Essays about: "Hong Kong"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 135 essays containing the words Hong Kong.

1. 21. Active versus Passive Investment : A China and Hong Kong comparison

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

   Author : Johanna Karlsson; Didrik Brinkestam Persson; [2020]
   Keywords : Active Investment; CAPM; China; Hong Kong; Index; Passive Investment;

   Abstract : Investors have been debating whether active or passive management is the better strategy for a very long time where the majority conclude passive investment the most beneficial strategy in terms of after cost. Due to limited research in emerging markets, this study examines whether active or passive management is the most remunerative strategy in mainland China and Hong Kong, considering the difference in attributes between the regions. READ MORE

3. 22. Close to Home: The Effect of Proximity to Violent Protests on Hong Kong's 2019 Electoral Outcomes

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Matilda Fors; Andrea Schmidt; [2020]
   Keywords : democracy; election; Hong Kong 2019 pro-democracy protests; proximity; violent protests;

   Abstract : This paper aims to investigate the effect of violent pro-democracy protests on electoral support for pro-democracy candidates in the case of Hong Kong's 2019 District Council election. More specifically, we estimate the size of an effect resting on three theoretically and contextually informed microfoundations: violence in protests, geographical proximity of protests to voters' homes, and temporal proximity of protests to election day. READ MORE

4. 23. Variation in Assessment : A Coh-Metrix Analysis of Evaluation of Written English in the Swedish Upper Secondary School

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Hugo Simion Malmcrona; [2020]
   Keywords : Writing assessment; lexical sophistication; cohesion; Coh-Metrix; L2 writing;

   Abstract : Reliable evaluation is an important part of language education. However, reliable evaluation of student writing is notoriously difficult to achieve nationally. READ MORE

5. 24. Abuse of Domestic Workers in Hong Kong

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Caroline Älmeby; [2020]
   Keywords : Hong Kong; Foreign Domestic Worker; Filipino; Caregiving; Abuse; Exploitation; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Today, an increasing portion of the world's population is moving from one country to another every year to work. In recent years there has been a feminisation of labour migration where women from developing countries respond to shortages in care work in developed countries, as domestic workers. READ MORE

6. 25. How will Countries like Sweden Benefit or Suffer from a Minimum Wage?

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

   Author : Anton Law; Azeez Shittu; [2020]
   Keywords : Minimum Wage; Sweden; Germany; Hungary; Lithuania; Japan; Singapore; Hong Kong;

   Abstract : Recently the European Union proposed a “Fair minimum wage initiative”. The proposal is to create a common framework across the EU 28 member countries. However, the Nordic countries have rejected the proposal. We investigate this issue through a literature review. READ MORE