Essays about: "Earnings Inequality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words Earnings Inequality.

  1. 1. FISCAL POLICY AND GENDER INEQUALITY : A CASE OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN NIGERIA

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Adetutu O Emmanuel; [2023]
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    Abstract : Over the years governmental efforts to resolve the issues of gender inequality particularly in the developing countries appear to be less significant, and some scholars have identified this failing as the bane of economic growth and development in such countries. It is argued that the consequences which stems from discrimination against women who constitute about 70% of agricultural labor market in Nigeria and their low empowerment in Nigeria's agriculture sector led to the overall low productivity in the country's agriculture sector. READ MORE

  3. 2. Navigating the Waves: A Study on the Effect of Income Volatility on Household Debt Accumulation

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Loke Sjödin; Lukas Segerberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Inequality; Income volatility; Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; Financial crises; Household Debt;

    Abstract : This study investigates the influence of income volatility on household borrowing behavior, contributing to the broader discussion on the relationship between inequality and the risk of financial crises. While prior studies have generally focused on permanent income inequality, we address the overlooked aspect of transitory income inequality. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Hard Pill to Swallow? Subsidized Contraceptives and Women's Intergenerational Mobility in a Difference-in-Differences Framework

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Matilda Fors; Lisa-Maria Jonsson; [2022]
    Keywords : intergenerational mobility; income persistence; contraceptives; fertility; natural experiment;

    Abstract : The theory and methods of intergenerational mobility attempt to explain the transmission of socioeconomic status between family members of different generations. In this thesis, we study the causal effect of access to contraceptives on the intergenerational mobility of women. READ MORE

  5. 4. Discrimination on the labor market towards immigrant women : Is there a different gender wage gap amongst immigrant women compared to natives?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Emina Peric; Rachel Stigh; [2022]
    Keywords : gender wage; native-immigrant wage gap; immigration; discrimination; women; labor market; wage differentials;

    Abstract : The gender inequality in the labor market has long been a discussed and studied topic, and today it is acknowledged that women are discriminated against and face disadvantages in earnings compared to men. This study aims to further investigate if immigrant women face additional earnings differentials due to their ethnicity, more specifically in the Norwegian labor market. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Marriage the Merrier: Examining the Role of Family Labor Supply in Consumption Inequality

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Filip Stubbfält; [2022]
    Keywords : Economic Inequality; Family Labor Supply; Consumption Smoothing;

    Abstract : Using data from the Panel Study of Income dynamics between 2009 and 2019, I first document that the disconnect between consumption and earnings inequality holds for married households but not single households. Married households seem to behave consistently with the Permanent Income Hypothesis, smoothing out their consumption based on their expected lifetime incomes. READ MORE