Essays about: "European Economic History"

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  1. 1. Roots of Institutional Transformation: Hamburg in the late 16th and early 17th centuries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Lorenzo Siemann; [2023]
    Keywords : Hamburg; early modern; merchants; institutions; institutional development; Hanse; Hanseatic League; Business and Economics; History and Archaeology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study examines the beginnings of Hamburg’s institutional transformation from a predominantly Hanseatic-style city to a Northern European financial and economic center. Existing literature has repeatedly pointed out the importance of migrants in the diffusion of economic institutions in the early modern period. READ MORE

  2. 2. Consumer Welfare and the European Commission

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Nicolas Pershaf; [2022]
    Keywords : Consumer welfare; European Commission; Sustainability; Digital Markets; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This essay aims to answer several questions: how is consumer welfare defined in economics and by the Commission, how has the role of the concept evolved throughout the history of the Commission’s competition policy, and how do the modern problems of digital markets and sustainability affect the role of consumer welfare? It can first be stated that there exists a clear definition and a way to measure consumer welfare in economic theory. In short, it is the difference between what consumers would have been willing to pay for a good and what they actually had to pay. READ MORE

  3. 3. From Undertaker to Funeral Director: A Social Change in Cyprus

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anastasia Roumpeka; [2022]
    Keywords : Death; Social Change; Technology; Funeral Director; Cyprus; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : How often do we think of our own death? And how often do we stop and think of the changes surrounding death that affect our lives? Thanatology, the study of death and dying, examines death from different perspectives. Following a thanatological path, this research aimed to explore the relationship between death and technology in terms of social change, specifically in the Republic of Cyprus. READ MORE

  4. 4. The European Union and its economic relations with Russia between 1992 - 2022 : A case study of the energy dependency through the approach of the taxonomy of power

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Anna Österberg; [2022]
    Keywords : EU-Russia relations; gas dependency; taxonomy of power; structural realism; liberalism;

    Abstract : The history between the European Union and Russia has been one of interest for the entire world. With the growth in the relationship after the Cold War, it has become one exhaustive field of research and existing literature. READ MORE

  5. 5. Multi-Purpose Women Center for a Community in Kisarawe,Tanzania - Enhancing social resilience through architecture

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Katharina Frank; [2022]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Architecture greatly influences people‘s lives regarding health, stability, and education and is crucial for economic and social development. This architectural thesis project aims to improve the living conditions of a marginalized community in a rural Tanzanian village, Kisarawe, through a design proposal. READ MORE