Essays about: "economist"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 essays containing the word economist.

  1. 1. Democratic Deficit within the Champion of Democracy: How the United States is experiencing similar democratic failures as the European Union

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Edwin Ögren; [2023]
    Keywords : Congress; Democratic deficit; USA; Legislative branch; EU; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis seeks to find out if the Congress, the legislative power of the United States of America, is suffering from the phenomenon of democratic deficit and what the causes of that may be. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s democracy index for 2021, the U.S. READ MORE

  3. 2. To what extent has the European Endowment for Democracy facilitated the growth of an ecosystem of independent media organisations in Lebanon? (2017-2023)

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Kaia Madeleine Corbett Nisser; [2023]
    Keywords : European Union; Lebanon; civil society; media; democracy;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between the ecosystem of independent media organisations in Lebanon, and their relationship to the European Union, specifically the European Endowment for Democracy. The analysis follows a trajectory starting from Beirut all the way back to Brussels, the lens of focus widening as it reaches its conclusion. READ MORE

  4. 3. Economic Recovery - Solidifying Peace? Quantifying the intersection of UN Peacekeeping Exit Points, Economic Recovery, and Conflict Recurrence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : August Juston; [2023]
    Keywords : Economic Recovery; Conflict Recurrence; United Nations Peacekeeping Operations; State Capacity; Peacekeeping Exit Strategies; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : According to the UCDP database, roughly 60% of all armed conflicts between 1944 and 2016 have recurred, an issue which has become increasingly incorporated into the framework of United Nations peacekeeping operations. Economist Paul Collier has theorized upon the importance of economic recovery for building sustainable peace, proposing that economic recovery should be the true exit point of UN peacekeepers. READ MORE

  5. 4. Granbarkborrens påverkan vid fastighetsförvärv

    University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

    Author : Carl Fredrik Henningsson; Peter Nilsson; [2020]
    Keywords : granskog; kvalitetsförluster; likviditet;

    Abstract : Kraftigt avvikande nederbördsmängder, höjda temperaturer och torka under 2018 skapade nya förutsättningar för skogsbruket och den växande skogen. Torkstressade granar skapar förutsättningar för granbarkborren att angripa och döda dem på kort tid. READ MORE

  6. 5. Covariance Matrix Regularization for Portfolio Selection: Achieving Desired Risk

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Manu Upadhyaya; [2020]
    Keywords : covariance matrix; portfolio selection; risk; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : The modus operandi of most asset managers is to promise clients an annual risk target, where risk is measured by realized standard deviation of portfolio returns. Moreover, Markowitz (1952) portfolio selection requires an estimate of the covariance matrix of the returns of the financial instruments under consideration. READ MORE