Essays about: "geography"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 897 essays containing the word geography.

1. 26. Analysing the Optimal Fund Selection and Allocation Structure of a Fund of Funds

   University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

   Author : Idun Cederberg; Ida Cui; [2023]
   Keywords : Master Thesis; Financial Mathematics; Fund of Funds; Portfolio Optimization; Mean Variance Optimization; Masterexamensarbete; finansiell matematik; fond i fond; portföljoptimering; modern portföljteori;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate different types of optimization methods that can be used when optimizing fund of fund portfolios. Moreover, the thesis investigates which funds that should be included and what their respective portfolio weights should be, in order to outperform the Swedish SIX Portfolio Return Index. READ MORE

3. 27. Forest growth under future climate change in the context of bioenergy – case studies of combined heat and power plants in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Chi Yuen Hui; [2023]
   Keywords : Physical Geography; Climate Change; Ecosystem Modelling; LPJ-GUESS; BECCS; Geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The pressure to achieve net-zero emissions has pushed for new technologies including carbon capture and storage (CCS) based on the combustion of biomass (BECCS). While bioenergy is a relatively mature industry in Sweden, the addition of CCS may increase the demand for local biomass. READ MORE

4. 28. The Role of Education in Shaping Migration Decisions: An Analysis of the Higher Education Reform of 1977 in Sweden

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Patrick Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : migration; educational reforms; geography; causal effect; difference in differences;

   Abstract : This study examines whether or not Sweden’s education reform in 1977, which established new university colleges in selected urban municipalities, had a spillover effect on people’s migration decisions toward rural municipalities and, if so, how that effect varied across demographic groups. To test this, a difference-in-differences method with a fixed effect setting is used in combination with Coarsened Exact Matching to create the best-matched control group. READ MORE

5. 29. Institutions and Economic Growth in the Late Ottoman Empire: A Quantitative Approach, 1820-1913

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : David Vesterager Husfeldt; [2023]
   Keywords : institutions; economic history; economic growth; Ottoman Empire; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the institutions and economic development of the late Ottoman Empire, examining whether institutions can explain the economic development of the regions and countries subject to it during the period of 1820-1913. The thesis aims to quantify the institutional determinants of geography, religion/culture, and political economy/interests, and it employs a semi-experimental approach of using inequality extraction ratios as an indicator for the political economy. READ MORE

6. 30. Perceiving Umeå : Instagram's Lens on Neighborhoods in the City

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

   Author : Rick Fuhler; [2023]
   Keywords : thesis; neighborhood representation; neighborhood; Instagram; topic modelling; sentiment analysis; spatial planning; human geography;

   Abstract : This master thesis in human geography explores how neighborhoods are represented and perceived on the popular social media platform Instagram. By analyzing user-generated content, both visually and textually, this study aims to uncover the predominant themes, characteristics, and subjective perspectives associated with neighborhood representation on Instagram. READ MORE