Essays about: "downsizing thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words downsizing thesis.

  1. 1. The Effect of Paternal Job Loss on Intergenerational Mobility in Educational and Occupational Choice

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oona Tuominen; [2023]
    Keywords : job loss; intergenerational mobility; occupational choice; educational attainment;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses the effect of father’s job displacement on his children’s occupational and educational choices. I use Finnish administrative data covering years 1989-2020 and identify downsizing as well as closing workplaces to find exogenous job losses. READ MORE

  3. 2. The downsizing of the Swedish military in 1990-2010 and its spillover effects : A natural experiment on Sweden’s housing market

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Nathalie Sommar Lindskog; [2022]
    Keywords : Housing market; Difference-in-Difference approach; Event Study; Spillover effect.;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I study the effect of the downsizing of military bases after theCold War on both local house prices and neighboring municipalities’ houseprices. To establish causality, I use a Difference-in-Difference approach withTwo-Way Fixed Effects. Then an Event Study is performed to examinepossible dynamic effects. READ MORE

  4. 3. Housing A Nomad

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Minjmaa Enkhbat; [2020]
    Keywords : Approach to housing development in Ulaanbaatar City;

    Abstract : The thesis  is set in Mongolia, looking specifically at Ulaanbaatar City. As a native Mongolian with an educational background in a European context, an opportunity was presented to offer a critical appraisal of the city from an outsiders perspective informed by a deeper cultural understanding of the context. READ MORE

  5. 4. Introducing a central receiver system for industrial high-temperature process heat applications : A techno-economic case study of a large-scale CST plant system in a South African manganese sinter plant

    University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

    Author : Maria Hallberg; Elin Hallme; [2019]
    Keywords : Solar energy; concentrating solar thermal; CST; central receiver system; CR; HelioPod; high-temperature process heat; manganese; business case; Solenergi; koncentrerad termisk solvärme; CST; soltorn; HelioPod; högtempererad processvärme; mangan; affärsmodell;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis was to investigate the potential for introducing a concentrating solar thermal (CST) central receiver plant system based on flexible heliostats - HelioPods - to provide high-temperature process heat in industrial applications. A CST plant system was designed in MATLAB, optically simulated for three design days in the ray-tracing software Tonatiuh and further analyzed in MATLAB by interpolating the results for each hour of the year. READ MORE

  6. 5. Effects and Models of Water Injection in an SI Engine

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Fordonssystem

    Author : Joel Westling; Haris Subasic; [2018]
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    Abstract : Downsizing and turbocharging is a popular combination nowadays in cars inorder to decrease the fuel consumption. However, the boost pressure increasesthe risk of engine knock, limiting the engine in high-load operating points. Inthe current engines, fuel is used to cool the engine in these operating points,leading to a higher fuel consumption. READ MORE