Commodity prices rose jointly to record levels during the past decade and it has been argued that this development is due to macroeconomic factors. Frankel has presented a theory which explains commodity prices to be negatively correlated to real interest rates. This paper empirically investigates if the real interest rate negatively affects commodity prices and if they exhibit overshooting charac

Jag har genom en undersökning på en avdelning inom äldreomsorgen försökt ta reda på vilka förutsättningar undersköterskorna har för lärande på arbetsplatsen. Jag har främst tittat på vad ledarskap, arbetsuppgifter, arbetsgruppen, motivation och handlingsutrymme har för betydelse för undersköterskorna och vilka faktorer som är mest framträdande i relation till lärande på arbetsplatsen. Min frågestä

Denna uppsats diskuterar meningsskapande och värderingar utifrån Musikhjälpen. Musikhjälpen är ett projekt som sker i samarbete mellan Sveriges Radio, Radiohjälpen och Sveriges Television. Det är alltså främst ett radioprogram som sänds i sex dygn i sträck för att dels informera, dels samla in pengar till ett specifikt ändamål. Den första Musikhjälpen hölls i Malmö år 2008, därefter i Göteborg år

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur kompositionsundervisningen ser ut på Gotlands Tonsättarskola. Jag vill få mer kunskap om hur lärare upplever ämnet komposition och hur de lägger upp sin undervisning. Metoden jag använder mig av är en kvalitativ intervjustudie där jag intervjuar fyra lärare som arbetar med kompositionsundervisningen på Gotlands tonsättarskola. Resultatet påvisar ett kreThe purpose of this study is to explore the education of composition at Gotlands Tonsättarskola. I want more knowledge about teachers' experience regarding the subject of composition and how they plan their teaching. I use the qualitative interview as a method, where I have interviewed four teachers who works with composition at Gotlands Tonsättarskola. My results show a creative teaching meth

I Sverige ligger ansvaret för stora delar av den offentliga verksamheten på kommunal nivå. Internationellt sett har svenska kommuner en hög grad av självbestämmande och stort ansvar för viktiga områden samtidigt som en stor del av beskattningen sker på central nivå. Tillsammans med målet om lika utbud av offentliga tjänster i hela landet innebär det att inkomstutjämningen mellan kommunerna fått en

The purpose of this essay is to examine different factors that affect women in horticulture. The horticultural sector is seen as a great opportunity for poverty reduction, especially for women. Nevertheless, there are several obstacles that are analysed in this study in order to examine the actual possibilities for women in Kenyan horticulture. Through using qualitative and quantitative methods in

Sedan grundskolan kommunaliserades 1989-1990 har kra-vet på dokumentation ökat för varje år. Jag ville veta hur verksamma lärare upplever de nya kraven i läraruppdraget och huruvida det sker på bekostnad av andra arbetsuppgif-ter. Den arbetsuppgift som jag i första hand tänker på är skolans viktigaste uppdrag, nämligen att förmedla och pro-blematisera kunskap i dialog med eleverna samt att väcka l

Authors: Malin Körner and Martin Halling Title: “Det fanns ju bara indicier” - En studie om grundskolelärares reflektioner kring anmälningsplikt Supervisor: Tove Harnett Among others, elementary school teachers in Sweden are obligated by law to report to the social services if they suspect that a child is maltreated in one way or another. Nevertheless, research indicates that only few of the sus

After an increasing development in the field of electronic communication services and a growing need for harmonized legislation within the European union an initiative was taken. Actions towards an harmonization of the EU law regarding that area. The focus of which was concentrated on the data being created when using these types of electronic communications services. The data is being both collec

The purpose of this study was to illustrate which conditions people with a service users perspective considers important to leave and avoid reccurence to crime. The study was based on qualitative interviews with five people who earlier have been in jail and today live socialy integrated in the swedish society. The theoretical perspective was based on social psychology with a principally base of so

Despite the vast amount of research done around anorexia nervosa, anorexia as an identity, rather than only a disease, has barely been explored. Within Giddens' 'late modernity' concept, the growth of technology has caused individuals to use machines as mirrors to evaluate their image within society. This has created an opportunity for women to evaluate themselves with the Internet as

Graham Greenes roman The Quiet American analyseras, till stor del med utgångspunkt i uppsatsförfattarens förförståelser av Greenes författarskap och 'Greeneland'. Genom Hans-Georg Gadamers hermeneutiska teorier så som de presenteras i Wahrheit und Methode och det textbegrepp Roland Barthes presenterar i "The Death of the Author" söker uppsatsförfattaren att medvetandegöra sina fö

Denna uppsats syftar till att utreda skillnader och likheter mellan syndikerade lån och syndikerade garantier. De garantier som behandlas är demandgarantier samt standby letters of credit. Dessa garantier är speciellt anpassade för de krav som ställs på den internationella transaktionsmarknaden. Standby letters of credit eller standby remburser har utvecklats för att motsvara demandgarantier och dThis thesis aims to investigate differences and similarities between syndicated loans and syndicated guarantees. For this purpose I have chosen to examine demand guarantees and standby letters of credit. These guarantees are especially adjusted and well suited for challenges on the international transaction market. Standby letters of credit have been developed to match demand guarantees and the sp

This essay examines the volatility spillover effects from oil price shocks across different US and EU industries, using a GJR-GARCH(1,1) model. We conclude that the European industries are much more sensitive to oil and stock market shocks compared to their US counterparts. In US, oil news have significant effect only on Basic Materials, Industrials, Utilities and Consumer Services and coefficient

Abstract Authors: Nina Svärd and Susanne Ekerholm Title: Resilient children (Maskrosbarn) – from weed to flower [Translated title] Supervisor: Christina Erneling Assessor: Anders Lundberg The purpose of our study was to examine children’s resilience when they grow up in a dysfunctional family and how they were able to handle long-term stress. We wanted to compare different group’s ways of describi

Social dimensions of a healthcare profession – midwives’ psychosocial work with adolescent mothers-to-be in Swedish prenatal care (translated title) The aim of this study was to examine how Swedish midwives work psychosocially with adolescents in the prenatal healthcare individually and groupwise. Adolescents who become parents are according to research more often troubled by psychosocial risk fa

Problem definition: In recent years, Kalmar has received an increased number of requests and indications from the market concerning automated solutions in the industry. In the paper industry this is mainly caused by the increased costs in the customer's key processes that possibly could be reduced by fully automated solutions. However, there is currently no clear view of the market potential a

Abstract IKEA’s business idea is to offer a wide range of well designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. To be able to do this the costs must be kept as low as possible. Achieving desired customer service levels is although the key objective while cost reductions are a secondary focus. To be able to retain desired cu

In February 2009, ST‐Ericsson was formed as a joint venture bringing Ericsson Mobile Platforms and ST‐NXP Wireless together, creating an industry leader in development and design of wireless semiconductor components and platforms. The new company became one of the top players in wireless semiconductors. During the integration, purchasing of indirect material at ST‐Ericsson was outsourced to an out