<p>The purpose of the thesis is to determine whether Russia has changed its intra-industry trade pattern with Sweden between the years of 1997 and 2003. To be able to see any changes five products, vehicles, grain, forest, optical instruments and jewellery has been chosen. With the Grubel-Lloyd index the products will be analysed and the index will also measure the extent of the intra-industry trade between Sweden and Russia</p><p>Theories predict that countries with similar factor endowments and income tend to have a two-way trade which would indicate that Russia is starting to catch up to the industrialised countries, in this thesis that would be Sweden. The theory of income effects predicts that when consumers are getting a larger budget they will start to move away from the most necessary goods and towards more luxury good consumption.</p>

<p>Tvåvägshandel dominerar handeln för marknadsekonomier. Uppsatsen undersöker om två-vägshandeln för EU:s transitionsekonomier har ökat under de senaste åren, till följd av att dessa länder borde kommit ytterligare en bit på väg mot att bli marknadsekonomier. Upp-satsen använder en modell med landspecifika förklaringsfaktorer till tvåvägshandeln mellan Sverige och EU:s transitionsekonomier för fyra industrisektorer. I modellen inkluderas också andra transitionsekonomier samt marknadsekonomier i Europa. Förklaringsfaktorer-na är skillnad i inkomst/capita samt landstorlek, avstånd, medlemskap i en tullunion och gemensam kultur.</p><p>Beräkningarna av andelen tvåvägshandel visar att denna generellt har ökat mellan perioder-na 1995-2000 och 2001-2006 för EU:s transitionsekonomier. Länder som Estland och Po-len kommer till och med upp i samma nivåer som vissa marknadsekonomier. Även BNP/capita har ökat för dessa länder, men de ligger fortfarande långt efter marknadseko-nomierna. Tvåvägshandeln är störst för EU:s transitionsekonomier inom sektorn diverse färdiga varor (varugrupp SITC 8) och minst inom sektorn produkter av kemiska och när-stående industrier (varugrupp SITC 5). Därmed kan konstateras att EU:s transitionseko-nomier kommit längst i utveckling när det gäller varugruppen SITC 8 och tvärtom gällande varugruppen SITC 5. En särskild analys av sambandet mellan tvåvägshandeln och BNP/capita visar att sambandet är störst just för varugrupp SITC 5 och minst för varu-grupp SITC 8. Dessutom minskar sambandet för alla fyra industrisektorerna mellan de båda perioderna. Tvåvägshandeln har relativt sett ökat mer än BNP/capita, och det finns därmed fler förklaringar till tvåvägshandeln än bara utveckling av inkomstnivå. Övriga fem variabler i modellen är inte heller genomgående signifikanta och det finns således fler för-klaringsfaktorer till tvåvägshandeln än de som ingår i modellen. Utländska investeringar är ett sådant exempel. Precis som för sambandet mellan tvåvägshandeln och BNP/capita blir även modellens regressionsresultat genomgående sämre under den andra perioden, samt att resultaten blir bäst för SITC 5 i båda perioderna, och sämst för SITC 8. Genom en analys av de relativa avvikelserna kan konstateras att modellen bäst förklarar marknadsekonomi-ernas tvåvägshandel, sedan EU:s transitionsekonomiers och sist övriga transitionsekonomi-ers tvåvägshandel. Förslag till fortsatta studier är att införa industrispecifika egenskaper i modellen, att inkludera fler länder och att exkludera några länder som bidrog till att försäm-ra resultaten. Dessutom kan en analys av tvåvägshandeln för varugrupperna på en mer de-taljerad nivå inkluderas för att ytterligare förklara andelen tvåvägshandel på ensiffrig nivå.</p>

<p>The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the pattern of intra-industry trade (IIT) between Sweden and EU 15 during the time period 1980-2002. Focus is put on the Swedish manu-facturing industry, which has been divided into the forest, metal and machinery industries. With help of the Grubel-Lloyd index, values have been calculated in order to measure the size of IIT with the other Member States and in product groups.</p><p>Theories about two-way trade argue that countries with similar characteristics have more IIT. The results from the empirical findings show that the Swedish IIT is higher with nearby countries such as Denmark, Finland and Germany. Similar for these countries are the factor endowments, GDP per capita, culture, language, and the closeness to Sweden. The forest industry has more net trade than IIT. In the metal and machinery industries, the IIT is as large as the net trade. Regarding two-way trade within product groups, the analysis proved that products which can be differentiated into more sub-groups have more IIT. A large part of the products have higher net trade than IIT.</p>

The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the pattern of intra-industry trade (IIT) between Sweden and EU 15 during the time period 1980-2002. Focus is put on the Swedish manu-facturing industry, which has been divided into the forest, metal and machinery industries. With help of the Grubel-Lloyd index, values have been calculated in order to measure the size of IIT with the other Member States and in product groups. Theories about two-way trade argue that countries with similar characteristics have more IIT. The results from the empirical findings show that the Swedish IIT is higher with nearby countries such as Denmark, Finland and Germany. Similar for these countries are the factor endowments, GDP per capita, culture, language, and the closeness to Sweden. The forest industry has more net trade than IIT. In the metal and machinery industries, the IIT is as large as the net trade. Regarding two-way trade within product groups, the analysis proved that products which can be differentiated into more sub-groups have more IIT. A large part of the products have higher net trade than IIT.

Tvåvägshandel dominerar handeln för marknadsekonomier. Uppsatsen undersöker om två-vägshandeln för EU:s transitionsekonomier har ökat under de senaste åren, till följd av att dessa länder borde kommit ytterligare en bit på väg mot att bli marknadsekonomier. Upp-satsen använder en modell med landspecifika förklaringsfaktorer till tvåvägshandeln mellan Sverige och EU:s transitionsekonomier för fyra industrisektorer. I modellen inkluderas också andra transitionsekonomier samt marknadsekonomier i Europa. Förklaringsfaktorer-na är skillnad i inkomst/capita samt landstorlek, avstånd, medlemskap i en tullunion och gemensam kultur. Beräkningarna av andelen tvåvägshandel visar att denna generellt har ökat mellan perioder-na 1995-2000 och 2001-2006 för EU:s transitionsekonomier. Länder som Estland och Po-len kommer till och med upp i samma nivåer som vissa marknadsekonomier. Även BNP/capita har ökat för dessa länder, men de ligger fortfarande långt efter marknadseko-nomierna. Tvåvägshandeln är störst för EU:s transitionsekonomier inom sektorn diverse färdiga varor (varugrupp SITC 8) och minst inom sektorn produkter av kemiska och när-stående industrier (varugrupp SITC 5). Därmed kan konstateras att EU:s transitionseko-nomier kommit längst i utveckling när det gäller varugruppen SITC 8 och tvärtom gällande varugruppen SITC 5. En särskild analys av sambandet mellan tvåvägshandeln och BNP/capita visar att sambandet är störst just för varugrupp SITC 5 och minst för varu-grupp SITC 8. Dessutom minskar sambandet för alla fyra industrisektorerna mellan de båda perioderna. Tvåvägshandeln har relativt sett ökat mer än BNP/capita, och det finns därmed fler förklaringar till tvåvägshandeln än bara utveckling av inkomstnivå. Övriga fem variabler i modellen är inte heller genomgående signifikanta och det finns således fler för-klaringsfaktorer till tvåvägshandeln än de som ingår i modellen. Utländska investeringar är ett sådant exempel. Precis som för sambandet mellan tvåvägshandeln och BNP/capita blir även modellens regressionsresultat genomgående sämre under den andra perioden, samt att resultaten blir bäst för SITC 5 i båda perioderna, och sämst för SITC 8. Genom en analys av de relativa avvikelserna kan konstateras att modellen bäst förklarar marknadsekonomi-ernas tvåvägshandel, sedan EU:s transitionsekonomiers och sist övriga transitionsekonomi-ers tvåvägshandel. Förslag till fortsatta studier är att införa industrispecifika egenskaper i modellen, att inkludera fler länder och att exkludera några länder som bidrog till att försäm-ra resultaten. Dessutom kan en analys av tvåvägshandeln för varugrupperna på en mer de-taljerad nivå inkluderas för att ytterligare förklara andelen tvåvägshandel på ensiffrig nivå.

The purpose of the thesis is to determine whether Russia has changed its intra-industry trade pattern with Sweden between the years of 1997 and 2003. To be able to see any changes five products, vehicles, grain, forest, optical instruments and jewellery has been chosen. With the Grubel-Lloyd index the products will be analysed and the index will also measure the extent of the intra-industry trade between Sweden and Russia Theories predict that countries with similar factor endowments and income tend to have a two-way trade which would indicate that Russia is starting to catch up to the industrialised countries, in this thesis that would be Sweden. The theory of income effects predicts that when consumers are getting a larger budget they will start to move away from the most necessary goods and towards more luxury good consumption.

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The primary purpose of the study was to determine the degree of acceptance of the Trump model by secondary school principals and superintendents. A secondary purpose was to identify from the literature the different roles, responsibilities, duties and expectations for the future public secondary school principal.A questionnaire was designed to determine the degree of acceptance of the Trump model for secondary school principals by selected public secondary school principals and superintendents. The questionnaire was composed of twenty-five multiple choice items. Each item had three possible answers, a concept advanced by Trump and two alternative concepts derived from a review of the literature.The population consisted of all principals of public secondary schools in Indiana with an enrollment of 300 or more, and all superintendents of school districts containing at least one high school with an enrollment of 300 or more. Usable responses were received from 419, or 82.8 percent, of the population.The following conclusions were derived from the findings in the study:1. The principals and superintendents accepted the concepts advanced by Trump more readily than the alternative concepts. Seven Trump concepts were found to have "very high acceptance" among the principals and five Trump concepts were found to have "very high acceptance" among the superintendents. Only one alternative concept was found to have "very high acceptance".2. The principals and superintendents rejected the alternative concepts more readily than the Trump concepts.3. The principals and superintendents tended to agree concerning the future role of the secondary school principal. A significant difference in the responses of the principals and superintendents was found for seven of the twenty-five questionnaire items.4. Principals and superintendents agree that a secondary school principal should give highest priority to the improvement of teaching and learning. However, there is disagreement among principals as well as among superintendents concerning the amount of time that will be devoted to this task by secondary school principals. Nearly as many principals indicated that thirty percent of the time of the principal will be devoted to the task as indicated the seventy-five percent proposed by Trump. Responses of superintendents were distributed in a similar manner.5. Principals and superintendents tended to disagree with the Trump concepts concerning the duties, responsibilities, and training of managerial assistants. Generally, principals and superintendents would not delegate as much authority and as many responsibilities to managerial assistants as Trump proposed. Also, principals and superintendents would require managerial assistants to have training as a principal rather than the unique background of preparation and experience that Trump proposed.The following recommendations were made as a result of the findings:1. Principals and superintendents need to become aware of the value and necessity of special institutes, courses, and workshops which last for several weeks during the school year. Such in-service training should enable principals to work more effectively toward the improvement of instruction and curriculum, to keep abreast of new methods and trends in education, and to learn more effective techniques to long-range educational planning. Professional organizations, colleges, and universities will need to do a more effective job in the future of educating school boards, principals, and superintendents to the need for such in-service training if the principal is to be a knowledgeable instructional leader.2. In the future principals will need to delegate more authority to various assistants in order to have time to function effectively as instructional leaders.

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 - 1959) is amongst the most famous architects of all time, and is known as the greatest American architect. His personal life was filled with publicized difficulties and scandal, and he was well-known for his flamboyant and charismatic personality, his innovation modern design philosophies, and for the enormous number of realised and unrealised projects (approximately 450 buildings and another 550 unrealized projects) completed during his career which spanned seventy four years. / When he developed his Prairie style of design in the mid-1880s, inspired by the teachings of his mentor Louis Sullivan, he began a revolution in domestic architecture, firstly in America, but which then exerted a powerful impact on other Western countries. He and his work became icons of a new modern organic architecture. In Europe he influenced progressive architects and contributed to the development of Modernism when the spirit of his work and ideas was adopted and then reflected in the creation of the Modernist aesthetic. / Thesis (MArchitecture)--University of South Australia, 2005.

Thesis (Honors)--College of William and Mary, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-50). Also available via the World Wide Web.