Search for dissertations about: "Home ownership"

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  2. 6. Globalization, Gender Inequality, and Firm Innovation

    Author : Olga Lark; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; foreign ownership; internationalization; export; contract intensity; interpersonal contacts; gender inequality; gender wage gap; gender norms; gender inequality index; customer discrimination; import competition; innovation; patents; ; manufacturing capabilities;

    Abstract : This thesis comprises four self-contained papers that rely on applied micro-econometric methods to understand which factors are important in shaping the gender wage gap in globalized firms and how firms innovate when exposed to trade-induced shocks. In the first paper, we study how the within-firm gender wage gap in Sweden is affected by the degree of gender inequality in the home country of foreign investors. READ MORE

  4. 7. Towards a tactile artifical hand

    Author : Ulrika Wijk; Malmö Handkirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; amputation; upper limb; phantom hand map; sensory feedback; referred sensation; hand prosthesis; body ownership; tactile sensation;

    Abstract : Amputation of a hand is a life-changing event, and the loss of motor and sensory functions leads to disability and has devastating effects on the individual. What is normally performed using two hands must be solved with only one, and the loss also affects body balance and body posture. READ MORE

  5. 8. The effect of competition and ownership policies on the housing market

    Author : Mikael Atterhög; Hans Lind; Bengt Turner; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Environmental engineering and architecture; Competition; housing companies; public housing; rental housing; tenure forms; privatization; Konkurrens; privat bostadsföretag; allmännyttigt bostadsföretag; upplåtelseform; privatisering; statliga medel; Sverige; internationell; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of five studies presented in seven essays. The overall objectives are to investigate the extent and consequences of competition on the rental housing market as well as the importance of national government policies for the substitute good, i.e. owner-occupied housing. READ MORE

  6. 9. Migration Towards Next Generation Optical Access and Transport Networks

    Author : Kun Wang; Lena Wosinska; Jiajia Chen; Kjell Brunnström; Jason P. Jue; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Fiber To The Home FTTH ; Mobile backhaul fronthaul; Next Generation Optical Access network; Optical Transport Network OTN ; Network migration; Techno-Economic; Total Cost of Ownership TCO ; Capital expenditures CAPEX ; Operational expenditures OPEX ; Softer Defined Networking SDN ; Informations- och kommunikationsteknik; Information and Communication Technology; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Abstract : By 2020 there will be 50 billion connected devices over the Internet. With the fast-increasing data traffic demand in both fixed and mobile networks, network operators need to migrate networks towards next generation solutions. READ MORE

  7. 10. Building as active elements of energy systems

    Author : Mehmet Börühan Bulut; Björn Karlsson; Fredrik Wallin; Peter Stigson; Jenny Palm; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; smart grid; smart home; cooperation; energy; buildings; Energy- and Environmental Engineering; energi- och miljöteknik;

    Abstract : Buildings account for approximately 40% of the energy demand and 33% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union. Accordingly, there are several efforts that target energy efficiency in buildings both at the European and Swedish levels. The role of buildings in climate change mitigation, however, is not limited to energy savings. READ MORE