Essays about: "winner"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 136 essays containing the word winner.

  1. 1. Agents of Peace or Tension: Analysing Political Elites’ Electoral Rhetoric : A Qualitative Analysis of Campaign Rhetoric in the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sanna Sandehl; [2024]
    Keywords : Communal division; polarising and reconciliation rhetoric; ethnic religious and tribal affiliations; election campaign rallies;

    Abstract : How do some political elites, in unstable democracies with communal divisions, use ethnic, religious, and tribal affiliations for a rhetoric of polarisation and/or reconciliation when running for office? This thesis applies a framing analysis to explore how political elites employ these affiliations in speech acts, mainly political rallies, to construct narratives of polarisation and reconciliation during election campaigns. The theoretical framework is constructed by previous research on “Big Men” politics and the rhetoric used by ex-combatants turned politicians within a context embossed with electoral violence and division. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Journey Through the World of Compression with IRS Contracts

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

    Author : Karl Hjalmarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Portfolio Compression; Interest Rate Swap; Newtork Simplex; Central Clearing Counterparty;

    Abstract : By participating in the market a party buys and sells different types of contracts resulting in the collection of contracts growing. With a large collection of contracts come the hurdles of an increasing operational cost, a harder-to-manage order book, and an increase in counterparty risk. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Impact of Patient Fees on Demand for Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine - A Difference-in-Differences Approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Catharina Wingårdh; [2023]
    Keywords : Difference-in-Difference; Patient Fee; DCT; Cross-price Elasticity of Demand; Digital Economics; Brand Loyalty.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper analyzes if patients’ demand for Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine (DCT) providers is affected by a change in patient fees. The paper utilizes a natural experiment when the patient fee increased for patients in Region Stockholm using one DCT provider but remained unchanged for other DCT providers. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ansible in different cloud environments

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Axel Witt; Sebastian Westling; [2023]
    Keywords : Ansible; Cloud; AWS; GCP; Azure; Automation;

    Abstract : Cloud computing offers higher reliability and lower up-front IT costs than traditional computing environments and is a great way to dynamically scale both resources and capabilities. For further efficiency and consistency, cloud computing tasks can also be automated with tools such as Ansible. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Power of the Tides : A Quantitative Study Investigating the Momentum Strategy with 30 Industries

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Oscar Estéen; Jonathan Landahl; Hugo Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Momentum strategy; industry momentum; risk management; market anomalies; momentum investing; portfolio management;

    Abstract : Background: Buying past winners and selling past losers has historically generated both profits and losses. The momentum strategy has been researched with risk measures and portfolio creation as fundamental components. READ MORE