Essays about: "Difference-in-Difference approach"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 47 essays containing the words Difference-in-Difference approach.

  1. 21. Do foreign tax evaders use the United States as a tax haven?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Tijmen Tuinsma; [2019]
    Keywords : tax havens; tax evasion; capital flight; European Savings Directive; Common Reporting Standard;

    Abstract : Tax havens are of signicant importance in the current global economy. The wealth hidden in these havens is estimated to add up to $6000 billion and this issue is linked with wealth inequality and money laundering. Identication of tax havens differs between sources, and blacklists are often politicised. READ MORE

  3. 22. Do Chinese Dual-listed Companies "Return with Glory" in Their Mainland IPOs ?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Wenxin Zhao; Kangni Lang; [2019]
    Keywords : Dual-listing; Market segmentation; Stock return; Event study; Cumulative abnormal return; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Dual-listing has become a popular approach for companies to seek funding and international expansion. Typically companies grow big from less developed domestic markets and march into developed markets. However, China, as an emerging market economy has witnessed a wave of Hong Kong-listed companies returning to the mainland for a second IPO. READ MORE

  4. 23. Increased knowledge and parents fertility decisions. The effect of the CUB-test on abortions.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Agnes Ortman; [2019]
    Keywords : Prenatal diagnosis; CUB; chromosomal aberrations; health economics;

    Abstract : New and more advanced prenatal tests have steadily been introduced in the Swedish maternity care system in the last 30 years. The combined test, CUB, was introduced step wise in Swedish maternal care from 2008 and onward. READ MORE

  5. 24. The impact of the Equal Pay Act of 2003 on gender equality in the Illinois labour market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Jon-Samuel Andersson; Gustav Ekman; [2018-07-02]
    Keywords : gender equality; Difference-in-Difference; Synthetic Control Method; Equal Pay Act; labour market; policy evaluation;

    Abstract : Using data extracted through the Current Population Survey (CPS), this thesis evaluates the effects of the Illinois 2003 Equal Pay Act and its amendments. This is done through studying the effects that the implementation of this legislation had on gender specific labour market outcomes. READ MORE

  6. 25. Enhancing political participation : Citizen proposals and voter turnout in Swedish municipal elections

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oskar Holmqvist; [2018]
    Keywords : citizen proposals; voter turnout; municipality; difference-in-differences; elections;

    Abstract : This paper investigates whether the use of citizen proposals has affected voter turnout in Swedish municipal elections. I use a staggered difference-in-difference approach, exploiting the variation in policy adoption amongst Swedish municipalities, using municipal data at the yearly level between 1985 and 2014. READ MORE