Essays about: "PUBLIC SPENDING"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 120 essays containing the words PUBLIC SPENDING.

  1. 1. Prolonged Armed Conflict as a Driver of Climate Change Vulnerability

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Jenny Hammersland; [2024]
    Keywords : Climate Change Vulnerability;

    Abstract : Previous research on climate change and conflict has focused on how climate change affects conflict, however, the field has failed to reach a consensus on the relationship. With climate change being such a large concept, the focus has shifted towards the concept of climate change vulnerability. READ MORE

  3. 2. SELF-INTEREST OR SOLIDARITY? An examination of rising income inequality’s effect on attitudes toward welfare spending among high- income earners in Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Erik Berg Svedberg; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : With rising inequality all over the world and simultaneous concern about the economic viability of the welfare state model, research has paid increasing attention to how economic inequality affects public opinion towards welfare policy in developed welfare states. Where earlier results and cross-country comparisons have given contradictory results of this relationship, this paper looks at how attitudes toward welfare spending generosity among income groups in Sweden have developed since 1996 in the context of rising income inequality. READ MORE

  4. 3. ALMPs in the North

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustav André; [2023]
    Keywords : Unemployment; ALMP; Econometrics; Nordic countries; Labour market; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The subject of this paper is to determine the importance of different Active labour market policies (ALMP) on the unemployment rate in the Nordic countries of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland between the years 2000 and 2020. The ALMPs examined are Public employment services (PES) and administration, Training, Employment incentives, Integration of the disabled, Direct job creation and Start-up incentives. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring Young Adults' Relationship to Forest Visits in Sweden: A Grounded Theory Study with Implications for Policy Planning

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Helena Gullberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Forest visits; Young adults; Adolescents; Outdoor recreation; Policy Planning; Policy Implementation; Mental Health; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: Mental illness is a significant public health issue among young adults in Sweden, who are also spending less time in nature despite its proven positive health effects. However, there is limited research on young adults’ relationship with forest visits from a mental health perspective. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gender Equality and Intergenerational Mobility: Cross-country Results

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Suphalak Bumroongkit; [2023]
    Keywords : social mobility; intergenerational mobility; gender equality; early childhood;

    Abstract : Nowadays, intergenerational mobility and gender equality have captured widespread attention. This study aims to examine the relationship between the two to provide policy insights that benefit both polarized issues. READ MORE