Essays about: "design"

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  1. 1. Are cryptocurrencies homogenous?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Frida Gustafsson; [2019-10-29]
    Keywords : Cryptocurrencies; decentralized virtual currencies; ; LASSO; regulation; homogeneity; heterogeneity; Bitcoin;

    Abstract : There exist more than 2000 cryptocurrencies today. Although choices of design and target groups vary across cryptocurrencies, current research primarily focuses on Bitcoin. If the differences in design choices makes cryptocurrencies heterogenous then existing research could be less relevant in explaining how the cryptocurrency market works. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sounds of Rain

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK - Högskolan för design och konsthantverk

    Author : Skröder Fanny; [2019-10-24]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This project is about creating a sonic experience using rain as a sound component in park environments in Gothenburg. I wanted to take advantage of the rain since a third part of the year in Gothenburg consists of rainy days. For many in the Western world, where rain is not scarce, the cold and wet rain is viewed as a negative thing. READ MORE

  4. 3. Fast visual grounding in interaction

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : José Miguel Cano Santín; [2019-10-04]
    Keywords : grounding; object learning; interactive learning; transfer learning; neural networks;

    Abstract : A big challenge for the development situated agents is that they need to be capable of grounding real objects of their enviroment to representations with semantic meaning, so they can be comunicated to human agents using the human language. de Graaf (2016) developed the KILLE framework, which is a static camerabasedrobot capable of learning objects and spatial relations from very few samples using image processing algorithms suitable for learning from few samples. READ MORE

  5. 4. How does increased retirement age affect women’s employment and health? Evidence from Italy

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Albin Palmqvist; [2019-10-02]
    Keywords : Pension reform; Blue Collar; Difference-in-difference;

    Abstract : This paper uses a pension reform in Italy to estimate how increased retirement age affect employment and health for women on the cusp of retirement. Using variation between birth cohorts and employing a difference-in-difference design, I estimate that an increase in retirement age by 2.75 or 3. READ MORE

  6. 5. Does the design of CEO equity-based compensation contracts mitigate agency costs? Evidence from the U.K.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Axel Olof Persson; Filip Pettersson; [2019-08-09]
    Keywords : Equity-based compensation; Opportunistic behaviour; Audit fees;

    Abstract : MSc in Accounting and Financial Management.... READ MORE