Essays about: "Discontinuity"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 97 essays containing the word Discontinuity.
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16. Filtering aspects
University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)Abstract : In this report, a Fourier spectral approximation of the solution to the linear convection--diffusion equation for initial conditions of different smoothness, and for Burger's equation for the initial condition f(x) = sin(x), was constructed, and implemented. Three different filters (Cesàro, Lanczos, and 4--th order exponential cutoff) were either applied to the initial condition or to the numerical approximation after the last integration step has been performed. READ MORE
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17. A blessing in disguise? - The effect of COVID-19 restrictions on air pollution in India
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The outbreak of COVID-19 plunged the world economy into a pandemic with severe consequences. However, the pandemic may very well have been a blessing in disguise for the mitigation of another killer: ambient air pollution. READ MORE
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18. He's on Fire? Strategic Decisions and Allocation Adjustments Under the Hot Hand Fallacy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper empirically explores 10 years of play-by-play data from the seasons 2011-2021 from National Basketball Association with a comprehensive dataset with 2.7 million shots to test for a hot hand, (i.e., predictability in future outcomes) using three separate models. READ MORE
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19. On the generosity of unemployment insurance and its effects on reemployment wages : Is unemployment due to pickiness?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates the effects of increasing the generosity of the Swedish unemployment benefit on labor outcomes. This is done using a regression discontinuity model on displaced Swedish white-collar workers between years 2004-2015 studying unemployment duration and post-unemployment wages. READ MORE
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20. Socio-economic and Demographic Factors associated with Fertility – Southeast and East Asian Evidence
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Over the last three decades, Southeast and East Asian countries have experienced a substantial fertility decline. The socio-economic and demographic determinants appear to be important in explaining the fertility transition experienced in the region. READ MORE