Essays about: "Level of Contrast"

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  1. 1. The impact of firm-level greenness on the transmission of monetary policy shocks to stock market prices in Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Marcus Boman; Ira Kansara; [2024]
    Keywords : Monetary Policy; Heterogeneity; Sustainable Investing; ESG; Green Transition;

    Abstract : A growing literature has indicated that monetary policy shocks impact the stock prices of brown firms more strongly than the stock prices of green firms. Monetary policy tightening is associated with lower stock prices since it leads to a higher cost of capital and in turn a higher discount rate for the expected stream of cash flows. READ MORE

  2. 2. Nutshell Paragraphs, Fact-Base or Propaganda: How Do Nutshell paragraphs in five news media reflect an international crisis?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/JMG - Inst f journalistik och masskomm

    Author : Javad Maleki; [2023-10-10]
    Keywords : The nut graph; the nutshell paragraph; the nut graf; fact; propaganda; agenda setting; comparative analysis; content analysis; international crisis; the Libyan crisis; NATO; journalism; journalist; editor; editorial manipulation; newspaper; TV; media; news media; Swedish news media; print news media; news writing; audience; Global Times; Dagens Nyheter; Rossiyskaya Gazeta; the Guardian; the New York Times;

    Abstract : Abstract Thesis: 15 hp Program and/or course: Master’s program in Investigative Journalism (MIJ), Master´s thesis in Investigative Journalism, JU2603 Level: Second Cycle Semester/year: St/2023 Supervisor: Mathias Färdigh Examiner: Annika Bergström Keyword: The nut graph, the nutshell paragraph, the nut graf, fact, propaganda, agenda setting, comparative analysis, content analysis, international crisis, the Libyan crisis, NATO, journalism, journalist, editor, editorial manipulation, newspaper, TV, media, news media, Swedish news media, print news media, news writing, audience, Global Times, Dagens Nyheter, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the Guardian, the New York Times. Purpose: The aim of the study is to conduct a comparative analysis of the contents of nut graphs written by five print news media outlets: Dagens Nyheter, Global Times, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, The Guardian, and The New York Times, regarding the Libyan crisis, in order to examine whether they set media agendas through the nut graph. READ MORE

  3. 3. Taxation on Labour Incomes : The Effect of Changes in Marginal Taxation on Labour Supply in Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Alexander Soto Runevall; [2023]
    Keywords : Marginal taxation; state tax; municipality tax; labour income; labour supply;

    Abstract : In this study I investigate how changes in marginal taxation on labour income affect labour supply in Sweden in the time period 1991-2006. Unlike previous research which has used data on the individual level, this study uses aggregated data on the municipality level and another methodological approach. READ MORE

  4. 4. Neuroscience app interfaceanalysis.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Lucía Velasco González; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Neurologyca company received a request from a client, Orange, on how to improve its appinterface, Orange TV, to be more user-friendly. The project's main purpose is to evaluate the userexperience and optimal design of the interface, focusing on qualitative and quantitative research toanalyze the consumer emotional reaction while using the app. READ MORE

  5. 5. To Activate, Expose and Elicit thinking : a three step journey Teacher actions and student thinking in 18 Swedish mathematics classrooms in upper secondary

    University essay from KTH/Lärande

    Author : Carina Bark; [2023]
    Keywords : mathematical thinking; classroom observations; thinking progression; higher order thinking skills; HOTS; mathematics education; upper secondary; matematiskt tänkande; klassrumsobservationer; högre ordningens tänkande; tänkande-progression; HOTS; matematikundervisning; gymnasium;

    Abstract : Today’s research, as well as current Swedish governance documents, stress the high importance of developing students’ abstract, individual and critical thinking in mathematics education. The needs for such quality thinking however stand in stark contrast to the ‘traditional mathematics education’, which cannot be expected to develop such thinking. READ MORE