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Study notes for Consumer Marketing at VU Amsterdam covering consumer behavior frameworks and the Jobs to be Done theory. The document explains functional, emotional, and social needs, the complete consumer decision process, and internal/external factors influencing purchases including emotions, social influences, and environmental context. Essential for understanding core consumer behavior concepts tested in the course and applying them to real marketing scenarios.

Summary of International Law by Klabbers: text on international law and its historical development. Topics include the Westphalia system and state sovereignty, Hugo Grotius and natural law theory, colonialism and terra nullius doctrine, the abolition of slavery, decolonization, and the intersection of international law with global economics. Essential for understanding how international law evolved and its role in regulating trade, maritime rights, and territorial acquisition—ideal prepara...

This 30-page AI generated master study guide based on all exam material and my own notes through a human-written (me) prompt covers the Public International Law course at VU Amsterdam's Master programme in Law & Politics of International Security, structured around Jan Klabbers' International Law (chapters 1-10) and weeks 1-6 of course material. It systematically addresses sources of international law, treaties, statehood, jurisdiction, state responsibility, and use of force, with land...

Comprehensive 40-page master exam study guide for the TAWCS course at VU Amsterdam, covering all 37 mandatory readings and lecture notes from weeks 1-7. AI generated based on my own notes, and all provided exam matter through a comprehensive human-written (me) prompt. Topics include the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine, humanitarian intervention, legal status of international security frameworks, and case studies (Kosovo, Libya, Syria) analyzed through doctrinal, political, and theor...

Lecture notes from the Theories and Approaches to War and Collective Security course at VU Amsterdam in the Master of Law and Politics of International Security. Topics include use of force and self-defence, collective security, humanitarian intervention, and peace treaties—examined through traditional legal, sociological, and political science perspectives. Covers key frameworks like R2P, the UN Charter, and contemporary issues such as cyber operations and non-state actors, making it esse...

These notes cover the entire course curriculum in detail, complete with step-by-step explanations, graphs, and mathematical derivations. Topics Covered: Week 1: Introduction to Public Economics, Positive vs. Normative Economics, Old vs. New Welfare Economics, Social Welfare Functions (Utilitarian, Rawlsian, Bergson-Samuelson), Social Welfare Weights, and Behavioral Social Welfare. Week 2: Fundamental Theorems of Welfare Economics, Pareto Efficiency, Edgeworth Boxes (Exchange, Production...

Comprehensive lecture notes, graphical models, and mock exam solutions for Environmental and Transport Economics, covering advanced microeconomic applications to transport and environmental policy. Key Topics Covered: Traffic Congestion & Road Pricing: First-best and second-best pricing, marginal external costs (MEC), capacity policies, pay-lanes, and public vs. private road supply. Value of Time (VoT) & Discrete Choice Models: Random utility theory, logit models, and empirical estimatio...

Comprehensive and structured lecture notes covering core ethical theories, political philosophies, and key thinkers from ancient philosophy to modern justice theory. Key Topics Covered: Aristotle & Virtue Ethics: Eudaimonia (the highest good), telos, arete (excellence), and the golden mean. Utilitarianism vs. Libertarianism: Bentham's consequentialism and maximization of happiness, John Stuart Mill's liberty principle, and John Locke's natural rights, property, and self-ownership...

Master Regional and Urban Economics with these comprehensive lecture notes covering spatial economics, urban land use, regional policies, and economic growth models. Key Topics Covered: Location Choice & Spatial Economics: Weber's industrial location triangle, Palander's market area determination, and Hotelling's linear beach model of spatial competition. Agglomeration & Regional Concentration: Localization vs. urbanization economies, Location-Quotient (LQ), Gini specialization co...

Ace your Quantitative Research Methods II course with this comprehensive, well-structured summary featuring essential formulas, step-by-step problem-solving guides, and practical exam tips. Key Topics Covered: Descriptive Statistics & Data Display: Bar graphs, histograms, stem-and-leaf plots, mean, median, mode, variance, and standard deviation calculations. Probability & Distributions: Bayes' Theorem, addition/multiplication rules, discrete/continuous random variables, Binomial, Poisson...

These notes cover the core curriculum in detail, including dynamic models, consumer theory, and macroeconomic policies. Topics Covered: Consumption-Saving Model (CSM): Two-period model, lifetime budget constraint, household preferences, Euler equation, intertemporal price of consumption, and income/substitution effects for borrowers and savers. Solow Growth Model: Aggregate production function, capital accumulation, steady state, golden rule of saving, and the impact of technological ...

These notes cover the entire course curriculum in detail, complete with step-by-step explanations, graphs, and mathematical derivations. Topics Covered: Lecture 1: Consumer Theory (Buying & Selling, Endowments, Edgeworth Box, Pareto Efficiency, Contract Curve, Walras' Law, 1st & 2nd Welfare Theorems) Lecture 2: Robinson Crusoe Economy, Production Possibility Frontier (PPF), and Coordinating Production & Consumption Lecture 3: Welfare Economics (Social Preferences, Arrow's Impossibi...

Study guide for Methodologie 1 at VU Amsterdam covering the fundamentals of psychological research methods. Chapters 1-2 introduce empiricism, the theory-data cycle, hypothesis testing, falsifiability, and Merton's scientific norms, followed by critical analysis of information sources including personal experience, intuition, and cognitive biases (confirmation bias, availability heuristic, bias blind spot). Essential for understanding research design, comparison groups, and evidence-based pra...

Complete summary of ALL articles for the course Consumer Marketing year 2026-27.

Complete Customer and Marketing Analytics Summary – 2026 Prepare for your Customer and Marketing Analytics exam with this comprehensive English summary covering all 11 lectures. The summary includes key theories, definitions, statistical methods, analytical frameworks, formulas, practical examples, and visual models. Topics covered: - Lecture 1: Introduction to Customer and Marketing Analytics - Lecture 2: Measurement and Scaling, Reliability, Validity & Dimensionality - Lecture...

Complete Consumer Marketing Summary – 2026 Prepare for your Consumer Marketing exam with this comprehensive 34-page English summary covering all 9 lectures. The summary includes key theories, definitions, conceptual frameworks, scientific studies, research findings, practical examples, and visual models. Topics covered: - Lecture 1: Introduction to Consumer Behavior - Lecture 2: Consumer Research & CSR Halo - Lecture 3: Product Evaluation & Attitudes - Lecture 4: Social Influence...

This document contains all the preparation for the Public International Law classes and exams and coursework on international security.

Article summaries for weeks 1–6 of Growth Strategies (E_BA_GSOC) at VU Amsterdam, covering business planning, effectuation, and organizational strategy. Topics include the Brinckmann meta-analysis on business planning versus effectuation, research methodologies, hypotheses testing, and exam preparation strategies. Well organized by theory, hypotheses, methods, and exam traps, designed to prepare for the 46 multiple-choice and 1 open-ended exam question format.

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A clear and concise summary of all 10 lectures of Evolutionary Psychology at VU Amsterdam (2026/2027). Covers the key theories, concepts and research from the course, including natural selection, emotions, mating strategies, parenting, cooperation, aggression, sex conflict, status and leadership. Organized by lecture and focused on the most important material, making it useful for both studying throughout the course and preparing for the exam.