Search for dissertations about: "Selection panel"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 75 swedish dissertations containing the words Selection panel.
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21. Exploring the links between knowledge spillovers, trade, productivity, and innovation
Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers which consider internal and external determinants of innovation, productivity, or export at the firm level sing matched panel data from various national and international databases.In the first paper, we examine a universal set of Swedish employer-employee panel data for the period 2000-2014. READ MORE
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22. Salmonids and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) : mitigation in pontoon traps
Abstract : In the 1970’s, the seal populations of the Baltic Sea Area were at historically low levels. They have recovered and increased since then. The increase of the seal populations is a success for the management of the Baltic Sea Area environment. It has also meant an increase in number of interactions with coastal fisheries. READ MORE
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23. Essays on Politics, Law, and Economics
Abstract : Essay 1: Several countries practice a system where laymen, who lack legal education, participate in the judicial decision making. Yet, little is known about their potential influence on the court rulings. READ MORE
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24. Better all the time? Trends in health and longevity among older adults in Sweden
Abstract : Background: The health status of the aging population has become one of the major public health concerns today, as the number of older people increases in both absolute and relative terms and life expectancy continues to increase. The increases in life expectancy observed today is mainly the result of improved survival in old age, and as old age is a major risk factor for disease and disability, a major question of concern is to what extent increasing life expectancy comes with years with or without disability. READ MORE
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25. Media Echo Chambers: Selective Exposure and Confirmation Bias in Media Use, and its Consequences for Political Polarization
Abstract : The new digital media landscape has created a high-choice media environment that has made it easier for people to find news and information that support their political beliefs and attitudes, and avoid news and information that challenge those beliefs or attitudes. How does this affect people’s selection of content and political polarization in the long run? This thesis investigates the relationship between different political preferences (political party, political interest and ideological leaning) and selective media use over time among the Swedish population, and whether this selectivity leads to political polarization (ideological polarization and affective polarization). READ MORE