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1. 1. Do Foreign Exchange Interventions Pay Off? An Empirical Assessment of the Prevented Damage for the Swiss Export Sector

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Celine Heini; [2022]
   Keywords : Foreign Exchange Interventions; Monetary Policy; Swiss Exports;

   Abstract : This thesis conducts a cost-benefit analysis of the Swiss National Bank's foreign exchange interventions from 2009 to 2019, focusing on the Swiss export sector. To that end, the benefit of foreign exchange interventions in terms of the damage that would have occurred to the Swiss export sector in the absence of any foreign exchange interventions is calculated. READ MORE

3. 2. Labour Markets and Global Value Chain Integration: Moderating the labour market implications of trade integration in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Bente Jessen-Thiesen; [2021]
   Keywords : Global Value Chain Integration; Sub-Saharan Africa; Labour Markets; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : With the rise of international fractionalization of production, global value chain (GVC) integration has become an important pillar of economic growth strategies, especially in low- and middle-income countries during the past decades. Differentiating between backward and forward GVC integration, economic growth and upgrading potentials are well-defined, but to be sustainable growth through GVC integration needs to incorporate decent job creation. READ MORE

4. 3. Evaluation of Strategies for the Integration of Building Information Modelling (BIM) with Simulation of Fires in Enclosures

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

   Author : Silvia Parra Diettes; [2019]
   Keywords : Building Information Modelling; Simulation of Fires; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Fire Dynamics Simulator; Thermal properties; Industry Foundation Classes; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is the study of fluid flows for the analysis of phenomena by scenarios simulated in a computer-based environment. One of the most well-known CFD simulation packages in the fire safety field is Fire Dynamic Simulator (FDS). READ MORE

5. 4. Developing Dynamic Capabilities in Emerging Markets : Comparative Multiple Case Studies of Cameroonian and Zambian SMEs

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Macdonald Ngwa; Kabangu Kabangu; [2016]
   Keywords : Small and Medium Size Enterprise; dynamic capabilities; emerging markets;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT Small and Medium Size Enterprise (SMEs) have long been recognised as the major drivers of economic activities due to their entrepreneurial traits of being innovative which lead to job creation, sustaining economic growth, export expansion, and efficient allocation of resources in line with their competitive goals and their respective country’s objectives. In their pursuit as major economic drivers in their respective economies, SMEs are barely exposed to hostile environments triggering fierce competition from Multinational Corporations. READ MORE

6. 5. Possibilities for small scale hydropower in Honduras

   University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

   Author : Mikael Andersson; Leo Lingvide; [2013]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : With an increased demand of electricity it is in everyone´s interest that investments are made to promote sustainable options, and the question on how to supply clean and sustainable energy is global. In this bachelor’s thesis, funded by SIDA and Åforsk, the intention was to investigate the possibilities for renewable energy in Honduras, a developing country with an expanding energy sector. READ MORE