Essays about: "structural strengthening"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the words structural strengthening.

  1. 1. Wealth Redistribution through Balance Sheet Revaluations - Evidence from Norway

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustav Sundén; [2023]
    Keywords : Inequality; Wealth; Monetary Policy; Inflation; Household Heterogeneity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the impact of fluctuations in inflation, monetary policy, and oil prices on the balance sheets of Norwegian households across the wealth distribution. Using a Bayesian Structural Vector Autoregression model, this study simulates the shocks and assesses their transmission through the unexpected inflation and portfolio composition channel throughout the wealth distribution. READ MORE

  3. 2. Addressing the Gap : Examining the Inadequacy of International Legal Frameworks in Protecting Women from Discrimination during Armed Conflicts.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Bitota Mudibu Sparf; [2023]
    Keywords : DRC; Gender-based violence; Gender performativity; Structural discrimination; CEDAW;

    Abstract : This study examines sexual violence against women in armed conflict settings as a form of discrimination within the framework of CEDAW. Informed by Judith Butler's theory of Gender Performativity emphasizes that gender is socially constructed. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mandatory financial disclosure and its implications for extractive companies : A review of the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI)

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för ekonomi

    Author : Marilyn S. Myers; [2023]
    Keywords : disclosure; mandatory; extractive; financial; accountability; transparency; sustainability;

    Abstract : This study critically analyzes the mandatory financial disclosure requirements imposed on extractive companies operating in Liberia under the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) and examines their implications on transparency, accountability, and sustainability in the extractive sector. Firstly, the study utilizes a qualitative approach and conducts interviews with stakeholders involved in or affected by the extractive sector in Liberia. READ MORE

  5. 4. A CASE STUDY OF ATTACKS AND PROTECTIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN POST-EUROMAIDAN UKRAINE

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Louise Helen Elisabeth Nilsson; [2022-01-21]
    Keywords : human rights defenders; protections; security; attacks;

    Abstract : The efforts of human rights defenders play a crucial part in advancing human rights around the world. For these efforts, many defenders are at risk. In light of many attacks in recent years, it is clear that defenders are not as safe as they need to be. READ MORE

  6. 5. How does the degree of rurality affect different determinants of economic growth?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Philipp Goltzsche; [2022]
    Keywords : rural development; determinants of economic growth; country fixed effects; Spatial Autoregressive SAR model; European regions; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The heterogeneity in regional growth rates within the European Union has been subject to a vast array of studies and research. However, there exists surprisingly little literature focusing on the impact of regional structural development on the economic growth processes. READ MORE