Essays about: "educational attainment"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 113 essays containing the words educational attainment.

  1. 6. Like Parents, Like Children - The Effects of Social Origins on Children's Higher Educational Attainment in the UK

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jonathan Stefansson; Peiyu Wang; [2023]
    Keywords : educational inequality; social origin; higher education;

    Abstract : An educated populace is a prerequisite for a functioning modern society. Educational inequality based on social origins might therefore have large economic consequences for both individuals and society at large. READ MORE

  3. 7. Intergenerational Educational Mobility among Immigrants and Natives in Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Anastasia Demidova; [2023]
    Keywords : Intergenerational Mobility; Migration; Education; Human Capital; Germany; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study examines the intergenerational educational mobility among immigrants and natives in Germany. Three regression models are estimated to investigate potential differences in the transmission of human capital from parents to their children between immigrants and natives. READ MORE

  4. 8. Buy Now, Pay Later: Assessing the Financial and Behavioral Implications for Gen-Z Consumers in the USA

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Feseha Gebeyehu; Avraam Mavridis; [2023]
    Keywords : BNPL; Gen-Z; Impulsive spending; Overconsumption; Debt; Credit; Financial Wellbeing;

    Abstract : Background: The payment methods available to consumers for online purchases have evolved over time, with options ranging from debit and credit cards to e-wallets like PayPal and Apple Pay. Among these methods, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) has emerged as a significant payment method alternative. READ MORE

  5. 9. Childhood household composition and future economic outcomes : Are children of single parent families experiencing growing disadvantages as adults in Sweden?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Mikaelsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Childhood household composition; Single parent households; Cumulative disadvantages; Socioeconomic background; Education; Family Sociology; Social stratification; Generations and Gender Survey GGS ;

    Abstract : Family is a unit of socialization and transmitter of social, cultural and economic resources. Thus family arrangements may result in unequal future outcomes for the children growing up in them. A case in point is children from single parent households. READ MORE

  6. 10. Exploring the Importance of Women's Educational Attainment in HIV Risk Prediction : A Comparative Study of Logistic Regression, Random Forest and XGBoost

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Towe Wallkulle; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Due to extensive HIV testing and treatment programs, the rate of new HIV infections has declined in recent years. However, young women South of the Sahara continue to be disproportionately burdened by the epidemic. The aim of this thesis is to explore the complex association between women's educational attainment and HIV prevalence. READ MORE