In this study we investigate the impact of the lowering of the payroll taxes in Sweden, in 2007 and 2009. A fixed effect OLS model is used to evaluate the effects. The model estimates the effects of the payroll tax cut in five different regions between 2001 – 2011. The general results from the estimations show that the payroll tax cut did create jobs however the effect was small and the reform was

Problem: Handel har länge fyllt en viktig funktion och fungerat som en drivkraft för svenska stadskärnor. Under senare år har däremot allt fler vakanta butikslokaler identifierats i skånska stadskärnor. Anledningar till detta anses vara flera men fastighetsbolags handlingar och agerande är återkommande förklaringar i media. Bristande forskning inom fastighetsbolags orsaker till handlingar och dess

Detta är en fallstudie som beskriver hur handläggarna på kommunen och arbetsförmedlingen i Åmål arbetar tillsammans och samverkar, utifrån etableringslagen för att snabbare ge stöd för nyanlända att komma in i samhället och få en egen försörjning. Arbetsförmedlingen övertog samordningsansvaret 2010-12-01 med att ordna praktik under de två första åren för nyanlända som har uppehållstillstånd. Kommu

Today, the most commonly used energy storage device in embedded systems is batteries. But unfortunately, batteries are associated with short lifetime. By introducing Electrochemical Double-Layer Capacitors (EDLCs) as an alternative power source, the lifetime of the backup energy source can be significantly increased. The lifetime is dependent on two predominant factors; temperature and voltage. T

Crime is one of the most harmful social problems throughout the world suggesting that the topic of crime is one of the most important research areas within the field of economics. This thesis attempts to shed some new light on the relationship between crime and gross domestic product (GDP) in Sweden. More specifically the aim of the paper is to look for the existence of a cointegration relationshi

In the last decade a new and alternative source of geospatial data has become available, so called Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI). Private individuals voluntarily collect large amount of geographic data for a joint project. This data are usually free under certain licence restrictions. One of the most well known examples of VGI is the OpenStreetMap (OSM) project. Due to its increasing p

Vilken roll Hippocampus har i det episodiska minnessystemet är hett omdebatterat. En nylanserad teori, Competitive Trace Theory, stipulerar att strukturen ”kontextualiserar” minnen genom att skapa nya, multimodala minnesspår vid varje reaktivering av dem. Alla olika minnesspår har en gemensam, överlappande komponent samt en unik icke-överlappande komponent, och spåren konkurrerar om att slutligenThe role of the Hippocampus in episodic memory has been fervently discussed for a long time. A new model, titled ”Competitive Trace Theory”, holds that the role of this temporal lobe structure is to “contextualize” memory. This is achieved by the establishing of new, multi-modal memory traces every time the memory is reactivated. These distinct memory patterns all share a mutual component of the m

Uppsatsen undersöker utrikes föddas pensionsinkomster från det reformerade pensionssystemet på basis av födelseland eller födelseregion. Detta görs genom att beräkna en uppskattning av de avlagda pensionsavgifterna för en genomsnittlig migrant från de respektive grupperna med användning av tvärsnittsdata. Tidigare studier har använt sig av longitudinell data och visat att det råder skillnader mell

The aim of this thesis is to map the Swedish literary criticism of 2013 with regard to gender equality, and to discuss how equality issues affect the canonization of literature. The study includes a statistical overview of gender representation in literary reviews and a qualitative analysis of the literary debate in Sweden. This thesis also uses Michel Foucault’s discourse analysis and Yvonne Hird

The aim of this study was to research how some female social workers in India, from a professional view, viewed the woman’s role and situation in India, since there are various laws against gender inequality. Research has shown that the implementation of the law, PWDVA, has not been sufficient, as some women still aren’t aware that the law exists. We wanted to find out if they, as professionals, t

Purpose The purpose of this thesis is to contribute with knowledge on consumer identity in a social media setting and how companies can utilize this behaviour for effective marketing. Method The thesis adopts a constructivist perspective on how we interpret our interviewees, the reality and our own research role. The interviews have been inspired by both ethnographic and a phenomenological appro

In this paper, I have attempted to understand how innovative education programs to reduce drop-out rates among girls are conceptualized at the inception level. I have also tried to study how these programs are perceived at the ground level through participant observation of a case. I observed the implementation of an innovative education program focused on increasing life-skills among girls throug

Today's fast growing digital and technical society have made it possible for several different approaches for organizations to create an experience for the audience. Through good communication and presence in digital and social media, organizations can encourage the audience to a change in their behavior through feelings. In this study, the aim is to investigate, analyze and understand how the

Syfte: Syftet med kandidatuppsatsen är att beskriva och undersöka hur nedskrivningsprövning av goodwill i enlighet med IAS 36 har gått till och redovisats i fem goodwillintensiva börsnoterade koncerner under perioden 2005 - 2013. Metod: Uppsatsen är utformad som en fallstudie med kvalitativ ansats. Data¬insamlingen består uteslutande av sekundärdata, med ett stort fokus på objektens årsredovisningPurpose: The purpose of the thesis is to describe and investigate how five public groups with significant goodwill have accounted their goodwill impairment testing in accordance with IAS 36 standard during the time period of 2005 - 2013. Methodology: The thesis is shaped as a case study with a qualitative approach. The collection of data consists solely of secondary data collected through annual r

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Geografiska Informationssystem (GIS) är ett system för att hantera geografisk data som jämfört med traditionella forskningsmetoder gör det lättare att sammanställa och analysera dessa data. GIS började utvecklas i Nordamerika på 1960-talet och har under de senaste två decennierna haft stor påverkan på hur hanteringen av rumslig data går till. Användningsområdena Geographical Information System (GIS) is a technique that has revolutionized the way we process spatial data. The possibilities for GIS are endless and it is today used in a wide range of subject areas such as social planning, environmental monitoring and marketing. However, the process of implementing GIS is a long and usually runs in to a lot of problems. The aim of this study is to compare and

Dysfagi är frekvent förekommande i samband med stroke. Vanliga komplikationer i samband med dysfagi är malnutrition, dehydrering och pneumoni till följd av aspiration. Dessa komplikationer kan resultera i sänkt förmåga till rehabilitering, längre sjukhusvistelser och ökad dödlighet. Särskilt pneumoni till följd av aspiration är starkt associerat med ökad dödlighet. Den kliniska sväljningsbedömning

Purpose: To investigate if there is a significant stock price sensitivity towards the currency pair for portfolios of Swedish companies and how this sensitivity differs between sectors, firm size and foreign to total sales ratios. Methodology: Use orthogonalized unexpected movements in a market index and the exchange rate and regress these on portfolio returns sorted by sector, firm size and fore