Essays about: "2000"

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  1. 16. Acting Woman: Math Performance and Gender Identity

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Joanna Allestam; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : In this paper I causally explore whether perceived math ability has an impact on perceived gender identity. I base my experiment on a framework proposed by Akerlof and Kranton (2000), and randomly assign individuals to receive a signal of relatively high or relatively low math ability. READ MORE

  3. 17. MERITOCRACY AND CORRUPTION, THROUGH THE LENS OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRADITIONS The moderating effect of administrative traditions on the relationship between meritocracy and corruption

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lirigzon Karaqica; [2023-06-20]
    Keywords : Meritocracy; Corruption; Administrative Traditions; Interaction terms;

    Abstract : The research on the relationship between meritocracy and corruption has been widely studied and has shown that higher levels of meritocracy is associated with lower levels of corruption (Rauch & Evans, 2000; Dahlström et.al, 2012; Charron et.al, 2017). READ MORE

  4. 18. GOVERNANCE BEYOND BORDERS The Extraterritorial Reach of OECD National Contact Points for Responsible Business Conduct

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mirja Sund; [2023-06-20]
    Keywords : Business and human rights; Non-judicial mechanisms; Extraterritoriality; OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; OECD National Contact Points;

    Abstract : As increasingly powerful actors in a globalised world, multinational corporations are often able to evade responsibility for human rights violations and other misconduct occurring in their own operations or supply chains. Since courts face limitations when attempting to exert jurisdiction outside of their state territories, state-based non-judicial mechanisms such as the OECD National Contact Points (NCPs) have been established to fill this gap by mediating between corporations and victims of corporate human rights abuses with the aim of providing remedy to the latter. READ MORE

  5. 19. A valuation of Swedish hedge fund performance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Elis Grönqvist; Johan Wennerström; [2023-02-09]
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    Abstract : In this thesis we present annual returns of Swedish hedge funds sorted by investment strategies and investigate which strategy performs best and how the Fama-French factors: market premium, value premium and growth premium affect these returns. The Fama-French three-factor model is built on the Capital Asset Pricing Model which tries to describe the relationship between the expected return of an asset and the risk of the asset compared to the market. READ MORE

  6. 20. Navigating Identity Abroad: Taiwanese Interactions with Chinese in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Reihuan Wu; [2023]
    Keywords : Taiwan; Chinese Taiwanese identity; overseas Taiwanese identity; ethnic identity; national identity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study investigates the dynamics of Taiwanese identity among Taiwanese migrants in Sweden, with a specific focus on their experiences and interactions within the local Chinese community. The research draws on data collected from ten in-depth semi-structured interviews and utilises the analytical framework developed by Brubaker and Cooper (2000) to gain a deeper understanding of Taiwanese identity. READ MORE