Essays about: "Power Asymmetry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 essays containing the words Power Asymmetry.

1. 1. Better Never to Have Been? : A Critique of David Benatar’s Axiological Asymmetry Argument for Antinatalism

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

   Author : Simon Fridh; [2023]
   Keywords : Antinatalism; Benatar; asymmetry; axiology; procreation; person-affecting; death; pro-mortalism;

   Abstract : David Benatar’s axiological asymmetry argument for antinatalism states that it is always bad for a sentient being to come into existence. There has been a lot of discussion about this argument since its publication in 2006, but this discussion has often been lacking by not accepting some ground rules, or assumptions, that Benatar establishes. READ MORE

3. 2. Mandating transparency on deforestation and ecosystem conversion

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Moritz Driescher; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainability reporting; mandatory disclosure; deforestation; ecosystem conversion; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The production of eggs, meat, and dairy products in the EU indirectly contributes to deforestation and ecosystem conversion (DEC) in Latin America due to extensive imports of soy for animal feed. This thesis explores under which preconditions the mandatory European Sustainability Reporting Standards for the agriculture and farming sector can increase transparency in the opaque soy supply chains and incentivize reductions of imported DEC. READ MORE

4. 3. Is Everyone Uninformed? A study of the relationship between profitability and IPO underpricing

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Niklas Willén; Jacob Jannering; [2023]
   Keywords : IPO Underpricing; IPO; Profitability; Information Asymmetry; Accounting Fundamentals;

   Abstract : In this paper, we investigate the explanatory power of profitability on IPO underpricing through the lens of information asymmetry over different time paradigms. We find that although profitability does not have an impact on IPO underpricing in general, during the time paradigm of 2001 to 2010 it has a positive significant impact- highlighting the necessity to account for variations over time. READ MORE

5. 4. Forecasting Football Corner Odds: Statistical Modelling, Betting Strategies and Assessing Market Efficiency

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Gustav Pålsson; Marcus Laurens; [2023]
   Keywords : Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : Statistical modelling could be included in a betting strategy where the value of a bet is assessed by comparing model predictions and market odds. This thesis presents several models based on statistical learning methods for predicting the total number of corners in a football match. READ MORE

6. 5. Struggle for Survival : A Case Study of the Reindeer Industry in Sweden

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Jury Flickenschild; Carlotta Schäfer; Matilda Östlund; [2023]
   Keywords : Reindeer Herding; Sami; Challenges; Indigenous Business; Industry Survival;

   Abstract : Background: Within capitalistic economies the notion persists that only the most efficient and profit-maximizing companies and industries, that withstand the market mechanisms, should sustain. However, market mechanisms currently do not sufficiently consider non-monetary value creation such as social and environmental contributions. READ MORE