Essays about: "thesis on fair trade"

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  1. 1. Navigating the Tides of Sustainability:  Gaps in IMO Legislation and the Shipping Industry´s Perception on a Transition Towards Sustainability

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : Maria Madalena Ravara; Fee Stöcker; Divya Kasarabada; Chaima Dalouhamouch; [2023]
    Keywords : Shipping Industry; Strategic Sustainable Development; Transition; Regulations; International Maritime Organisation;

    Abstract : Considered the most cost and energy-efficient mode of transportation, the shipping industry is responsible for 90% of trade and is predicted to grow. Although it has been central for the development of nations, this activity is not exempt of negative externalities, largely contributing for unsustainability. READ MORE

  3. 2. Digital Market Acts and the Future of European Union's Digital Sovereignty Policy : An Assessment of Structural Power, and Policy Implications for the Future

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Putri Løgager; [2023]
    Keywords : Digital Market Acts; Digital Sovereignty; European Digital Policy; Structural Power; the European Union; Neoliberalism;

    Abstract : The adoption of the Digital Market Acts (DMA) marked a significant development in the direction of the European Union’s stronger approach to regulating its digital economy. This thesis sought to evaluate the European Union's structural power in the digital economy as well as the DMA’s potential impact on the future of the EU’s digital sovereignty policy. READ MORE

  4. 3. We can't always get what we need : A methodological study on the trade-off between disease severity and treatment effect in Swedish healthcare prioritization using a discrete choice experiment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : August Wadell Leimdörfer; [2022]
    Keywords : Discrete choice analysis; Healthcare prioritization; Disease severity; Cost-effectiveness;

    Abstract : In Sweden, three principles prescribed by law compose the ethical platform aiming to ensure a fair distribution of healthcare resources. The goals of each of the three principles are to 1: ensure equal care, regardless of personal characteristics or social function; 2: give priority to patients of bad health; 3: base priority decisions on cost-effectiveness. READ MORE

  5. 4. Prediction of Short-term Default Probability of Credit Card Invoices Using Behavioural Data

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Billy Lu; [2022]
    Keywords : Probability of Default; Credit Risk; Short-term Default Prediction; Machine Learning; Gradient Boosting; Thresholding; Sannolikheten för Fallissemang; Kreditrisk; Kortsiktig Fallissemang Prediktion; Maskininlärning; Gradientförstärkning; Tröskling;

    Abstract : Probability of Default (PD) is a standard metric to model and monitor credit risk, a major risk facing financial institutions. Traditional PD models are used to forecast risk levels in the long-term, while short-term PD predictions are rarer, but they can support management decisions on an operational level. READ MORE

  6. 5. Assessment of the sustainability of the small-scale food production system in Guachetá, Colombia : opportunities for agroecological interventions

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Alejandro Barrios Latorre; [2021]
    Keywords : agroecology; agroecological assessment; TAPE; small-scale agriculture; climate change; participation; Colombia;

    Abstract : Small-scale farming systems in the Colombian Andes are vulnerable to threats that affect not only the food production and self-sufficiency of local communities, but that can affect the wellbeing of farmers and the environment. A holistic perspective of agriculture leads to understanding of the complexity of agroecosystems including its elements, processes, dynamics, interactions, synergies and trade-offs. READ MORE