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1. 16. Study of the potential of football tourism : Research based on three football leagues: English, Spanish and Russian

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Dorian Ardeleanu; [2020]
   Keywords : sustainability; tourism decentralization; football research; football tourism; linear regression; probit model;

   Abstract : This study is based on first-league football teams from England, Spain and Russia. It demonstrates that football tourism has a big potential because the attendance on football stadiums has a positive effect over the number of visitors in the city, and this influence is stronger among teams that are historically more popular. READ MORE

3. 17. The impact of fairtrade and other sustainability practices on cocoa farmers’ income of in Guayas and Manabi provinces, Ecuador

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Stefania Celi Garofalo; [2020]
   Keywords : certifications; cocoa; Fairtrade; ivelihood; Sustainability Sourcing Practices SSP ; sustainable value chain; Voluntary Sustainability Standards VSS ;

   Abstract : Voluntary sustainability standards on the one side, and, sustainable sourcing practices on the other side, are two favored ways of the cocoa industry for a more effective, social and environmental friendly value chains. But how well do these two kinds of sustainability schemes improve the cocoa farmers’ income? This thesis investigates the major factors affecting the income among cocoa farmers certified under Fairtrade and Fair for life, and non-certified cocoa farmers participating in Olam’s own sustainability program in the provinces of Guayas and Manabi, in the coastal region of Ecuador. READ MORE

4. 18. Determinants of success on Crowdfunding in Europe. : Evidence from Kickstarter Platform

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE)

   Author : Ernestina Aba Afful; Sabahat Nasim; [2020]
   Keywords : Funding Gap; SMEs; Crowdfunding; Investment Crowdfunding;

   Abstract : Crowdfunding has become an alternative source of funding for small medium enterprises (SMEs) due to inadequate or lack of finance at its start-up. There has been lot of analysis by scholars pertaining the determinants of crowdfunding success and the objective of this theory is to pinpoint the factors of a successful crowdfunding project based on the most analyzed determinants by prior researchers (technology-based projects, social media and entertainment-based projects, other projects (such as food, publishing, arts), visual features (such as pictures, comments, updates, videos,etc), as well as investors contribution. READ MORE

5. 19. Automated Bug Classification. : Bug Report Routing

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Sridhar Adhikarla; [2020]
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   Abstract : With the growing software technologies companies tend to develop automated solutions to save time and money. Automated solutions have seen tremendous growth in the software industry and have benefited from extensive machine learning research. READ MORE

6. 20. Impact of Microcredit Program on Women's Empowerment in Rural Bangladesh

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Gias Uddin Ahmed Choudhury; [2020]
   Keywords : Microcredit; Women Empowerment; Ordinary Least Squares; Probit Model; Instrumental Variable Regression.;

   Abstract : Background – This study is an attempt to explore the relationship between microcredit and the socio-economic empowerment of women in rural Bangladesh. Microcredit is simply the extension of a small amount of collateral-free institutional loans to jointly liable poor group members to generate employment and income enhancing activities. READ MORE