Essays about: "rational function"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 56 essays containing the words rational function.

1. 16. Challenging negative stereotypes about Islam/Muslims, one hug at a time. A case study of the "Hug a Muslim" campaign and YouTube as a rhetorical public sphere

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Santino Zhakata; [2018]
   Keywords : Islamophobia; YouTube; Muslim; public sphere; Challenging Stereotypes;

   Abstract : Democracy posits that broadly based participation in deliberative processes will lead to laws and policies that are more inclusive and more just than the measures enacted by monarchs or powerful elites (Hauser 1999:5). Jurgen Habermas (1964) propounded the theoretical concept of the public sphere as a “domain of social life where public opinion is expressed by means of rational public discourse and debate” (Papacharissi, 2013:113). READ MORE

3. 17. Assessing the Effect of the Riksbank Repo Rate on National Output and Price Level in Sweden : Focusing on Employment and Housing Prices

   University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Christofer Borén; Felix Ewert; [2018]
   Keywords : Monetary Policy; Policy Rate; Inflation; Employment; Housing Prices; Vector Autoregression; Impulse Response Function; Penningpolitik; Styrränta; Inflation; Sysselsättning; Bostadspriser; Vektorautoregression; Impuls-Responsfunktion;

   Abstract : There is no single commonly adapted model that explains the influence that various monetary policy instruments carry for the economy. During 2011-2017, the Swedish inflation rate has remained below the 2 percent target which has led the Riksbank to take measures aimed at stimulating the inflation. READ MORE

4. 18. Synergy Valuation in Industrial Software Acquisitions

   University essay from KTH/Industriell Management

   Author : Christoffer Marin; ERIK TRETOW; [2018]
   Keywords : Synergy Valuation; Industrial Software M A; Industrial Software Synergies; Synergiv¨ardering; M A inom industriell mjukvara; Synergier inom industriell mjukvara;

   Abstract : Engaging in M&A is a common corporate strategy and deals are often motivated by synergies, the concept that the value of the combined entities is greater than the sum of their standalone values. However, it is often difficult to capture synergistic value in reality and increasing the probability of a successful acquisition requires a thorough assessment of potential synergistic effects pre-acquisition. READ MORE

5. 19. The European Union’s Technological and Economic Development : A Study on Production of Renewable Energy

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Ali Abbas; [2018]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis answer the two main questions, firstly, the role of technological development in the production of RE with special reference to investment subsidy in supporting schemes and research and development (R&D). Investment subsidies in supporting schemes and R&D are widely used to promote RE technology and considered economical, efficient instruments than regulation approach. READ MORE

6. 20. You Say You Want a Revolution - A Model on the Implications of Prospect Theory on Voting Behaviour

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Cristina Altomare; Agron Nuredini; [2018]
   Keywords : Prospect Theory; Voting Model; Uncertainty; Expectations; Disruption;

   Abstract : In this thesis we create a voting model with a prospect theory foundation, introducing reference-dependent risk preferences, loss aversion, and probability weighting in the individual utility function. Classical voting models represent perfectly rational voters, we argue that voter behaviour can be better modelled by introducing prospect theory preferences, especially recent political trends. READ MORE