend on the teachers&#

The main purpose of this study is to investigate if U.S. firms´acquisition of Chinese firms and U.K. firms are value-enhancing for the U.S. acquirer. The secondary purpose is to investigate if the targets´ level of intangible assets has an impact on the return. We find that there exists a historical acquirer return, amounting to 314 basis points for U.S. firms acquiring Chinese targets and 136 bas

Detta arbete studerar hur ett företags utdelning påverkar dess Tobin's q samt huruvida påverkan skiljer sig åt under olika delar av en konjunkturcykel. Studiens resultat visar att utdelningen har en negativ påverkan under starka låg- och högkonjunkturer men en positiv påverkan under svagare delar av konjunkturscykeln. Storleken på den uppmätta påverkan som utdelning har på ett företags Tobin&#

The study seeks to investigate long-term stock performance of RLBOs. The purpose also to investigate long-term performance differences across RLBOs by examining whether certain characteristics can be attributed to deviations in performance. In general, the study seeks to shed some light on the recent wave of leveraged buyout transactions. This study is to our knowledge based on the largest and hi

In this paper, the model of moral motivation as developed by Brekke et al (2003) is analysed with the new assumption that self-image is an increasing function of effort. While the effects of increased efficiency and new information on optimal effort levels are largely similar, different results are obtained when individuals are faced with responsibility and economic incentives. Following Brekke et

It is the purpose of this paper to compare the securitization processes of the A(H1N1) virus, more commonly known as the swine flu, in Sweden and Germany. Based on the recognition that these countries, for all intents and purposes, are very similar it is the aim of this essay to understand how the results of their respective securitization processes could be so widely different. This study is cond

This thesis provides an analysis of the embodied experience in Olafur Eliasson’s installations Your blind passenger (2010) and Your negotiable panorama (2006). The empirical material was observed in 2011 at ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, Denmark, where the two installations were located at the time. The author argues that the experience of a work of art is done through the beholder’s entire b

The purpose of this essay is to study how the course books for confirmation candidates in the Church of Sweden relate and correspond to the steering documents drawn up and adopted by the Church on the one hand, and by the public system of elementary schools on the other, between the years 1962 and 1978. The research is based on printed literature, where the primary sources are the steering documen

Uppsatsens syfte är att redogöra för nuvarande gällande rätt gällande internprissättning I kombination med immateriella rättigheter. Benämningen internprissättning refererar till priser i en transaktion som sker mellan bolag i en intressegemenskap. Kombinationen av de två ämnena är av intresse då vi kan se en ökning av koncerninterna transaktioner såväl som en ökad handel med immateriella rättigheThe purpose of this essay is to account for the current legal situation concerning transfer pricing in combination with intangible property. The term transfer pricing refers to prices in a transaction between associated enterprises. The combination of the two subjects is of current interest as there is an increase of controlled transactions as well as trade with intangible property. The method of

Trafficking for sexual exploitation is the most common form of trafficking in the European Union (EU). The problem is long lasting and mostly affects women and children. During the two latest decades, the EU has developed an extensive anti-trafficking policy framework. Europol, together with a variety of sources, nevertheless stresses that the problem do not show any tendency of decreasing. This t

The aim of this study has been to enable a depiction of humanness without having recourse to the human body and to make it conceivable to relate to the aesthetics of anthropomorphism. Four artworks from as many installations by the Colombian artist Doris Salcedo have made up a base for the investigation: Atrabiliarios (Defiant, Bitterness), Untitled, La Casa Viuda (The Widow House or The Widowed H

This thesis discusses the surprising evolvement of public health onto the EU agenda. The overall research aim is to investigate and develop potential explanations for the process of public health policy making in the European Union. By using Multilevel- Governance, Agenda-setting theory and Policy Networks, this thesis develops a theoretical framework for the research in question. Case study desig

In 2008, Sweden accepted the Treaty of Lisbon, which contained a development of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP), towards a Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP). This thesis aims to study the decision making process behind the Swedish foreign policy decision to take part in CSDP, and further develop its security policy within the European Union (EU). The main purpose is therefo

Idrottande ungdomar, i åldern 12-20 år, har ett specialbehov vad gäller kosten i jämförelse med andra individer. Då ungdomarna fortfarande växer och utvecklas är en sund kosthållning ytterst angeläget för upprätthållande av en normal kroppslig utveckling. Dessutom ställs i och med idrottandet högre krav på näringsintaget eftersom mer energi- och näringsämnen samt vätska förbrukas på grund av den fYoung athletes, between 12-20 years, have special dietary needs in comparison to other individuals. Since these individuals are still growing and maturing, a healthy diet is of utmost importance for the maintenance of a normal physical development. Moreover; due to physical activity the requirements of energy, nutrients and fluids are higher for young athletes. In order to achieve optimal physical