This thesis investigates the impact of fluctuations in inflation, monetary policy, and oil prices on the balance sheets of Norwegian households across the wealth distribution. Using a Bayesian Structural Vector Autoregression model, this study simulates the shocks and assesses their transmission through the unexpected inflation and portfolio composition channel throughout the wealth distribution.

The United Nations peacekeeping operations is a unique global partnership to maintain international peace and security. However, several reports in the last three decades show allegations of peacekeeper soldiers sexually exploiting and abusing the civilians of host nations. While research have investigated these misconducts and how to prevent future cases, there are still questions about the preve

Since Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is expected to have the potential of bringing substantial benefits to many of today’s businesses, RPA initiatives are taking an increasingly bigger role in various organizations. Previous research has identified a lack of guidelines in successfully adopting RPA. This deficit includes, but is not limited to a knowledge gap in the adoption of RPA by IT service

Even though researchers have investigated the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for decades, we know little about the challenges they face due to their growth, what are the aspects of the context in which they emerge, and how they are addressed. Current literature provides even less knowledge about the causality of SME growth. This study, in the form of an explorative single case

This study examines the risk spillover effect between European emission allowance (EUA) carbon price and the indices of energy-intensive industries in the stock market in the European countries. To achieve this, we employ the Diebold and Yilmaz model to investigate both the static and dynamic risk spillover effect and discuss the impact of the economic conditions and policy changes on the carbon m

Diversity, equity, and inclusion have become an important part of justice work in today’s society. Nevertheless, many non-profits still fail to diversify. While previous research has examined methods for an organization to successfully diversify, there has been a distinct lack of research on how these methods play out in an intersectional manner. This study aims to better understand these processe

This thesis examines the relationship between fund performance and the choice of strategy when an invested asset is reclassified to a fund’s exclusion’s list. The two choices of strategy are divesting the asset or using active ownership methodology by communicating with the asset. To examine the performance of the funds, Jensen’s alpha, Sharpe ratio, Information ratio and Treynor ratio is calculat

This project investigates the possibility of using material thickness measurements of pressed stainless steel (316L) and titanium (grade 1) sheet metal to evaluate material formabil- ity. The ultimate goal of this project is to replace the current subjective visual material formability evaluation with an objective method. This project attempts to build relation- ships between material surface defe

Pattern separation is one of the central operations of episodic memory. Tasks that evaluate the pattern separation usually base their assessments on the behavioral recall of simple objects or words and are far from real-life experiences and daily memory performance. Thus, typical tasks that assess pattern separation lack ecological validity. To address this issue, we designed a mnemonic memory tes

Beginning in the late 20th century, public libraries in Sweden have been offering its patrons the opportunity to check out films just as they would books. Taking place over the last decade, however, the methods by which we predominantly consume films have gone through major changes – mainly caused by our increased digital presence and, more importantly, the extensive development of popular streami

Exchange rate pass-through to prices differ depending on the underlying shock. Furthermore, the mechanisms causing inflation behave diversely, conditional on why the exchange rate fluctuates. This paper investigates how prices react relative to the exchange rate movements, i.e., the exchange rate pass-through, following specific shocks, how the frequency of price adjustment is affected by shocks,

The aim of the study is to compare the environmental performance in terms of Global Warming Potential (GWP), for reused bricks and newly manufactured bricks used in Swedish Construction Industry. The objective of the study was to compile and conduct Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), in terms of GWP, of newly manufactured and reused clay façade bricks used in Sweden. Cradle-to-cradle lifecycle impact of

Growing concerns and sentiment about the negative environmental effects of the fashion industry pressure fashion companies to adopt eco-innovation and pursue more environmentally-sustainable product development. This study explores and examines the drivers of eco-innovation and environmentally-sustainable product development in small- to medium-sized fashion firms in Sweden and Denmark, with the p

During the mythical 1968, a left-wing wave swept across the world. New social and political issues took place on the agenda with the hope of a more equal, humanistic and better world. In Sweden, left-wing groups worked in solidarity with the people of the Third World, against the war in Vietnam and for increased democratization. The university city of Lund was no exception. The small Scanian town

Den svenska avtalslagen är mer eller mindre oförändrad sedan den trädde i kraft år 1915. Det är därför inte överraskande att flera kompletterande avtalsrättsliga regler har framarbetats med tiden. Konkludent handlande är ett exempel på en sådan regel som har fått sitt svar och betydelse i rättspraxis. Ett konkludent handlande är en situation då en avtalspart uttrycker en tyst, dvs. ”icke uttryckliThe Swedish contract law is almost unchanged since it came into force in 1915. Therefore, it is not surprising that several supplementary contract law rules have been developed over time. An “implied in fact contract” is an example of that, which has received its answer and meaning in legal practice. An “implied in fact contract” arises when a party expresses a silent, i.e., "non-expressed&qu

The matters of economic growth and climate change are both widely subjected to discussions and policymakers are under immense pressure to make decisions that enhance economic growth and stop climate change. Policies that ensure economic growth have traditionally had a negative impact on climate change and vice versa. It is therefore important to study how various policies can address the connectio

Möllevången is a fascinating study of a neighborhood that has undergone significant change and transformation over time. Historically, the area was known for its working-class roots, with crowded narrow streets and traditional Swedish homes; but in recent decades the area has seen waves of gentrification and redevelopment, resulting in a mix of a new and old built environment that has made it one

Online platforms have gained significant economic and societal importance in the last decade; the public debate on their extending influence, responsibilities and liability has also reached unprecedented levels. Platforms entered most product and service markets and disturbed trade, information exchange and communication, by shifting the offline into the online environment; their use of existing d

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka varför användningen av så kallade svansförråd (där avdelningar delar med sig av överblivna läkemedel) på sjukhusen i Malmö och Lund inte fungerar optimalt trots att en rutin för detta existerar, och även vilka förändringar som kan implementeras för att öka användningen av förrådet. I uppsatsen är perspektivet att svansförrådet är en tjänst som personalen k

Modern particle accelerators need strong electric fields in order to produce high energy particles. Such high voltages are typically reached by injecting pulsed radio frequency power through several steps of amplification. At the end, pulse compression is used to further improve the energy gain at the cost of pulse-length. A typical pulse compression method developed at the Stanford Linear Acceler