Essays about: "public policy variables"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words public policy variables.

1. 1. Explaining Gender-Based Political Funding: A quantitative cross-national analysis of the impact of electoral, political, and cultural factors on political funding

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Saba Muneer; [2024]
   Keywords : gender targeted public funding; gender quotas; cross national; gender and politics; political; electoral; cultural; regression analysis;

   Abstract : Despite global progress on gender equality, women continue to be underrepresented in politics. One widely debated policy measure aimed at tackling this issue is gendered public funding – which has been adopted in more than 30 countries worldwide yet remains understudied in the literature on gender and politics. READ MORE

3. 2. Social media use and life satisfaction among Swedish adolescents : Examining the potentially moderating role of physical activity

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

   Author : Felicia Michélsen Forsgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Adolescent health; public health; social media; PSMU; life satisfaction; Ungdomars hälsa; folkhälsa; sociala medier; PSMU; livstillfredsställelse;

   Abstract : Background: The decline of adolescents’ mental well-being, coinciding with an increase of social media as a primary platform for adolescents’ social life, have been suggested to be associated. The current study aimed to investigate the association between social media frequency, problematic social media use (PSMU), and adolescents’ life satisfaction, the potential moderating effect of physical activity on these associations, and in-group differences in the associations by gender and grade. READ MORE

4. 3. Institutional Quality and Public Renewable Energy Investments : A panel quantile regression analysis on the effects ofcorruption on the renewable energy transition in middle-income countries

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Filip Halldén; Anna Hultberg; [2023]
   Keywords : quantile regression; panel data; renewable energy investments; public investments; determinants of investments; middle-income countries; corruption;

   Abstract : To avoid the worst effects of climate change, we need to end our reliance on fossil fuels and invest in alternative, renewable sources. Despite making up only 25% of total renewable energy investments, public investment is still vital due to its ability to encourage investments through policy measures and programs. READ MORE

5. 4. Can ObamaCare's Impact be Quantified using RomneyCare as a Comparison Group? : A Difference-in-differences in Reverse Study of Uninsurance in Rhode Island

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : João Mateus; [2023]
   Keywords : Health Economics; Difference-in-differences in Reverse; Natural Experiment; Uninsurance;

   Abstract : The US consistently lags nearly all developed nations in percentage of population covered by basic health insurance. To address this, ‘RomneyCare’ was implemented in Massachusetts (state level) in 2006, and later on ObamaCare’s similar major provisions came into effect in 2014 at the federal level. READ MORE

6. 5. SUPPORT TO GAIN SUPPORTERS - The Cohesion Policy and Public Attitudes towards the European Union

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Julia Möttönen; [2022-06-22]
   Keywords : EU attitudes; public opinion; Cohesion Policy; multilevel analysis;

   Abstract : In this thesis the aim was to explore the relationship between Cohesion Policy funding and individual EU support. The Cohesion Policy is the EU’s main tool to address regional disparities. It is redistributive and has a connection to citizens. READ MORE