Essays about: "synthetic controls"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words synthetic controls.

  1. 1. Processing of ERT data from Stabilised Columns

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi; Lunds universitet/Väg- och vattenbyggnad (CI)

    Author : Mårten Petersson; [2023]
    Keywords : inversion; ERT; quality control; jet grouting; aarhusinv; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Modern construction sites are associated with high demands on suitable soil conditions, resulting in geotechnical challenges that can be solved using soil stabilisation techniques. The reliability of these techniques is tested using different quality assurance methods. READ MORE

  3. 2. Evaluation of the Two-tailed RT-qPCR method with the application of manual vs robotic extraction of miRNA

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Lia Rozenberg; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Sepsis is aggressive and severe inflammatory body response to an infection and is considered to be one of the most common death causes in patients. The current diagnosis of sepsis is not fast enough to help those who get sepsis, due to its fast progression. The current golden standard for sepsis diagnosis is blood culturing. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sensitivity analysis of a generic urban flow model : 2D modelling with empirical hyetographs and CDS rain

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Julia Granlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Input parameters; initial water content; antecedent moisture content; impervious surfaces; topography; empirical hyetographs; design storms;

    Abstract : Severe flooding events in recent years have underlined the importance of accurate hydrological modelling in urban areas. There are many important parameters relating to both the rainfall distribution and properties of the land on which the rain falls that controls the impacts of the rain event. READ MORE

  5. 4. Predicting Irrational Market Behavior : Examining the Effects of Football Final Outcomes on Index Returns

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Arvid Aronsson; [2022]
    Keywords : DID with synthetic controls; Investor Mood; Behavioural Finance; Irrational Investors; Sports;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the effects football games in major international tournaments have on stock market returns. The major international football tournaments are limited to the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship, and the games studied are only the finals of these tournaments. READ MORE

  6. 5. Anti-competitive: Things that Gain from Dispersion - An Application of Synthetic Controls in Ex-Post Merger Analysis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Isak Thelander; Eliel Koivisto Stenström; [2021]
    Keywords : Ex-Post Merger Analysis; Antitrust; Synthetic Control; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis tests how 16 approved mergers which were subjected to an ex-ante investigation by the Swedish Competition Authority (SCA) between 2000-2015 affected consumer prices through a synthetic control methodology. Ex-post assessments of approved mergers' effect on prices are rare due to a lack of adequate controls for non-merger related price fluctuations. READ MORE