Essays about: "christmas"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 26 essays containing the word christmas.

1. 6. The Deadweight Loss of Christmas Revisited

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Tobias Lahtinen; Johan Rhodin; [2021-08-04]
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   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to investigate if there is a deadweight loss, (DWL), or gain to society elicited from the gift-exchange during the Christmas holiday in Sweden in 2020. This is done by partly replicating the method used in the famous article The deadweight loss of Christmas, written by Joel Waldfogel (1993). READ MORE

3. 7. Clash of beliefs: 'I want to be green but what about the Christmas tree?'

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Vivien Deuringer; Antonia Ursula Langhof; [2020]
   Keywords : Christmas traditions; identity project; Millennials; sustainable lifestyle; cultural context; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to understand the role of a sustainable lifestyle for self-declared green consumers during Christmas. While such consumers tend to behave sustainably in their everyday lives, the researchers were interested in finding out how this might change in a specific setting, in this case Christmas, which is commonly associated with consumerism in the Western world. READ MORE

4. 8. "This is my favorite beauty product… Do you like it too?” : A quantitative study on the user's interaction on beauty brands' Instagram account and how the presence of an influencer effect it.

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation (from 2013)

   Author : Fanny Evensson; Erika Jansson; [2020]
   Keywords : Influencer; interaction; parasocial interaction and beauty market.; Influencer; interaktion; parasocial interaktion och skönhetsbranschen.;

   Abstract : Looking at earlier studies and previous research in influencer marketing and parasocial relations between influencers and their followers, many of them are studying influencers in other countries such as Singapore and not in Sweden. This is a research gap we want to fill, which is why this study is focusing on Swedish influencers. READ MORE

5. 9. Julmust, Must or Christmas Cola? : Translation Strategies for Words for Culture Specific Items in Two Translations of Liza Marklund’s 'Sprängaren

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Richard Mole; [2019]
   Keywords : translation; foreignisation; domestication; translation norms; translation strategies; retranslation hypothesis;

   Abstract : Research within translation characterises cultural references as being problematic for translators, meaning they must choose between different translation strategies as to how to transfer these references into the translated text. These strategies are often described in general terms according to how closely oriented they are to the target-culture or source-culture, known as domestication or foreignisation. READ MORE

6. 10. Closure of Lilla Bredsjön Tailings Dam : an Evaluation of the Long-Term Dam Safety Measures

   University essay from KTH/Vattendragsteknik

   Author : Jenny Bramsäter; [2017]
   Keywords : tailings dams; seepage; pore pressure; slope stability; slip surfaces; long-term stability;

   Abstract : The mining industry contributes to enormous amounts of waste all over the world, which places high demands on tailings dams. In Sweden, there are strict regulations regarding the management and treatment of tailings dams, but some dams that were built before these regulations existed still pose a threat to the environment. READ MORE