Essays about: "2000-2010"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the word 2000-2010.
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1. Trade-offs between land conservation and agricultural production: Case study of the Spanish Lookout area and the Belize Maya Forest Reserve
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : Habitat destruction (evidenced in land use change) represents one of the biggest threats to environmental resources and biodiversity. In the tropics, this threat is maximized as deforestation frontiers have expanded into natural ecosystems at increasing rates over the last decades for agricultural cropping and livestock husbandry. READ MORE
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2. Arctic amplification and their relation to regional warming
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Arctic amplification (AA) is defined as the enhanced warming of the surface temperatures in the Arctic region relative to the globe or Northern Hemisphere (NH) in response to external forcings. It is a prominent feature of the climate system. READ MORE
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3. Cashflow Investment Relationship: Empirical Evidence of Chinese Financial Market
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Purpose: In this study, we examine the data from Chinese companies to test the relationship between cash flow and investment. While a wide assortment of previous research has examined the relationship between cash flow and investment, they have largely focused on empirical analysis from an US or a Western perspective. READ MORE
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4. CAN STATISTICAL MODELS BEAT BENCHMARK PREDICTIONS BASED ON RANKINGS IN TENNIS?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to beat a benchmark prediction of 64.58 percent based on player rankings on the ATP tour in tennis. That means that the player with the best rank in a tennis match is deemed as the winner. Three statistical model are used, logistic regression, random forest and XGBoost. READ MORE
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5. An Economic Proposition? Educational Assortative Mating and Earnings Inequality in Sweden, 2000-2010
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : Educational assortative mating and earnings inequality has both increased in both Europe and the United States in the last decades. As a result, educational assortative mating, or educational homogamy, has been suggested as a potential explanation for the increase in earnings inequality. READ MORE