Essays about: "Consumption Smoothing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Consumption Smoothing.

  1. 1. The Marriage the Merrier: Examining the Role of Family Labor Supply in Consumption Inequality

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Filip Stubbfält; [2022]
    Keywords : Economic Inequality; Family Labor Supply; Consumption Smoothing;

    Abstract : Using data from the Panel Study of Income dynamics between 2009 and 2019, I first document that the disconnect between consumption and earnings inequality holds for married households but not single households. Married households seem to behave consistently with the Permanent Income Hypothesis, smoothing out their consumption based on their expected lifetime incomes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Debt and Health: The Impact of Over-indebtedness on Mental Well-being in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Maria Rönngren; [2020]
    Keywords : debt; mental health; health behavior; instrumental variable; Bartik instrument;

    Abstract : Household borrowing is a key element for consumption-smoothing over the life cycle. However, over-indebtedness may induce negative health impacts through uncertainty, worries, and shame for example. This paper examines how over-indebtedness affects the mental well-being in Sweden between 2010-2018. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hierarchical Control for Adaptive EV Charging : A multilevel control strategy for scheduling and control of EV chargers

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Sriram Venkatakrishnan; [2020]
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    Abstract : Demand- side management is becoming an effective method that is being widely exploited by the balance markets, but not much of the demand flexibility is currently exploited in residential demand- side management. Electric Vehicles (EVs), with their significant presence in the transportation sector, is a critical load for residential demand- side management. READ MORE

  5. 4. Rainfall Variation and Food Security in Malawi : A Panel Data Study with Valuable Insights from the Field

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Klara Elzvik Nyström; [2019]
    Keywords : Food Security; Consumption Smoothing; Adaptation; Resilience; Climate Change;

    Abstract : This study addresses the question of how climate variability, in terms of seasonal rainfall variation, might affect food security in Malawi. It hypothesizes that seasonal rainfall variation could cause food insecurity and that the consequences of weather hazards possibly differ within the country. READ MORE

  6. 5. Rainfall Shocks and the Effects on Child Anthropometric Measures in Rural Ethiopia: Empirical Evidence of Gender Differences

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Margot Kurfess; Björn Wisaeus; [2016]
    Keywords : Rainfall; Gender; Income variability; Sub-Saharan Africa;

    Abstract : This paper seeks to estimate the effects of rainfall fluctuations on the anthropometric health of children under the age of five in rural Ethiopia. Our interest is to study whether boys and girls experience differential treatment in the intra-household allocation of resources towards health following rainfall shocks in the previous rainy season and whether or not children of different ages are especially sensitive. READ MORE