Search for dissertations about: "focal points"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words focal points.
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1. Experimenting with Focal Points and Monetary Policy
Abstract : This thesis consists of two parts. The first part uses economic experiments to investigate how participants choose to divide a surplus in the presence of competing focal points. The second part examines whether a monetary policy shock has asymmetric regional effects. READ MORE
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2. Frames : Social Philosophy and Hermeneutics as Focal Points for Theology-Related Readings of Theodor W. Adorno's Critical Theory
Abstract : Avhandlingen söker svara på två förberedande frågor: hur man kan tolka Theodor W. Adornos kritiska teori idag? Samt hur en sådan tolkning kan göras relevant för aktuell teologisk problematik?... READ MORE
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3. Enabling socio-technical transitions – electric vehicles and high voltage electricity grids as focal points of low emission futures
Abstract : Today humankind is facing numerous sustainability challenges that require us to question CO2 intensive practices like those present in the transport and energy sector. To meet those challenges, many countries have adopted ambitious climate targets. Achieving such targets requires an understanding of the wider socio-technical context of transitions. READ MORE
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4. Earthquake Sources, the Stress Field and Seismic Hazard : A Study in Eritrea and its Surrounding
Abstract : Presented in this thesis are some basic concepts and applications of seismic hazard analysis and the elements that influence the amplitude and geometric attenuation of earthquake ground motion. This thesis centers on the identification of the styles of failure, focal mechanisms, and the state of regional stress in the study area. READ MORE
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5. V1 Declaratives in Spoken Swedish : Syntax, Information Structure, and Prosodic Pattern
Abstract : The topic of the present thesis is V1 declaratives in spoken Swedish. Such constructions constitute an interesting object for research due to the fact that Swedish is a V2 language where V1 word order is grammaticalized for yes/no questions. Hitherto we have lacked a thorough study of the phenomenon. READ MORE