Essays about: "educational attainment"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 113 essays containing the words educational attainment.

  1. 16. Retiring from Happiness? Analysis of retirement and mental health using SHARE data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Bardh Manxhuka; Ea Dumancic; [2023]
    Keywords : retirement; mental health; SHARE; fixed effects; IV; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : We utilize data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) 1 to investigate the impact of retirement on mental health in a multi-country setting. To deal with endogeneity in retirement behaviour, we employ an individual-fixed effects IV strategy where pension eligibility thresholds at which financial incentives to retire are exploited to predict retirement behaviour. READ MORE

  3. 17. Family Matters : Equality of Opportunity for Skill Formation and How Educational Spending Policies Affect It

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Marcus Harvey Isaksson; Ibou Traore; [2023]
    Keywords : Ability; Education; Human Capital; Equality of Opportunity; Public Economics; Labor Economics; PISA; Socioeconomic Background; Förmåga; Utbildning; Humankapital; Jämlikhet; Offentlig ekonomi; Arbetsekonomi; PISA; Socioekonomisk bakgrund;

    Abstract : In recent decades, inequality of outcomes and of opportunity has increased around the world. Many previous studies on inequality have shown the effects of socioeconomic background on income and education, but few have examined its effects on the skills that determine those very outcomes. READ MORE

  4. 18. Dyslexia, ADHD and Educational Attainment using Polygenic Score: A Meta-analysis

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Simon Lindhagen; [2023]
    Keywords : developmental dyslexia; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; educational attainment; polygenic score; meta-analysis;

    Abstract : Developmental Dyslexia (DD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Educational Attainment (EA) are highly prevalent conditions that have a significant impacton individuals' academic and social functioning. These conditions have a complex genetic basis and are often comorbid. READ MORE

  5. 19. 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

  6. 20. Political and Social Trust in Sweden. : A quantitative study of how political trustrelates to social trust in Sweden.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Deniz Ilter; [2022]
    Keywords : Political trust; social trust; educational attainment; Sweden; interaction; welfare state; Politisk tillit; social tillit; utbildningsnivå; Sverige; interaktion; välfärdsstat;

    Abstract : Social trust is one of the building stones for democratic societies. It builds on mutual understanding of the collective commonly shared norms. READ MORE