Essays about: "public policy"
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16. Key challenges in SFI education: teacher’s perspectives
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogikAbstract : Aim: The study aims at investigating SFI teachers’ perspectives about different types of challenges they confront with, and the impact that perceived challenges have on teachers’ practices in Gothenburg, Sweden. Theory: Socio-ecological framework was used to comprehend how multiple factors at various levels affect the teachers work and their practices as well. READ MORE
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17. 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 institutionenAbstract : 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
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18. Opposing Attitudes Towards Environmental Taxes: A Price Dilemma? A Case of the Swedish Attitudes on Gasoline Emission Taxes
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This thesis investigates how people’s attitudes toward environmental taxes are shaped and whether changes in end-consumer prices of gasoline have a direct effect on carbon tax perception. A theoretical model is constructed to represent the individual’s choice problem using a utility function. READ MORE
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19. Willingness to Pay for Externalities – Does Earmarking Taxes Matter?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This study explores the Willingness to Pay (WTP) for an environmental beef tax and the effects of revenue recycling mechanisms on WTP and beef consumption. It surveys students from Gothenburg University using a payment card approach, addressing literature gaps concerning the role of revenue recycling in environmental tax policy, behavioral economic factors affecting public perceptions, and potential biases in contingent valuation methods. READ MORE
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20. COMPLIANCE WITH EU ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The European Union (EU) is built on a set of common rules and policies agreed upon by its member states. Nevertheless, noncompliance with EU law is a recurring problem, which threatens the rule of law, decision-making process and ultimately the survival of the Union. READ MORE
