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  1. 11. Education, Marriage Squeeze and First Marriage Formation: Evidence from Modern China

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :Fangjie Cai; [2019]
    Nyckelord :China; First Marriage; Education; Educational Homogamy; Marriage Squeeze;

    Sammanfattning : This article studies the effects of educational attainment and the gender ratio of the population within the same educational category on marriage formation in the context of modern China. The empirical analysis is based on macro data from the China statistical yearbook and micro data from the Chinese General Social Survey. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Paid family leave Policy in California - First, ever implemented in the United States of America

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Författare :Hannah Lööf Björnram; Ravneet Singh; [2018-06-26]
    Nyckelord :California; Paid parental leave; Difference-In-Difference; Synthetic control; Gender equality;

    Sammanfattning : In this essay, we examine the effects of a gender-neutral policy that was implemented in California in 2004. The policy, Paid family leave, is the first policy in the US that offers a financial compensation to both parents and consists of 6 weeks of paid leave. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Efficiency in Swedish Power Grids : A Two-Stage Double Bootstrap DEA Approach for Estimating the Effects from Environmental Variables

    Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Författare :Martin Bergqvist; [2018]
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    Sammanfattning : This paper uses a two-stage Data Envelopment Analysis approach to model the technical efficiency among the ~150 local electricity grids in Sweden. The analysis sets out to capture their heterogeneous environment and firm characteristics that might affect their efficiency. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Indoor Tools for Outdoor Jobs: An empirical study on the relationship between time-saving household appliances and female labour force participation in India

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :Julia Bolk; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Female labour force participation; Household appliances; Intrahousehold decisionmaking; Technological change; Instrumental variable technique;

    Sammanfattning : Higher female labour force participation leads to positive development outcomes at both the micro and macro level. The low and declining female labour force participation in India is alarming and rather puzzling, since its economy is growing rapidly. LÄS MER

  7. 15. The Paradox of the Isolated Poor: An Empirical View on the Political Economy of Capital City Isolation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :Sandro Provenzano; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Accountability; Capital City Isolation; Inequality; Nighttime Luminosity; Sub-Saharan Africa;

    Sammanfattning : Staggering income inequality is one of the major challenges for economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Accordingly, understanding the underlying mechanisms that cause and maintain this inequality is key for developing effective policies targeting the economic underperformance and poverty on the continent. LÄS MER