Sökning: "regional differences"

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  1. 6. Regional cooperation and conflict management: Lessons from the Pacific Rim

    Författare :Niklas Swanström; Tom Hart; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peace and conflict research; Regional cooperation; formal; informal; conflict management; Pacific Rim; East Asia; Northeast Asia; Southeast Asia; Americas; North America; South America; regional organizations; conflict resolution; regionalism.; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and Conflict Research; freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Sammanfattning : Regional cooperation is increasingly important as a means to create peaceful relations and improve economic development. The problem today is not to initiate cooperation, but rather how to handle disputes and maintain good relations. This is done through conflict management mechanisms (CMMs) in most regional cooperation structures. LÄS MER

  3. 7. The aging brain and changes in cognitive performance : Findings from morphometry and quantitative susceptibility mapping of iron

    Författare :Ninni Persson; Håkan Fischser; Kristine B. Walhovd; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; brain aging; volumes; ndividual differences; QSM; cognitive aging; iron; episodic memory; fluid-; crystalized abilities; sex differences; gender differences; Psychology; psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Brain aging is a heterogeneous phenomenon, and this thesis illustrates how the course of aging can vary within individuals over time and between individuals as a function of age, sex, and genetic variability. We used two contrasts from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), namely spin-lattice T1-weighted imaging, and quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) from gradient-echo images, to picture the aging brain, by means of morphometric measures and brain-iron concentrations. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Regional differences in disability pension and sickness absence with psychiatric diagnoses in Sweden and Norway 1980-2000. The influence of demography and access to psychiatric health care

    Författare :Lena Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :disability pension; sickness absence; psychiatric diagnoses; regional differences; epidemiology; ; urban; rural;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Psychiatric diagnoses in sickness absence (SA) and disability pensions (DP) amongindividuals under 35 years and the proportion of SA and DP with psychiatric disorders have increased inseveral countries. SA and DP with psychiatric disorders show regional differences, and imply social andeconomic consequences for individuals and a high cost to employers and society. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Tillväxtbilder, regionala intentioner samt entreprenörers orsaksförklaringar av tillväxt : en penroseisk syn på regional tillväxt

    Författare :Peter Selegård; Anders Lundström; Erik Lindhult; Birgitta Schwartz; Elisabeth Sundin; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Tillväxt; Entreprenörer; Småföretag; Regional Utveckling; Partnerskap; Intentioner; Orsaksförklaringar; Penrose; industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Organisations;

    Sammanfattning : Regional utveckling har fått större betydelse de senaste årtiondena. En mer liberal frihandelsstruktur antas ha bidragit till en ökad globalisering, vilket lett fram till en ökad konkurrensutsatthet. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Migration and Regional Sorting of Skills

    Författare :Sofia Tano; Thomas Aronsson; Olle Westerlund; Folmer Henk; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Agglomeration; early markers; human capital; income; interregional migration; individual ability; location choice; marital matching; propensity score matching; regional clustering; skills; university graduates;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of an introductory part and four papers.Paper [I] estimates jointly the choice of whether to enroll in education and the choice of location among young people. LÄS MER