Essays about: "random effect in panel data"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 32 essays containing the words random effect in panel data.

1. 21. Income Inequality and Household Debt : A panel data study of 17 OECD-countries from 1995-2015

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Niclas Hvalgren; Linnea Englund Davidsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Household debt; Income inequality; Reference consumption; Relative income hypothesis of consumption; Panel data analysis; OECD; Advanced economies;

   Abstract : This study explores the relationship between income inequality and household indebtedness using panel data on 17 OECD-countries over the time period 1995-2015. Motivated by relative income theory of consumption and previous empirical research we anticipate a non-monotonic relationship between changes in household debt and income inequality (measured by the Gini- coefficient), as dynamics between different groups of households in the income spread is expected to vary at different levels of inequality. READ MORE

3. 22. Stability of fertility preferences and intentions : A new angle on studying fertility behavior in Germany

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Antonia Spath; [2018]
   Keywords : Fertility preferences; family size preference; short-term fertility intentions; fertility intentions; Germany; Theory of Planned Behavior; life course perspective; attitudes; working life; female labor force participation; gender; parity;

   Abstract : Prevailing low fertility rates in several European states, such as Germany, have been studied widely in recent years. Findings include discrepancies between fertility preference and actual family size as well as between fertility intentions and fertility behavior; an ‘unmet need’ for children found on the individual and the societal level. READ MORE

4. 23. On fees and performance in the premium pension system : A study of the determinants of mutual fund fee and risk-adjusted return within the Swedish premium pension system

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Hanna Larsson; Daniel Gustafsson; [2017]
   Keywords : pension; fee; size; performance; active management;

   Abstract : Pension is a subject that soon or later affects all individuals in society. Within the premium pension system mutual fund fees are an important factor to consider since it can erode savings. This study investigates fees and performance of all mutual funds that existed in the premium pension system (PPS) between 2004 and 2016. READ MORE

5. 24. Let girls boost economic growth

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Elin Lokrantz; Emma Egnell; [2017]
   Keywords : economic growth; female education; gender equality; low and lower middle income countries; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In low- and lower middle income countries, female education is known to be one of the crucial elements for generating economic growth. However, a weakness in the established literature is the tendency to focus on either gender equality or human capital accumulation through female education as the driving force behind growth. READ MORE

6. 25. The Internet and Trade

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Fredrik Svensson Rosell; [2016]
   Keywords : Gravity model; fixed effects; internet usage; trade; panel data.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper aims to assess the effects of internet usage on bilateral trade volumes. Increasingly companies are conducting business online. If the effect of an increased internet usage on trade is positive then it would be yet another reason for policy makers to invest in the development and expansion of IT infrastructure. READ MORE