Essays about: "Smooth-transition"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 48 essays containing the word Smooth-transition.

  1. 21. Preschool class: a one-way bridge to primary school : Examining preschool class teachers’ perspectives on preparatory practices for children’s transition to primary school

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Förskolepedagogisk-didaktisk forskning

    Author : Filia Milopoulou; [2018]
    Keywords : preschool class; transition theories; policy change; teachers’ perspectives; curriculum; bridge; Sweden;

    Abstract : The preschool class was built in 1998 in an effort by the Swedish government to achieve a smooth transition for the children from preschool to compulsory school. This voluntary, one-year class was envisioned as a bridge between preschool and compulsory school, and the activities would be unlike those in preschool or school. READ MORE

  3. 22. Brunalger till smågrisar och dess bioaktiva effekter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Alma Eriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : avvänjning; laminarin; fucoidan; avvänjningsdiarré; bioaktiva substanser; fodertillskott;

    Abstract : I denna litteratursammanställning är syftet att redogöra för vilka bioaktiva substanser i brunalger som blivit mest utforskade och deras effekter när det ges som fodertillskott till smågrisar vid avvänjning. Samt att utreda om brunalger kan vara ett alternativ till antibiotika för att minska eventuella problem vid avvänjning. READ MORE

  4. 23. Smooth Transitions in Factor Augmented Models: Simulations and Applications in Macroeconomics

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Ingrid Mattsson; [2017]
    Keywords : smooth transitions; STAR; factor models; regime switching; macroeconomics; forecasting;

    Abstract : This paper is concerned with two important topics in macroeconomic research – structural instability and handling of large amount of data. The regime switching behavior of the data generating process is accounted for by using a smooth transition model. READ MORE

  5. 24. Testing for Unit Root Processes for South American Countries

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Stefan Emmoth; Nicklas Nordfors; [2016-02-18]
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    Abstract : In this thesis, we aim to test the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) hypothesis on data from ten di erent South American countries, using di erent statistical methods. We begin by testing the hypothesis using the standard linear tests augmented Dickey-Fuller and Phillips-Perron. READ MORE

  6. 25. Non-linear prediction in the presence of macroeconomic regimes

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Emmanuel Latim Okumu; [2016]
    Keywords : Markov Switching; Regime Switching; Smooth-transition; Time-varying parameters; Threshold model;

    Abstract : This paper studies the predictive performance and in-sample dynamics of three regime switching models for Swedish macroeconomic time series. The models discussed are threshold autoregressive (TAR), Markov switching autoregressive (MSM-AR), and smooth-transition autoregressive (STAR) regime switching models. READ MORE