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1. 1. The Cost Of Bias : - A Study About Wage Inequality and Discrimination in the U.S. Labor Market

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Gustav Rosén; [2023]
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   Abstract : Wage inequality and discrimination are two interrelated issues that have significant implications for individuals, organizations and society. Although progress has been made over the past decades to address these issues, they continue to exist in many sectors of the labor market. READ MORE

3. 2. The Risk Profile of the Federal Reserve's System Open Market Account Holdings of Domestic Treasury Securities and its Implications for United States Taxpayers

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Linnea Rimberg; Astrid Linder; [2023]
   Keywords : Risk; Federal Reserve; System Open Market Account Holdings; Domestic Treasury Securities; Interest rate;

   Abstract : The composition of the System Open Market Account Holdings of Domestic Treasury Securities, along with its financial risks, may have implications for the funds transferred to the U.S. Treasury, potentially leading to higher taxes for American citizens. READ MORE

4. 3. Labor discrimination in the US : A study about ethnic discrimination against Hispanics in the United States’ labor market and how Donald Trump’s involvement has affected it.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : Matthew Matti; Joakim Kesertzi; [2021]
   Keywords : Ethnic discrimination; Hispanic; Income; USA;

   Abstract : In this paper, we investigate if there is any ethnic discrimination towards Hispanics in the labor market for the US and how Donald Trump’s involvement has affected it. By comparing the income of Hispanics with White-Americans with data collected from IPUMS between the years 2010-2019. READ MORE

5. 4. An Inverted U: Testing for a Swedish Municipal Environmental Kuznets Curve with an Inequality Perspective

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Johan Faxner; Carl Edvin Steinvall; [2020]
   Keywords : Environmental Degradation; Environmental Kuznets Curve; Income Inequality; Swedish Municipalities;

   Abstract : The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis suggests a relationship between environmental degradation and economic development where degradation initially increases with economic development until a certain point where additional development is associated with decreasing degradation. In the literature, the effect of economic inequality on this relationship has been studied from both theoretical and empirical viewpoints. READ MORE

6. 5. The Role of Online Dating in Intra-couple Gender Equality

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Lovisa Qvarner; [2020]
   Keywords : Gender equality; Marital sorting; Online dating; Market design; Man deficit;

   Abstract : Online dating has earned a key role in couple formation over the last two decades. This thesis explores gender differences in sorting across online and offline dating markets with a historical dimension, and thereby includes the aspect of development of market environments over time. READ MORE