Essays about: "Education signaling"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Education signaling.

  1. 1. COVID-19 and Incentives of Higher Education

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Hedda Eld; [2023]
    Keywords : Higher Education; COVID-19; Incentives; Knowledge Economy; Human Capital Theory; Signaling Theory; Sheepskin Effects; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : What incentives do Swedish University students have to pursue higher education? If and how are these incentives affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? This study aims to investigate incentives of Swedish university students and possible influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on said incentives. This research is based on a qualitative survey and interviews that will contribute with nuanced reflections of the studied sample. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Entrepreneurs Education Level and Start-up Success. A study on the effects of a founders educational degree on start-up success

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Oscar Gullö; Erik Hultheimer; [2023]
    Keywords : Start-up; Success; Signaling Theory; Human Capital Theory; Education Level;

    Abstract : Using a quantitative method his study empirically examines what effect the founders educational level has on the success of a newly founded business. In a dataset of 145 Swedish companies founded between 2010 and 2015 the study divides the companies in four groups reflecting the founders educational level. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gender Imbalance and Educational Investments in China

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jessica Johansson; Anna Johnsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Sex Ratio; Education; One Child Policy; Marriage; Signaling;

    Abstract : An unintended consequence of the One Child Policy, introduced in 1979, has been the increasing sex ratio imbalance in China. This has resulted in millions of excess males, facing difficulties in finding a spouse. READ MORE

  5. 4. Education and Economy in Japan: Overeducation, Anxiety, Unhappiness and Low Productivity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Tianqi Liu; [2022]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The thesis reviews research about economic impact of education and overeducation, and also researches about education, inequality and suicide in Japan. The thesis describes Thurow’s job competition model, Spence’s job market signaling model and Tsang and Levin’s production model. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Impact of the Founding Team’s Human Capital on Token Sale Success: An analysis of European ICOs between 2016-2021

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Geoffroy Leuba; Amrit Gill; [2022]
    Keywords : entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial finance; token sales; initial coin offerings; ICO; information asymmetry; signaling theory; human capital; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The emergence of blockchain technology enables entrepreneurs to raise capital in an innovative way, by addressing a crowd of online investors without the need for an intermediary. This phenomenon is known as token sales, and it may have the potential to revolutionize entrepreneurial finance. READ MORE