Essays about: "Richard Karlsson"

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1. 1. Effect of birch in CLT elements : An investigation of how introducing birch effects the strength properties of CLT elements

   University essay from KTH/Bro- och stålbyggnad

   Author : Richard Eriksson; Maria Karlsson; [2020]
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   Abstract : In this thesis, material properties for a CLT element have been examined with regard to the structure of theelement and its content of different types of wood. The focus has been on how Birch affects the properties,since its properties in shear are much better compared to the commonly used pine and spruce. READ MORE

3. 2. Identities through Words : Analyzing character positioning in Richard Yates’s Revolutionary Road

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Halla Ghassan Karlsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Richard Yates; positioning theory; EFL; literary analysis; Judith Butler; narratology; Heterosexual Matrix; Revolutionary Road;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to analyze how the discourse between the two main characters in Richard Yates’s novel Revolutionary Road implies complex power dynamics concerning identity formation. The analysis has been conducted by the use of positioning theory as well as the critical lens of the Heterosexual Matrix in order to discuss positioning findings in relation to gender formation. READ MORE

4. 3. Mining the City : Urban Transformation and the Loss of City Space in Kiruna, Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

   Author : Richard Karlsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Urban anthropology; mining; space; place; urban planning; affect;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the urban transformation and deformation caused by the expansion of the local Kiirunavaara mine in Kiruna, Sweden. In 2004, the local mining company, LKAB, announced that rapid ground deformations had been discovered in central Kiruna and that buildings and residents would have to be relocated in order for production to continue. READ MORE

5. 4. An Evaluation of Market Efficiency: A study of listing and index population changes on the Swedish stock exchange

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Carl-Thomas Ledmyr; Richard Karlsson; [2017]
   Keywords : Market efficiency; Abnormal returns; OMX Stockholm Stock Exchange; OMXS30 Index; Event study;

   Abstract : This paper evaluates market efficiency for the Swedish stock exchange by analysing listing changes on the OMX Stockholm Stock Exchange and index constituent changes in the OMXS30. We find presence of persistent large abnormal returns when a company changes its listing from, and to, a smaller Swedish stock exchange onto the OMX Stockholm Stock Exchange. READ MORE

6. 5. Insider trading and excess returns: Evidence from the Swedish stock market

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Richard Karlsson; Johan Cederqvist; [2016]
   Keywords : Insider trading; Excess returns; Information hierarchy hypothesis; Replicating strategies; Event study;

   Abstract : This paper aims to examine whether there exist short-term excess returns following insider transactions on the Swedish stock market and, if that is the case, explore whether they differ depending on corporate position of the insider. Based on the results in the first part of the paper, an investigation will be conducted to determine whether outside investors can generate excess returns by pursuing a replicating trading strategy. READ MORE