Search for dissertations about: "particular interest"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 1031 swedish dissertations containing the words particular interest.

2. 1. Interest and Engagement: Perspectives on Mathematics in the Classroom

   Author : Rimma Nyman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; interest; engagement; mathematics; introduction to algebra; TDS; years 6-9; video analysis; interviews;

   Abstract : The aim of this research project is to illuminate interest manifested as student engagement in mathematics in years 6-9. In particular, the studies capture how engagement is recognised by teachers and researchers and what didactical strategies the teachers use to engage students in an introduction to algebra. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Voting Behavior, Labor Market Policy, and Taxation

   Author : Henrik Jordahl; Timothy Besley; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Elections; voting behavior; pocketbook voting; self-interest; public interest; intergovernmental grants; vote purchasing; redistribution; central bank independence; labor market reform; credibility; flexibility; inflation; unemployment; rigidities; horizontal equity; optimal taxation; heterogeneous preferences; utilitarianism; Nationalekonomi; val; röstningsbeteende; plånboksröstning; egenintresse; allmänintresse; statsbidrag till kommuner; röstköp; omfördelning; centralbanksoberoende; arbetsmarknadsreform; trovärdighet; flexibilitet; inflation; arbetslöshet; rigiditet; horisontell rättvisa; optimal beskattning; heterogena preferenser; utilitarism; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay 1 investigates the vote motive in Swedish general elections. A theoretical model of rational retrospective voting is tested empirically on pooled cross-sectional and panel data from the Swedish Election Studies between 1985 and 1994 supplemented with time series on inflation and unemployment. READ MORE

5. 3. The power of framing : A new-institutional approach to interest group participation in the European Union

   Author : Johan Nylander; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; European Union; lobbying; interest groups; new institutionalism; framing; social mechanisms; policy making; case study; energy; pharmaceuticals; alcohol; biotechnology; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : This dissertation develops a theory of interest group inclusion and exclusion in policy-making processes at the European level. The theory includes three major components: the European Union as a political opportunity structure for interest groups, the role of the European Commission as policy formulator, and patterns of inclusion and exclusionof interest groups in policymaking processes. READ MORE

6. 4. Spatio-Temporal Pre-Processing Methods for Region-of-Interest Video Coding

   Author : Linda S. Karlsson; Tingting Zhang; Mårten Sjöström; Youzhi Xu; Apostolos Georgakis; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Region-of-interest; video coding; pre-processing; spatio-temporal filters; Computer and systems science; Data- och systemvetenskap;

   Abstract : In video transmission at low bit rates the challenge is to compress the video with a minimal reduction of the percieved quality. The compression can be adapted to knowledge of which regions in the video sequence are of most interest to the viewer. READ MORE

7. 5. Multidimensional Markov-Functional and Stochastic Volatiliy Interest Rate Modelling

   Author : Linus Kajsajunti; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three papers in the area of interest rate derivatives modelling. The pricing and hedging of (exotic) interest rate derivatives is one of the most demanding and complex problems in option pricing theory and is of great practical importance in the market. READ MORE