Essays about: "Public good investments"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 essays containing the words Public good investments.

  1. 16. What drives the value of art? - A quantitative study on the Swedish market for paintings

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Alexander Raza; Dennis Kundu; [2016]
    Keywords : Hedonic price index; returns; market for paintings; valuation;

    Abstract : In 1989, Swedish writer Olof Lagercrantz sold "Fyrtornet II" by August Strindberg for 15.6 MSEK, a painting he had bought 11 years earlier for 70,000 SEK. This story is reminiscent of the public perception of the market for paintings, namely that art and high quality paintings in particular, are good investments. READ MORE

  3. 17. Challenges in Solid Waste Management in Buenos Aires : From a Sustainable Development Perspective

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Anna Nilsson; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The waste treatment in urban areas in low and middleincomecountries with growingeconomies and populations is an emerging problem. The increasing consumption along withgrowing environmental issues requests well functioning waste systems and highresponsibility. READ MORE

  4. 18. Kommunikation av kommunalt miljöarbete : når Eslövs kommun ut till kommunens invånare?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Petter Hjelte; [2015]
    Keywords : miljöarbete; miljömedvetenhet; kommunikation; kommunikationsarbete; medborgardeltagande; hållbar stadsutveckling;

    Abstract : Syftet med denna studie var att studera huruvida det arbete som personalen på Miljöavdelningen i Eslövs kommun utför når ut till kommunens befolkning, samt att relatera detta till kända beteendeförändrings- och kommunikationsmodeller. Den övergripande forskningsfrågan var således: ”Vilket angreppssätt präglar Eslövs kommuns miljökommunikation och i vilken utsträckning når kommunens miljöarbete ut till kommunens invånare?”. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Scandinavian Exceptionalism Thesis And Penal Policy Making. Exploring Penal Exceptionalism And The Public’s Legal Consciousness In Sweden.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Ellinor Wepsäläinen; Anna Wikström; [2014]
    Keywords : Scandinavian exceptionalism; penal punitiveness; public opinion; legal consciousness; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : When studying in Brussels, Belgium, we first encountered the term “Scandinavian Exceptionalism”. We came to understand that many western countries are experiencing an increased punitiveness; high imprisonment rates, overcrowded prisons, relatively bad prison conditions as opposed to the Scandinavian countries. READ MORE

  6. 20. Can Private Equity Create Value

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Richard Olsson; Jovanovic Alexander; [2013]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis proposes an alternative way of comparing the performance of private equity funds and testing if they through active involvement can increase the value of their investments. Resent studies has shown that the true performance of Private Equity funds are about the same as the markets return so by measuring the performance of the companies that most resemble the private equity firms actual targets, we should be able to see if private equity funds actually create value, or, if they are simply picking targets from the right “pond”. READ MORE