Essays about: "Status consumption"
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6. RBC with Endogenous Health
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the limited literature on RBC models with endogenous health accumulation. To this end, we develop an infinitely lived agent model with endogenous health, productivity shocks, and health shocks. Health is conceptualized as a capital stock in accordance with the Grossman model. READ MORE
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7. From Boom to Bust: Unfolding the association between business cycles and the mental health of Swedish children
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : An extensive body of literature links macroeconomic conditions to mortality and diverse health outcomes in adulthood, but largely ignores the impact on children. Sweden is currently at the verge of an economic downturn, while mental health disorders and psychosomatic problems are the most common health issue amongst children. READ MORE
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8. RE+: A permaculture approach to regenerate Gastelyckan through urban design and urban farming
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : The global food system is facing significant challenges, for example, Sweden is a big partner of the European Union in terms of imported and exported food, like many countries in the world, Sweden depends on other countries for food production. In addition to it, the agriculture industry is responsible for 26% of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, due to the transportation of food, use of land, livestock and farming. READ MORE
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9. Extramural English and its Impact on Swedish Learners’ Written Proficiency : An Analysis of Complexity, Accuracy and Fluency in Lower Secondary School Writing
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeAbstract : English holds a significant status as a lingua franca in Sweden, offering regular contact opportunities for learners through media consumption and entertainment, starting at a young age. Exposure to English outside the walls of the formal language classroom has been extensively studied especially in conjunction with students’ motivation, vocabulary acquisition, and oral proficiency (cf. READ MORE
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10. A Comparative Evaluation of Failover Mechanisms for Mission-critical Financial Applications in Public Clouds
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskapAbstract : Computer systems can fail for a vast range of reasons, and handling failures is crucial to any critical computer system. Many modern computer systems are migrating to public clouds, which provides more flexible resource consumption and in many cases reduced costs, while the migration can also require system changes due to limitations in the provided cloud environment. READ MORE
