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  1. 16. Something in the Air: Fetal air pollution exposure and long-run labour outcomes: Evidence from Germany.

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Johanna Lidman; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Fetal origins hypothesis; Air pollution; Avoidance behavior; Human capital; Sibling comparisons; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : This study examines the long-run impact of air pollution exposure at the month of birth and during pregnancy on labour outcomes in Germany. I match air pollution levels on a federal-state level to a longitudinal survey sample on individuals born in Germany. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Implied Redistributive Preferences in Canada

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Quan Cheng Xie; [2023]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the implied social preferences for income inequality in the Canadian federal tax system from 2012 to 2019. I characterize social preferences with inverted social welfare weights derived from an optimal tax model featuring comprehensive capital and labour income taxation. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Social Entrepreneurship in the Favelas of Brazil: Challenges and Constraints

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Författare :Mohammed Rafid; [2023]
    Nyckelord :social entrepreneurhip; Minor Field Study; MFS; Brazil; inequality; global challenge; UN 2030; sustainable development goals; SDGs; socialt entreprenörskap; Brasilien; omjämlikhet; globala utmaningar; FN 2030; hållbarhetsmål; hållbar utveckling;

    Sammanfattning : As global inequality reaches unprecedented levels, social entrepreneurship has emerged as a promising tool for addressing this and fighting some of the most challenging social issues of our time. This thesis seeks to dive into the specific challenges that social entrepreneurs encounter in low-income settings by conducting a case study in the favelas in Brazil, one of the world’s most widely recognized low-income areas. LÄS MER

  5. 19. A Tale of Two Sets of Opportunities. An exploration of Inequality of Opportunity among natives and second-generation immigrants in Sweden

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Irem Ucan; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Inequality of Opportunity; normative economics; Shapley decomposition; second-generation immigrants; income inequality; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : This paper examines the extent of income inequality that is attributed inherited circumstances such as social and family background, denoted as Inequality of Opportunity or IOp, for natives and second-generation immigrants in Sweden. The measurement of Inequality of Opportunity captures the between-type inequality, when individuals are grouped into types based on these predetermined circumstances, which involves parametrically estimating the average outcome of each type and comparing these averages between types. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Love Thy Neighbor: Hate Crime in a Time of Crisis

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :Anna Hagman; Jessica Stefansson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :hate crime; immigration; income inequality;

    Sammanfattning : This paper explores whether the increase in hate crime in Sweden following the Migrant Crisis in 2015 can be explained by changes in ethnic composition or income inequality. We use an event study methodology and data from Swedish municipalities to test how well these structural factors, supported by theory, can explain hate crime rates. LÄS MER