In the last few decades, researchers have identified many systematic errors – cognitive biases – in the human mind. The predominant notion of human beings as rational have gradually been flawed, in one context after another. In the last few years scholars have approached the question of what policy implications should be derived from these findings and what solutions there might be. Three main phi

Danish development policy is increasingly orienting towards the private sector and development through economic growth. Development programs are heavily influenced by a neo-liberal discourse, and they alter power-relations, identities and practices where they intervene in local contexts. The purpose of this thesis is to denaturalize the taken-for-granted truth established in the development discou

A global trend of decentralisation has been present in the last decades. Since the 1980s, most countries have transferred power and resources from the centre to subnational levels of government. This trend has also been present in the developing world where it has been encouraged by international organisations as a way of promoting citizen participation and democracy. The purpose of this thesis is

This thesis explores the diversionary use of force in the context of The United Kingdom. Building on theory that suggests that diversionary tactics are most likely when domestic turmoil affects the core constituents of the incumbent party, I operationalize domestic turmoil as macroeconomic conditions that disfavor the core constituents of the incumbent party and test its effects on the initiation,

Every now and then some politician or political scientists argues publicly that Sweden's democracy would benefit from a change from the current electoral system, PR-system, to a First Past the Post system. A country's electoral system is far from the only tool that can develop the democracy. However, it is a rather forgotten tool. This thesis examines the advantages and disadvantages of Sw

This paper examines whether central banks consider exchange rates and restrictions to capital flows when setting the policy rate. Specifically, this paper studies if there is a difference in the reaction between inflation targeting central bank and non-inflation targeting central banks in advanced and emerging economies. The recent financial crisis is also covered, that is, did the crisis change w

Biotechnological tools have never been stronger than today and the data they provide is absolutely fascinating. As we get a clearer picture of the intricate workings of living systems eective mathematical and statistical tools become a necessity in order to reach a comprehensive understanding of said systems. The purpose of this thesis is to statistically explore cutting edge biomedical data taken

The aim of this study is to describe how the establishment of large farms (plattgårdar) in the county of Scania changed the landscape in the areas of the former villages, hamlets and small holdings. It is also important to find out if the establishment of the large farms was depending on the enclosure-reforms during the 19th century. Another aim of this study is to describe how the system with lar

In this study global wave climates for present and future climates are simulated with the WAM model, based on wind fields from the JMA/MRI-AGCM3.2 climate projection. The projected wave fields are analysed and compared for the two periods of 1979-2003 and 2075-2099, and climate change induced differences are identified. It is found that the wave climate is strongly dependent on latitude, with the

Background & Problem: In previous years, there has been low focus on inventory control. Due to high margins on the products, a high inventory level has been kept to reduce the risk for lost sales. Today, the company is expanding, and therefore need to improve the inventory control to reduce tied-up capital. Purpose: The main purpose of this thesis is to reduce capital tied-up in inventories. B

China’s economic reform has opened fresh flood into global market and its recent performance in overseas investment attracts world attention. Through a comparison in motivation, location choice and market entry mode with other Asian economies, as well as theoretical explanations from institutional perspective, this study intends to discover their similarities and differences, thus how unique China

The concept of OptimalTempered Asphalt, OTA, stands for the best temperature all aspects considered for the bitumen and the manufacturing process as well as the end-product. This is achieved in various ways using additives, choice of manufacturing procedure and changing mixture of asphalt. This bachelor thesis is a study of the effects the additive Sasobit has on bitumen and asphalt from an OTA pe

Thanks to the technical development, how people read text has changed drastically compared to what it used to be before. Today people don’t read books only, they also read on their mobile phones and on their computers. However, you can still see people with a physical book or books out in public; for example on a train, at a station or a library. It is also true that visual material such as advert

Syftet med studien är att undersöka möjligheter för svenska lantbrukare att hantera risker som påverkar gårdens ekonomiska resultat. Frågeställningen avser att spegla hur spannmålsodlaren utifrån risk- och produktionspreferens kan hantera riskfaktorer för att maximera sin nytta gällande ekonomisk avkastning. Dessa riskfaktorer kan delas in i två huvudgrupper: produktionsrisker och marknadsrisker,

The problem to be examined in this research is on the tax treatment of losses in cross border situations as addressed in the European cases and the adaptation or implementation of the final decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) by different European states to their respective national laws as required by the EU law . The main issue was on the transfer of losses between different independ

Syftet projektarbetet var att undersöka om det fanns någon skillnad mellan flygande personal och icke flygande personal på en flygflottilj angående bullerskador. Mätningen har genomförts med hjälp av en hörselkurva där diskantmedelvärdet 3, 4 och 6 kHz har analyserats I den nya föreskriften från Arbetsmiljöverket om buller, AFS 2005:16, har kraven skärps på hörselkontroller med vissa intervaller f

Ca 50 personer per år får hjärtstopp på arbetsplatser i Sverige. Om man kan använda en hjärtstartare inom 3 minuter finns stor chans till överlevnad. För varje minut som går innan defibrillering, minskar chanserna till överlevnad med upp till 10 %. Företagshälsovården har kunskapen att utbilda personalen på våra företag i; Systematiskt arbetsmiljöarbetet, krisstöd, Första hjälpen, Hjärt- Lungräddn

En individs livsstil är ett uttryck för hur hon/han väljer att leva utifrån sin livssituation. Livsstilen visar sig i våra levnadsvanor. De flesta känner idag till de fördelar som finns med fysisk aktivitet, är medvetna om riskerna med övervikt och andra problem som en stillasittande livsstil kan leda till. Att gå från en inaktiv livsstil till att bestämma sig för att börja motionera, och sen geno