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This is a thesis in the field of mechanism design theory, a field of economic theory closely related to game theory. Instead of determine equilibriums of various games as in game theory, mechanism design tries to design a mechanism with respect to a desirable outcome of the game induced by the mechanism. The thesis can be viewed as an introduction to mechanism design theory in general, via a particu
During the period 1905 to 1940 it was possible to get a loan from the state to buy land and build a small farm or a house in rural areas. This loan act and its effects have been studied earlier in different ways, but never as a total study for a geographic region. The region Malmöhus Län has been chosen. The purpose of this paper is to study in which parts of the area loans were taken and who sold
The paper provides a description of conditionality mainly focusing on the years 1995-2005. Initially, the two main theoretical approaches to conditionality, the principal agent model and the political economy approach, are outlined. Conditionality is then described as it has been defined and implemented by the Bretton Woods Institutions, the European Commission and a few bilateral donors. The case
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is widely considered to be beneficial for the host economy since it can result in positive externalities (spillover effects) through various transmission channels, for instance, transfer of technology, increased competition and imitation effects. This study analyses intra- industry spillover effects of FDI in the pharmaceutical industry in India. A literature review
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Under de senaste åren har det varit mycket fokus på biobränsle som ett sätt att reducera konsumtionen av fossila bränslen och utsläppet av växthusgaser. Flytande biobränslen kan blandas med bensin och diesel som ersättning för fossila bränslen i transportsektorn. Blandningar av biobränsle och bensin eller diesel kan användas direkt i omodifierade motorer och detUnder the Kyoto protocol the European Union (EU) has committed itself to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to 92% of 1990 levels. Carbon sequestered in agriculture is allowed to be countered against emissions to help meet the targets. Biofuels represent an infinite possibility to sequester carbon in agriculture, as they reduce emissions by replacing fossil fuels. The EU has set the target that
The socio-ecological conditions of fish-stock depletion pose great challenges to fish-dependent economies. Such challenges are currently felt on the Faroes, where fish and fish related products account for 94 percent of total exports. Hence, ideas on how to make the fisheries sustainable are thriving. By drawing attention to the diverse ways that Faroese have organised socio-ecological relations o
This essay examines the volatility spillover effects from oil price shocks across different US and EU industries, using a GJR-GARCH(1,1) model. We conclude that the European industries are much more sensitive to oil and stock market shocks compared to their US counterparts. In US, oil news have significant effect only on Basic Materials, Industrials, Utilities and Consumer Services and coefficient
The introduction of foreign goods into the European Union is subject to import VAT; some importers seek to introduce goods in an illegal way to have tax advantage and make their business more profitable. Customs seek to control and combat this problem, finding out whether the goods are imported in a proper manner, determining the responsibilities of importers on VAT, and thus impose penalties prov
Background: Systecon is a leading European consultancy and software company within system logistics, system reliability, maintenance and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis. Historically the military and military suppliers have accounted for the majority of the commissions, but over time other industries have realized that effective maintenance and logistic support can greatly enhance the overall effec
A combined document with The green teams business plan and my own theoretical reflections.
Bolivia and Paraguay are the only two landlocked developing countries located in the Western Hemisphere. Their favourable location in the middle of the continent and healthy trade relationships with their neighbours is counterweighed by the increased transport burden they incur that makes them less competitive compared to similarly sized coastal economies. This paper calculates the effects of land
Mat som kontaminerats av radionuklider genom till exempel radioaktivt nedfall kan ge höga stråldoser till kroppen. Nuklider med långa halveringstider kan ackumuleras i kroppen och ge en hög tidsintegrerad absorberad dos. Personer med kronisk njursvikt kan erhålla höga stråldoser efter intag av radionuklider eftersom många radionuklider utsöndras via njurarna. I den här undersökningen har vi studerHigh internal radiation doses can result from food, contaminated by radionuclides from for example nuclear fallout. Nuclides with long half-lifes can accumulate in the body and give a high time-integrated absorbed dose. Persons with end-stage renal disease can receive high absorbed doses after intake of radionuclides, since many radionuclides are mainly excreted by the kidneys. In this study the d
During the past decade the debate on aid has been an area of criticism because of its supposed ineffectiveness. The mixture of development-, security- and conflict solution questions becomes more evident as civil servants, military and NGOs interact in the same territory. This poses the challenge of policies to be coherent. Since it has been argued that policy coherence has attracted small attenti
PRODUCT RED is an aid organization that defines itself as a business strategy. PRODUCT RED's goal is to create a sustainable flow of capital from the private sector to the Global Fund to aid women and children suffering from HIVAIDS in Africa. They approach this by managing a branding mechanism that gives out a license to use the brand name RED to companies. In return, the company signs up to
Epiphanies constitute an essential aspect of Woolf's fiction, as well as her ideas about fiction. In "To the Lighthouse" they are part of the structure, but also part of the experience of life, how the flux of existence is perceived. This essay focuses not only on the ?little daily miracles? which replace a great revelation, but also on the nature of the chaos, the passing and flowin
