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1. The Moderating Role of Employee Skill on the Relationship between R&D Intensity and Firm Performance
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper investigates the moderating effect of employee skill, as measured by employee productivity and training, on the relationship between R&D spending, measured as R&D intensity, and firm performance, measured as ROA, for the accounting-based standard, and market capitalization, for the market-based standard. The study employs a hierarchical Pooled OLS logistic regression and a Fixed Effects regression model, to account for the structure of the panel data. READ MORE
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2. Intermarriage Pattern Among Swedish Immigrants In the US in 1900 and 1910
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Intermarriage patterns are often referred to as a step in the social assimilation. However, previous research on is ambiguous in its result concerning differences in intermarriage pattern between genders. According to the theory intermarriage patterns are both influences by preferences and opportunities. READ MORE
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3. Enforced Kumbaya
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This paper looks at whether an implementation of a UN operation in a civil conflict effects the signing of local peace agreements. It is limited to the Africa and Middle East regions. The theory applied, and tested, is the Liberal Peace Theory. To test the question a new dataset is constructed by merging disparate datasets and data into one. READ MORE
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4. Women´s Health in Ethiopia - A Regional Assessment of Diverse Health Outcomes Between 2000 and 2016
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : So far, broad-based assessments of health outcomes are scarce for Ethiopian women. Little is known about differences in overall health performance between regions. On that account, the present research scrutinizes a diversity of seven health indicators for women of their reproductive age. READ MORE
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5. Dividend or Stock Repurchases? : US 2012 Tax Increase and Its Implication on Payout Policy
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknikAbstract : Problem: Stock repurchases, and dividends have been a topic of academic interest for decades. Researchers have been trying to understand the determinants of payout policies and the conjunctural relationship between dividends and repurchases. That is, under which circumstances is one preferred over the other. READ MORE
