Sökning: "Mincer function"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden Mincer function.

  1. 1. The Cost Of Bias : - A Study About Wage Inequality and Discrimination in the U.S. Labor Market

    Magister-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Författare :Gustav Rosén; [2023]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Wage inequality and discrimination are two interrelated issues that have significant implications for individuals, organizations and society. Although progress has been made over the past decades to address these issues, they continue to exist in many sectors of the labor market. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Changes in economic returns to higher education in urban China, 2003–2017

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Minrui Song; [2021]
    Nyckelord :return to higher eudcation; Mincer function; expansion policy evaluation; Regression Discontinuity Design; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis investigates whether the higher education expansion policy, issued in 1999, China, improved individuals’ schooling and wages. The thesis mainly applies Mincer functions. Empirical results show that higher education policy increased schooling years, but it does not change the economic returns to higher education dramatically. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The effect of a feruloyl esterase producing inoculant along with mechanical treatment prior to ensiling on fibre digestibility of grass silage

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Författare :Kiros Kelkay Haile; [2019]
    Nyckelord :ryegrass; in vitro incubation; feruloyl esterase; ensiling; meadow fescue; fibre digestibility;

    Sammanfattning : Plant fibre is the main portion of dairy cattle diets. It is also important in maintaining health and proper function of the rumen. However, digestibility of fibre is relatively low, and, in most cases, it is not more than 60%. In cell walls of grasses and cereals, lignin and hemicellulose are connected, forming a matrix. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Dissecting the Comparatively Low Education Premium in Sweden - an Empirical Approach

    C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :David Lindquist; Tim Lundqvist; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Returns to Tertiary Education; Mincer Earnings Function; Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition; Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : Previous studies show that Sweden has the lowest rate of return to tertiary education in the OECD, significantly lower than its Nordic neighbors. Common factors suggested by conventional theory in explaining differences in the education premium are related to relative supply and demand of skilled labor, productivity, labor market features and fiscal policy. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Returns To Education For Mexican Immigrants To The United States

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Meri Aghajanyan; Tolga Erbasol; [2008]
    Nyckelord :immigration; USA; Human capital; returns to schooling; Mexico; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is about returns to schooling for Mexican immigrants to the United States. The United States became the home of many immigrants. There is an evidence that large amount of immigrants in USA are from Mexico. They are among both oldest and newest inhabitants of the nation. LÄS MER