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The theory of the hedonic wage model and compensating wage differentials dates back to the times of Adam Smith, and this study attempts to investigate, using econometric analysis, whether the Swedish labor market can give any claim to these theories. A brief background to the health economics discipline is followed by relevant theory and research in the field of compensating wage differentials. Us

Ordet fado kommer från latinets “fatum” vilket på svenska översätts till “öde”. Fado är emellertid en hel kultur. Fado rör sättet att leva, historien och bilden av Portugal. Detta examensarbete är dock inriktat på den musikaliska delen och framför allt på sången. Fado utövas sällan i Sverige och det är svårt att finna information på svenska om fadosång. Därför utgör en stor del av arbetet beskrivn

The aim of this study was to investigate how individuals perceive the process of sexual/romantic attraction. A phenomenological approach was used, where the participants were asked to reflect as freely as possible upon a question formulated by the authors. 13 persons were selected through purposive sampling, eight men and five women, all between 20 and 30 years old were interviewed but only 8 were

The monarchical regimes of the Gulf States have for a long time remained outstandingly consistent. The aim of this thesis is to explain this political consistency by comparing Saudi Arabia with Iran, covering the time period from Muhammed Reza Shah's accession to the throne in 1941 up until the Islamic Revolution of 1979. We agree that regime consistency theoretically depends on the legitimacy

This paper investigates how Iraqi people living in Sweden are portrayed by Swedish media. The studies have been done through reading and examine thirtyone articles from four different newspapers. The theoretical frameworks that have been used are stereotyping and the discourse of "the other". From this perspective articles have been selected in order to find examples of if Iraqis are des

This essay is about Late Iron Age settlement and its production. I want to define the nature of three different workplaces on Bornholm, Denmark, and compare them. My aim is to see if it is possible to define a workplace through the traces of the craftsmanship. Several materials are selected in this essay and the analysis provides different perspective on workplaces in the Late Iron Age in Scan

Its been long known that militia groups all over the word use refugee camps as recruitment sites, but not much research has been conducted on the subject. Not until recently when Achvarina and Reich presented their new theory linking the level of security in the camps with the prevalence of recruitment. The theory implies that actors such as UNHCR could act on the problem and therefore act as a co

The tourism industry is likely to face significant challenges stemming from climate change and fluctuations in travel costs. This study investigates the potential impacts of these factors on tourism demand in Fjord Norway, and shows that both environmental conditions and travel expenses play a substantial role in influencing tourism demand. However, tourists exhibit a higher sensitivity to variati

Trots att det är ett fundamentalt begrepp inom global hälsa och utveckling är det förvånansvärt svårt att fånga vad solidaritet innebär. Denna artikel börjar med en diskussion av vad som karakteriserar solidaritet, inklusive uppfattade och verkliga spänningar mellan egenintresse och solidaritet inom internationellt bistånd. Därvid bygger den på illustrativa exempel ur historien om svenskt bistånd,

This essay shows how the concept of virtue can deepen our understanding considering processes of empowerment. A virtue is understood as a trait of character, manifested in habitual action, that it is good for person a to have. Virtues are interpreted as socially constructed. Empowerment is presented as a process toward self-confidence and self-determination where recourses and freedom propels the

This is a study about Turkey's membership negotiation to the European Union. The study focuses on the pre-negotiation phase between the EU and Turkey, and investigates if any asymmetry has influenced the negotiation and how that has occurred. Turkey over almost twenty years has had its eyes on the European Union, longing to become a member. The European Union has ambivalently been carefully po

From the early 1990s and onwards the use of debt relief as a method of providing development assistance has become increasingly popular, especially since the launch of the HIPC initiative in 1996. This thesis aims to investigate the general theoretical and empirical support of the growth enhancing properties of debt relief with regard to low income countries. Focus is put on evaluating the harmful

This paper has its starting point with the discrepancy between the ICPD Plan of Action and the Millennium Development Goals with regards to their separate emphasis on the importance of family planning services as a reproductive health component. The population problem can be looked upon from various theoretical schools. This paper examines the sharply contrasting views of economists, on the one ha