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Using the three dimensions of the KOF index of globalization and average years of schooling the thesis examines openness as an effect on the extent of education. Econometrics is used to estimate regressions with panel data covering more than 100 countries. The results suggest that the impact of openness on education differs between high and lower income countries. Quite interestingly, the economic
Meritocracy, a form of political system where intelligence and effort combined determines your position in society. The concept have existed for centuries but the term ”meritocracy” was popularized by author and sociologist Michael Young in 1958. After that it has been embraced by politicians as a natural part of the Western ideal. At the same time it has begun to attract criticism in recent years
This bachelor thesis was conducted by two students from Lunds University at ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems in Landskrona, a company that develops and produces automatic entrance doors. We focused on their High performance product which is a high-speed roll-up door. The background for the thesis was that ASSA ABLOY had acquired several companies in different parts of the world and therefore also had d
Background: The high prevalence of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among young people in Sweden are the result of a trend towards increased sexual risk-taking behaviour. While a few qualitative studies suggest that some of these young people take sexual risks as an escape from loneliness, the associations between loneliness and sexual risk-taking behavior are still not w
Introduction: Uncertainty in the dose-response of low dose radiation raised concern of an increased cancer incidence in Sweden after the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) accident. Material and methods: A closed cohort was created of all males ≥18 years of age living in the Northern Sweden in 1986. In total 826,400 individuals were enrolled including 40,874 hunters. A nested case-control design
Public and private policies typically consider the construction of infrastructure the most appropriate response to the problems of water scarcity and water disputes. However, infrastructure in itself not always is the solution. In this context we have the following questions: What are the logics behind the construction and implementation of water infrastructure? Why water infrastructures are not a
We present new estimates of the living standards among the rural labouring classes in Sweden from 1750 to 1900. Starting with a database of more than 1,000 probate inventories of rural, landless and semi-landless people from the years 1750, 1800, 1850 and 1900, we study the development for crofters in particular. In a sub-sample of 120 probate inventories we map in great detail the material items
