Master Thesis in Economics

This thesis presents a pro–active research work motivated by the prospect of the imminent implementation of the regulatory requirement for pedestrian protection, Global Technical Regulation–9 (GTR–9) (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe 1998) in the near future. To meet the performance criteria for pedestrian protection head impact, it is vital to incorporate the required design parameters into the hood design process at an early stage. These main design parameters are architectural and changing them late in the vehicle design process is very expensive and difficult to implement.

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This research provides an analysis of the disparate notions and ideas, to form an overview of the possible trends in residential property for the Victorian coastal areas of the Surf Coast and the Bellarine Peninsula. It examines the interaction of the consumers, space producers and infrastructure providers as they are influenced by the three key determinants of the market, the demographic factors, economic conditions and statutory factors.

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The Australian music industry is growing and developing yet specific information about the ways in which distribution systems develop is limited. In this study I examined the growth and change of the Australian music value chain. This includes the development of digital distribution systems and the effect that peer‐to‐peer technology has on system development, specifically the disintermediation between consumers and artists to the detriment of the multinational value chains.

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This research investigates the ‘stateless income’ tax strategies pursued by firms publicly listed in the United States. Stateless income strategies are employed by multinational corporations, American firms in particular, through a Double Irish Dutch Sandwich structure to reduce tax liabilities. By examining 700 listed U.S. firms over the period 2004-2013, this research finds that larger firms with higher levels of foreign income are more likely to adopt the Double Irish Dutch Sandwich structure.

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The above aims raise the following research objectives: To identify and analyse how people from Bogotá living in Melbourne understand, perceive and position themselves in relation to the Colombian socio-economic stratification system; To explore how people from Bogotá living in Melbourne re-think and reposition themselves in terms of socio-economic stratification once in Australia; To assess whether and how their perceptions of socio-economic stratification and repositioning after migration affects their self-perception and their perception of others.

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This thesis is the result of systemic research in an attempt to define the confusion that exists, resulting from the application of inappropriate economic theories in valuation. This research also attempts to find the reason for and the source of the confusion. This research supports that which has previously been advocated that valuation principles of valuation Practice must be underpinned by a working theory embedded in positive economics.

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This thesis provides solid evidence to support the notion that idiosyncratic volatility plays a significant role in Australian equity markets. Therefore, it should not be ignored but instead should be considered when evaluating the performance of Australian stock portfolios and pension funds. It can also be used to predict Australian economic conditions.

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Many East Asian economies experienced rapid economic growth since the early 1960’s, with Singapore and Malaysia being two of the best performers. Various factors have contributed to this growth. They include export-orientated policies, capital investment, a market-friendly approach and an institutional regulatory framework that attracts foreign investors. Another factor is the role of human capital in the form of formal and informal education. Human capital has been researched at both the theoretical and empirical levels.

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Several studies have been carried out by optimising only the cost. They have not considered some other risk factors such as political and economic factors in their modelling. Currently, there is no generalised model available to determine the optimal sourcing locations incorporating important factors including risks in international LNG trading. In this study, 12 risk factors were taken into consideration to evaluate the risk.

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The following boundaries are considered in pursuing the proposed research study: This study is conducted on an experimental basis; Domestic hot water supply using evacuated tube solar thermal collectors has been selected as the applied context for this study; Paraffin has been chosen to be used as a PCM for this study due to its attractive techno-economic properties for use with solar thermal systems in domestic hot water applications; The effect of scale factor is not studied; The effect of the shape of the PCM container is not investigated in this study.

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This research demonstrates how housing demand can be modelled by using a System Dynamics approach. This modelling concept has been set up, using the root causes which generate housing demand. Causal factors which influence housing demand are collated, and mapped. A model simulating housing demand was developed. Keys to this are demographic, social and economic factors. This model is presented with a view to pursuing new approaches for housing demand modelling.

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This study intends to contribute to the current state of knowledge by empirically investigating the relationship between institutional environment and the performance of MFIs, by comparing South Asia and Latin America.

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This research has two main contributions to current knowledge. The first one is its definition of economic impacts of bridge damage in a flood event. The second one is its application of existing knowledge and models to measure the majority of these economic impacts. Future research can focus on understanding the relations between damage states, repair methods, and repair quantities. Also, future research can make a contribution to knowledge of measuring losing trust on authorities.

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Poverty and inequality are among the most discussed topics in Economics. This thesis aims to investigate the empirical relationship between financial inclusion, poverty and gender inequality. Using unique cross-country panel and survey data sets, three hypotheses are tested: (1) microfinance is an effective tool for poverty reduction; (2) women’s participation in microfinance contributes to improvements in gender equality; and (3) financial inclusion has a positive effect on household income in China.

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This research aims to address these research gaps. Through the literature review, the most popular building PV applications in China are identified. Hence, five building PV scenarios are developed based on real-word cases, including BAPV, roof BIPV and window BIPV. Given the diverse geographic conditions and policy conditions in China, 12 typical cities are selected for the research. A MATLAB program is established to calculate energy generation and evaluate the economic performance of the building PV applications in the 12 cities.

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Food waste is a significant environmental and economic problem with more than one-third of all food grown for human consumption lost or wasted. Food and beverage purchases contribute to approximately one-third of Australian foodservice businesses’ operating expenses, yet most businesses do not know how much food they waste. Further, research has not determined whether the act of measuring waste influences its creation.

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This study primarily concentrates on the metaphors used in economic reports. Its aim is to have an insight into how metaphors are correlated to human physical experience and constructed in economic reports. In addition, the analysis of this correlation will set foundation for later categorization of the source domains which are exploited in the metaphors in these economic reports.

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The purpose of the study is to investigate the TOEIC listening comprehension difficulties encountered by the second-year students at University of Economics and Business Administration, Thai Nguyen University, identify the factors that lead to such difficulties and suggest solutions to help students overcome these problems.

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The long-term goal of the research is to develop a series of appropriate pre-listening activities that help my college‟s students in listening comprehension. However, within the scope of this action research, the author first tried out a variety of prelistening activities for diversification and see how they work, which works well and which not. B

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This action research, as stated in the preceeding section, was conducted with the aim of finding out the usefulness of role-play activities to the enhancement of the first-year undergraduates‟ fluency in speaking English in the context of the classroom at the Faculty of English Language of National Economic University.

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