Sökning: "Regression Discontinuity Design"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 48 uppsatser innehållade orden Regression Discontinuity Design.

  1. 21. Protected Areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo: An Effective and Equitable Tool for Forest Conservation?

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Malte Ladewig; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Deforestation; poverty alleviation; geographic regression discontinuity; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Tropical rainforests cover large parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In light of recent surges in deforestation in the country, protected areas are a decisive component of the national conservation strategy. LÄS MER

  3. 22. 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

  4. 23. Ranking - Katalysatorn bakom Strategisk Prissättning

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Författare :William Ramshage; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Mathematics and Statistics;

    Sammanfattning : The growing expansion of price comparison sites, where shops are compared and ranked in order of lowest prices, has contributed to reduced friction and transaction costs for consumers. Previous research in this field of study has primarily relied on examining the relationships between ranking and consumers’ demand for the resellers’ products. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Empowerment for Whom? Evaluating Women's Empowerment under Indigenous Self-Governance in Oaxaca, Mexico

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :Hugo De Geer Wikner; Klara Gullström; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Development; Governance; Gender Equality; Customary Law; Empowerment;

    Sammanfattning : Recognising indigenous people's rights has been a priority for Latin American countries since the late 1990s. Yet, a legal recognition of their self-governance has been controversial as they are argued to contrast with liberal values of gender equality. LÄS MER

  7. 25. The implications of a government shift on labor market outcomes : Measuring the causal effect of government control on unemployment rates in Swedish municipalities

    Magister-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Författare :Niclas Östgren; [2021]
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    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this paper is to research if there is a causal effect on labor market outcomes in Swedish municipalities, depending on if there is a left-wing or right-wing rule. By grouping Swedish political parties into two coalitions, left-wing and right-wing, a sharp regression discontinuity design can be applied, where a seat majority in the municipal council shifts discontinuously at 50% of the voter share. LÄS MER