In a setting where both schools and students have incentives to demand higher grades than may be warranted, there is a risk of grade inflation. Shedding light on the observed grade inflation in Swedish schools, this study investigates possible grading differences between independent and public compulsory schools by comparing their grades to national test scores. Theory and previous studies suggest

The aim of this study was to examine service user involvement in planning for economic selfsufficiency in the social services economic aid department. More specifically the aim was to find out what experiences social workers have of service user involvement during planning, since they are responsible of maintaining the plan. Four semi-structured interviews were made with social workers in a Swedis

The present study investigates whether the mean and the standard deviation of real GDP growth forecasts from the ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF) can help to explain the cross-sectional variation of expected returns in the German stock market. The expected real GDP growth from the SPF can be interpreted as a proxy for expected business conditions, whereas the cross-sectional dispersion

The law from 1994, the Swedish Act concerning support and service for persons with certain functional impairments (LSS) is an entitlement law that is meant to guarantee good living conditions and self-determination for different groups with disabilities. However, studies have shown that coercive measures still occur within organizations bound by the law. The aim of this study was to examine the re

This thesis covers the design of a wideband, flexible front end for LTE and LTE-A in a 65 nm CMOS process. A topology with global frequency translational feedback is investigated and a harmonic rejection mixer is implemented. To compensate for parasitics at the RF input, a variable phase shift is used in the global feedback to improve input matching and prevent loss of noise performance. Combinati

This study aims to deepen the understanding of mundane consumption by examining hidden meanings in the case of the Milk Uprising, when sharp decreases in the availability of Skånemejerier’s milk in Scania, Sweden, in 2009 ignited a major consumer revolt. We argue that existing literature is inadequate to explain this case where mundane consumption all of a sudden became spectacular, and that such

A recent trend in the IT world is the term Internet of Things (IoT). As more and more devices get connected to the internet, and with companies trying to lower production costs in order to stay competitive, security can easily be neglected. In this report traditional Transport Layer Security (TLS) implementations and post-quantum based TLS were evaluated and performance measurements were conducted

Det finns i dagens samhälle ett stort behov av försäkring och den enskilda försäkringstagaren kan välja att ta hjälp av en försäkringsförmedlare för att finna rätt försäkringslösning i djungeln av alla försäkringar. Försäkringsförmedlare ska utföra sina uppdrag på ett omsorgsfullt sätt utifrån försäkringstagarens behov och ska alltid iaktta god försäkringsförmedlingssed. Vilket typ av ansvar ochIn todays society, people and companies are in great need of insurance and the individual policyholder can choose to get help from an insurance intermediary. The insurance intermediary shall perform their duties with a diligent manner based on the policyholder’s needs. It is not always clear what liabilities an insurance intermediary has. Therefore, this thesis intends to analyse and investigate

The paper analyses whether different types of transfer pricing adjustments could have impact on VAT liabilities. It assesses different nature of adjustments (primary, secondary, corresponding, compensating) and whether they could be seen either as a separate taxable transaction from the VAT perspective or as an alternation of the taxable amount fot the VAT purpose. Despite representing two differe

Online sports betting is a billion-dollar industry with fierce competition to deliver the best possible experience. To be able to withstand the competition from rivals, bookmakers needs to be able to differentiate themselves with innovative and cutting edge solutions that offers a complete user experience. The goal of this master thesis is to investigate how sportsbook users perceive current betti

Klimatförändringar är ett av vår tids största miljöhot. Medan länderna i Nord står för de högsta utsläppen är det människorna i Syd som får bära den största bördan. Massajer med sin nomadiska historia konfronteras med svårigheter, då de utöver ett föränderligt klimat måste anpassa sig till ett bofast liv med mindre mark. I massajernas genussystem är mäns och kvinnors roller tydligt uppdelade där mClimate change is one of our greatest environmental threats. While the countries of the North are responsible for the highest emissions, it is the people in the South who bear the greatest burden. In addition to climate change, the Maasai have to adapt to their sedentary life, including less land. In the Maasai gender system, the chores are clearly divided between men and women, with men holding t

University: Lund University School of Economics and Management Course: BUSN49 - Degree Project Master Level in Managing People, Knowledge & Change, Spring Semester 2016 Authors: Melissa Bolks & Clara Ferrer López Supervisor: Charlotta Levay Thesis purpose: The purpose is to understand how the employer brand is perceived using a multi-dimensional approach and how these perceptions affect em

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurobehavioral problems among both children and adults. Around 5% of the children and 3- 4% of the adults suffers from the condition in Sweden. In general, diagnosed children achieve poorer results on standardized tests, receive lower grades and are more prone to dropout of school. Adults tend to struggle with work-performa

Title: Salespeople working with Big Data Analysis, a study of their Identity Construction Authors: Johan Thylander & Erik Eekhof Supervisor:Nadja Sörgärde Date: 20th May 2016 Purpose: This research aims to explore and thus achieve an increased understanding of how salespeople working with big data analysis construct their identity. Furthermore, we aim to find how salespeople perceive big data

Debt and equity are in most countries treated differently for taxing purposes. The asymmetry between the financing forms are being taken advantage of by MNEs, allowing them to plan their cross-border activities in a way that lowers the taxable burden for the whole group. To prevent the increasing problem of base erosion and profit shifting, Member States have implemented different rules limiting i

Detta fördjupningsarbete kommer att undersöka hur Europeisk konkurrensrätt ska verkställas i relation till så kallade ’pay-for-delay’-avtal, vilka är avtal där värdeöverföringen sker från patentinnehavaren till den som begår patentintrång: tvärtemot hur en typisk förlikningsprocess ser ut. Dessa avtal har under det senaste decenniet, framförallt i läkemedelsindustrin, varit under granskning av den

This thesis examines the shareholder value creation of IP in M&A. Using a unique patent-M&A data set over the period 2006 to 2016, we show that acquirers of companies holding IP gain significantly more shareholder value than acquirers of targets not holding IP. We find that this only holds as a binary relationship, and that the discrete relationship between shareholder value and IP is nega

State crime is a neglected area within the academic doctrine of criminology; a fact which has been determined several times in the US, but also in Sweden. The aim for this thesis is to determine in what prevalence and in what way state crime is a part of Swedish university educations in criminology by examining its course literature. In total 336 unique works have been examined in a content analys

The ambition of this essay is to achieve a greater understanding of how adolescence and sport can act as a protective factor and as crime prevention. All the positive effects that sports provide to all kinds of people are something that is even more important for adolescents (Riksidrottsförbundet (2009) Idrotten vill - idrottsrörelsens idéprogram 2016, s.13-14). The commune of Lund took this knowl