Essays about: "ageing populations"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the words ageing populations.

  1. 6. Ljus i varje hus : en fallstudie om civilsamhällets engagemang och samverkan med kommunen på Oskarshamns landsbygder

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Malin Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Lokalt engagemang; samverkan; civilsamhälle; lokala nätverk; landsbygdsutveckling; levande landsbygder; Oskarshamn;

    Abstract : Landsbygderna i Sverige likaväl som i många andra västerländska länder har mött många stora förändringar under de senaste decennierna, bland annat vad gäller en minskande och åldrande befolkning samt en förändrad ekonomi där tjänstesektorn fått en större betydelse. Förändringarna har resulterat i att tillgången till offentlig och kommersiell service minskat på många landsbygder, vilket försvårar möjligheten att leva utanför städer och tätorter. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Role of Education in Health Behaviors. An IV Study Using the SHARE Data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Elvira Wiktorsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Education; Health behaviors; Covid-19; Instrumental variable approach; Compulsory schooling reforms; Health economics; Education economics; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The association between education and health is well documented: more educated individuals live longer and have healthier lives. The incidence of health disparities by education was further accentuated during the Covid-19 pandemic, where the rates of Covid-19 cases and fatalities were higher in communities with less-educated populations. READ MORE

  4. 8. Dichotomies of Utility : Experiences of Refugee Reception and Demographic Challenges in Rural Sweden

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Axel Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : political economy; integration; demographics; refugee reception; macroeconomics; citizenship; welfare; rural municipalities; Modern Monetary Theory;

    Abstract : In the years immediately following the so-called “refugee crisis”, Swedish municipalities that had received many refugees improved their financial position in a quite remarkable way. Overall, 2016 might have been the best financial year ever for the municipal sector. READ MORE

  5. 9. Who cares for mom and dad? Evidence on informal caregiving and labour supply of mature working-age population in contemporary Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Elisa Labbas; [2018]
    Keywords : Labour supply; female labour supply; informal care; ageing populations; Europe; SHARE; endogeneity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Population ageing affects most European countries, placing increasing pressure on publicly funded Long Term Care (LTC) systems. Informal care is often seen as a low-cost alternative to formal care services, yet it may induce unwelcome reductions in labour supply. READ MORE

  6. 10. How to manage the uncertain? An exploratory case study of the challenges associated with defining success criteria for innovation projects

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Viktor Karlsson; Ludvig Nylin Mossberg; [2016]
    Keywords : Project management; Success criteria; Success factors; Innovation; Healthcare;

    Abstract : Ageing populations are globally putting pressure on policy-makers to invest in innovations that can improve and streamline healthcare practices. As these investments use scarce public resources policy- makers need to be able to justify the investments to various stakeholders in society. READ MORE