Essays about: "Haas"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 essays containing the word Haas.

  1. 11. Introducing sustainability measures to retail district retrofits : Edmonton’s Westmount Centre Case Study

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : TATIANA MARTSCHENKO; [2017]
    Keywords : Urban sustainable development; retail district retrofit; case study; Edmonton; Canada;

    Abstract : Many North American suburban shopping malls have become under-performing retail islands drifting in oceans of asphalt parking lots. This thesis examined three potential future scenarios for the aging retail shopping mall landscape; 1. Maintaining status quo 2. Upgrading the property for a mixed-use neighbourhood centre 3. READ MORE

  3. 12. Seasonalities in Common Stock Returns: Evidence from Germany and Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Daniel Haas; Michael Muhs; [2016]
    Keywords : Asset Pricing; Investment Decisions; Market Efficiency; Periodicity; Seasonality;

    Abstract : This paper studies return seasonalities in the cross-section of German and Swedish listed common stocks. We find that stock returns in both countries exhibit traditional return patterns, such as short-term reversal, momentum, and signs of long-term reversal effects. READ MORE

  4. 13. Non-Governmental Organizations' Efforts to Protect Stratospheric Ozone

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hampus Tarras-Wahlberg; [2014]
    Keywords : The Montreal Protocol; non-governmental organizations NGOs ; epistemic communities; ozone layer; Peter Haas; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 1987, the international community adopted the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer – subsequently labelled as one of the most successful environmental treaties of our time. In 1992, Peter Haas emerged with a study on epistemic communities and their efforts to protect stratospheric ozone. READ MORE

  5. 14. Irregular Migration in the South: Migrating from Nicaragua to Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Björn Pålsson; Åsa Ersborg; [2014]
    Keywords : irregular migration; south-south migration; development; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; migration structures; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Studies about migration and development consist of a vast field of themes. However, irregular migration between developing countries is to a large extent still an unexplored area. READ MORE

  6. 15. Remittances and development: the case of Algeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Amelie Johansson; [2012]
    Keywords : Algeria; North Africa; migration; remittances; development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the characteristics of remittances and remittance behavior to Algeria as well as the role of remittances in local and national level development in Algeria using two different analytical-theoretical frameworks: a developmentalist framework based in neoliberal theory, and a more critical framework built on de Haas (2010). A number of case studies and micro-level surveys indicate that remittances contribute to reducing poverty, improving livelihoods and encouraging community development projects in Algeria. READ MORE