Sökning: "Human capital formation"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 20 uppsatser innehållade orden Human capital formation.

  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. Frying The Brain: The Effect of Prenatal Heat Exposure on Fetal Brain Development

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :Samuel Svensson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :health; memory; brain development; heat; climate change;

    Sammanfattning : Due to climate change, temperatures are rising and are expected to keep rising-leading to an increase in exposure to hot temperatures. This paper presents an analysis of the effects of prenatal exposure to heat on fetal brain development and cognitive abilities later-in-life. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Family Matters : Equality of Opportunity for Skill Formation and How Educational Spending Policies Affect It

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Marcus Harvey Isaksson; Ibou Traore; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Ability; Education; Human Capital; Equality of Opportunity; Public Economics; Labor Economics; PISA; Socioeconomic Background; Förmåga; Utbildning; Humankapital; Jämlikhet; Offentlig ekonomi; Arbetsekonomi; PISA; Socioekonomisk bakgrund;

    Sammanfattning : In recent decades, inequality of outcomes and of opportunity has increased around the world. Many previous studies on inequality have shown the effects of socioeconomic background on income and education, but few have examined its effects on the skills that determine those very outcomes. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The Effects of Skilled Emigration on Economic Growth - An Empirical Analysis

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Rami Soliman; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Brain drain; migration; growth; human capital; remittances; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : This paper analyses the impact of skilled migration on economic growth in the origin country – a phenomenon often referred to as brain drain. Specifically, this paper aims to contribute to the scant empirical literature of the direct effect on GDP per capita growth following emigration of skilled. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs on Educational Outcomes in Developing Countries. A Case Study: Bolsa Família in Brazil

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Alisa Buchstab; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Conditional Cash Transfer Program; Education; Bolsa Família; Brazil; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Bolsa Família is one of the largest conditional cash transfer programs in the world. It provides cash transfers to poor households, conditional on human capital requirements such as minimum school attendance. LÄS MER