Search for dissertations about: "realignment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the word realignment.

2. 1. The Decline of Class Voting in Sweden 1968–2014: Reconsiderations, Explanations and the Role of the New Middle Class

   Author : Erik Vestin; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; voting behavior; political attitudes; social class; class voting; dealignment; realignment; generational replacement; work logics; swing voter;

   Abstract : Class voting has been one of the most wide-spread and persistent patterns of voting behavior in Western democracies throughout the 20th century. Understanding its decline is an important part of understanding the current political situation. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Exchange Rates, Exports and Growth in Developing Countries

   Author : Kristian Nilsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International commerce; developing countries; growth; exports; exchange rate misalignments; Exchange rate regimes; exchange rate volatility; Internationell ekonomi;

   Abstract : This dissertation is a collection of four essays, where the unifying theme is how different exchange rate regimes have affected developing countries’ economic performance in different respects. In particular, we analyse the consequences on developing countries’ exports, but also, to some extent, the effects on their economic growth. READ MORE

5. 3. Dynamic train/track interaction : hanging sleepers, track stiffness variations and track settlement

   Author : Andreas Lundqvist; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : Trains have been operating on ballasted tracks for over 150 years. During this time demands from the railway organisations and from the industry to increase axle loads and train speeds on the existing railway lines have increased. The reasons for this are both economial and environmental. READ MORE

6. 4. Positron emission tomography studies of the D1-dopamine receptor in schizophrenia

   Author : Per Stenkrona; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : This thesis is based on investigations of central D1-dopamine receptor (D1R) binding in vivo using positron emission tomography (PET). The aims were i) to examine the antipsychotic effect of a D1R antagonist in schizophrenia and ii) to test the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia by comparing D1R binding between patients and healthy subjects. READ MORE

7. 5. Chartist trading in exchange rate theory

   Author : Carina Selander; Karl-Gustaf Löfgren; Anders Vredin; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Chartist Trading; Foreign Exchange; Overshooting; Sterilized Intervention; Target Zone; Taylor Rules; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers, of which paper 1 and 4 are co-written with Mikael Bask. Paper [1] implements chartists trading in a sticky-price monetary model for determining the exchange rate. It is demonstrated that chartists cause the exchange rate to "overshoot the overshooting equilibrium" of a sticky-price monetary model. READ MORE