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1. Studies in Mortgage Pricing and Finance Theory
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays.Essay 1 examines the question of why reverse or participating mortgages have not been as much in demand as predicted. A theoretical framework is derived for evaluating the expected utility associated with a reverse or participating mortgage. LÄS MER
2. Förståelse av och förhållningssätt till hälsa : några elevers syn på hälsa och skolämnet idrott och hälsa
Sammanfattning : The concept of health should not be viewed as one-dimensional, but rather a complex interplay between physical, psychological and social factors (WHO, 2014). The Swedish curriculum highlights that the school’s responsibility is to support pupils’ knowledge and promote health. LÄS MER
3. Deliberating value : On the theory and practice of valuation of nature from neoclassical to ecological economics
Sammanfattning : This thesis is about whether it is a good idea to place monetary value on nature, to remedy the fact that we treat it as having no particular value to us humans, although it clearly has. The thesis is based on five research papers that can be said to position themselves on opposite sides in the debate on monetisation of nature. LÄS MER
4. Waves of fashion : The consuming production of management control
Sammanfattning : The responsiveness of organizational leaders regarding suggestions related to various managerial techniques has led to the coinage of the ‘management fashion’ idiom. It has been convincingly argued that phenomena like management control systems are prone to trends, and that such trends permeate into the daily life of managers through the use of persuasive rhetoric. LÄS MER
5. Characterization of Micro-Structures in Materials
Sammanfattning : On developing the next generation sustainable soft materials, it is often crucial to understand and control their properties and function. Whereas a characterization of three-dimensional data is desirable in corresponding studies, often two-dimensional data are less time consuming to obtain. LÄS MER