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1. 1. Skill-biased agglomeration economies: a spatial perspective on demand for college graduates, Sweden 2000-2019

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Jonathan Grosin; Elias Höckerfelt; [2021]
   Keywords : Skill-Biased Technical Change; Agglomeration Economies; Regional Economics; Labor Demand; Skill Differentials;

   Abstract : Several recent studies document that relative demand for skilled workers is becoming increasingly biased toward large cities and metropolitan regions. This development has been interpreted as suggestive evidence of increasing complementarity between skills and agglomerations of economy. READ MORE

3. 2. Study of reflective and polarization properties of objects found in automotive LiDAR applications

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

   Author : Daniel Tonvall; [2020]
   Keywords : Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function; BRDF; Polarization; LiDAR;

   Abstract : In the development of autonomous vehicles, replacing the driver and its perceptive abilities is one of many technical challenges. As a part in solving these challenges, Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) is a promising technology. READ MORE

4. 3. Artificial Intelligence - Are there any social obstacles? : An empirical study of social obstacles

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Author : Erik Liliequist; [2018]
   Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; Social Obstacles; Ethical AI; Technical Polarization; Gender and AI; Technical Unemployment;

   Abstract : Artificial Intelligence is currently one of the most talked about topics with regard to technical development. The possibilities are enormous and it might revolutionize how we live our lives. There are talk of robots and AI removing the need for human workers. At the same time there are also those who view this as deeply troublesome. READ MORE

5. 4. Individualizing Without Excluding: Ethical And Technical Challenges : Filter Bubbles and their Effects on Society

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Anna Normark; Rebecca Oskarsson; [2018]
   Keywords : filter bubble; echo chamber; individualization; personalization; machine learning; logistic regression;

   Abstract : In December 2009 Google had a press release, in which they stated that they would start individualize their users' search results. This is the year individualization began, according to Eli Pariser, who also coined the expression filter bubble. READ MORE

6. 5. Struggling with Technology; A critical investigation of the role of the information and communication technology-sector in Stockholm’s regional development

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Oscar Helleday Melander; [2018]
   Keywords : Stockholm; Kista; Ericsson; Entrepreneurialization; Entrepreneurialization of the self; Financialization; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the role of the local ICT-sector in Stockholm’s regional development over the last four decades. The inquiry is motivated, on the one hand, by economic polarization in the region and, on the other hand, by the increasing centrality of technical innovation in the region’s development over the last decades. READ MORE