Sökning: "Difference-in-differences estimation"

Visar resultat 11 - 14 av 14 uppsatser innehållade orden Difference-in-differences estimation.

1. 11. A gravity analysis of the adverse effects of U.S. sanctions and their after-life

   Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Anna Ekstam; [2018]
   Nyckelord :U.S.; economic sanctions; gravity model; adverse effects; after-life; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : Sanctions have become a frequently used tool of political interactions around the globe, and the U.S. is he leading countries when it comes to imposing economic sanctions. LÄS MER

3. 12. Public secondary school mergers as a desegregation method in Swedish municipalities : Investigating their impact on student’s academic performance and choice of school

   Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Anna Hasselqvist Haglund; [2018]
   Nyckelord :Education economics; desegregation; merger; school organization; secondary school; public school; peer effects; socioeconomic background; student performance; integration; segregation; Difference in differences; matching; labour economics; education system; Nyköpingsmodellen;

   Sammanfattning : In recent years several municipalities in Sweden have merged their public secondary schools. This has been considered a type of initiative that intends to reduce youth segregation and discrepancies in school quality. LÄS MER

4. 13. Improvements in numeracy on a micro level: A field study in the Philippines

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Karin Lindell; [2013]
   Nyckelord :Human capital; Numeracy; Calculators; the Philippines; Difference-in-differences estimation; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : This project investigates if access to a solar powered calculator improves numeracy and who benefits the most from the use of a calculator. A randomized field study was carried out in two different high schools in Palawan, a province in the Philippines. LÄS MER

5. 14. Education and Earnings for Poverty Reduction : Short-Term Evidence of Pro-Poor Growth from the Mexican Oportunidades Program

   Master-uppsats, Nationalekonomi

   Författare :Wei Si; [2011]
   Nyckelord :Human capital development; Pro-poor growth; Difference-in-differences; Propensity score matching; Causal inference;

   Sammanfattning : Education, as an indispensable component of human capital, has been acknowledged to play a critical role in economic growth, which is theoretically elaborated by human capital theory and empirically confirmed by evidence from different parts of the world. The educational impact on growth is especially valuable and meaningful when it is for the sake of poverty reduction and pro-poorness of growth. LÄS MER