Sökning: "Human Capital Accumulation"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 34 uppsatser innehållade orden Human Capital Accumulation.

  1. 1. Unconditional cash transfers to single mothers effective for child education? – Using a historical policy experiment

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Linnea Karlsson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Unconditional cash transfers; needs-based cash grants; welfare targeting; human capital development accumulation; skill formation technology; regression kink design;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis, I examine whether unconditional cash transfers to poor femaleheaded households have an effect on children’s educational attainment. Using a historical Swedish child allowance policy that targeted unconditional cash transfers to widow mothers with an income below a poverty threshold, I lay out a credible identification strategy, to test the hypothesis with a regression kink design. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Female Migrants in Search of Jobs: The Role of Social Capital in Labor Market Integration

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Författare :Lisen Löwstedt; [2022]
    Nyckelord :migration; integration; social capital; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The labor market integration of immigrants in general, and female migrants in particular, remains a central developmental objective for counteracting inequalities within societies across Europe. Previous studies put forth the concept of social capital, the resources linked to an individual's network of social connections, to explain immigrants’ diverging labor market trajectories. LÄS MER

  4. 3. God, homeland, and those who had the right to neither: An overview of private property laws and human capital accumulation during dictatorial colonial rule in Angola

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Mariana Martins Cardoso; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Human Capital is deemed as an imperative factor for economic growth, however, it is argued the extent of this interrelation. Acemoglu, Gallego and Robinson (2014) claim that the institutional framework of a nation, in specificthose of private property are deemed as pivotal for a nation’s development. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Tolerans och Tillväxt

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Lisa Van Der Vliet Brogårdh; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Social tolerance; economic growth; panel data; regression analysis; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : The dimensions of cultural economics have been more and more discussed recently. This study aims to analyze the relationship between social tolerance and economic growth. Previous studies have discussed two main ideas. Firstly, social tolerance creates a creative environment that promotes innovation and entrepreneurship. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Delayed Demographic Transitions - The Natural Resource Curse Extended? A case study for Bolivia 1900--2010

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Lina Madita Philippsen; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates if dependence on natural resources causes a delayed demographic transition. The Plurinational State of Bolivia is taken as an example as it is a country with a high share of Mining \& Oil activities in its economy. The method of investigation is a time series analysis covering the period 1900--2010. LÄS MER